The Best of Booker T. & the MG's [Atlantic]

by Booker T. & the MG's

Overview

The Stax Records catalog ended up partially in the hands of Atlantic Records and partially with Fantasy Records, and the dividing point is 1968. That's why there are two Booker T. & the MG's hits compilations. This one, The Best Of..., presents the material owned by Atlantic. There are 12 tracks, covering the group's popular instrumental hits from "Green Onions" in the summer of 1962 to "Groovin'" in the summer of 1967. Booker T. and the MG's scored some of their biggest hits, including "Hang 'em High" and "Time Is Tight," in 1968-1969, and for those you will have to look to the Stax/Fantasy Greatest Hits, originally released in October 1970. Just to be confusing, in 1991 Fantasy released an album called The Best Of that again contains only the later material. (Rhino's Very Best Of finally combined the two eras.) ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/1989
Label:	Rhino / Atlantic
UPC:	0075678128127

Tracks

1. Green Onions
2. Mo' Onions
3. Jellybread
4. Tic-Tac-Toe
5. Soul Dressing
6. Terrible Thing
7. Can't Be Still
8. Boot-Leg
9. Summertime
10. Be My Lady
11. Red Beans and Rice
12. My Sweet Potato
13. Booker-Loo
14. Hip Hug-Her
15. Slim Jenkins' Place
16. Groovin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist,Organ
Charles "Packy" Axton   Sax (Tenor)
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass,Vocals
Steve Cropper   Guitar,Vocals
Booker T. Jones   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Al Jackson, Jr.   Drums,Vocals
Lewie Steinberg   Guitar (Bass),Bass

Technical Credits

Bob Porter   Reissue Producer,Producer
Al Jackson, Jr.   Lyricist,Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Bonnie Hayes   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Composer,Lyricist
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Lewie Steinberg   Composer,Lyricist
Sue C. Clark   Liner Notes
Ernie Brigatti   Composer
Charles "Packy" Axton   Composer
Felix Cavaliere   Composer
Eddie Brigati   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer