Soul Dressing

by Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Soul Dressing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1965
  • Label: Stax
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:04
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The in-house rhythm section for Stax Records steps into the spotlight, consisting largely of original, instrumental R&B grooves. Booker T. Jones's Hammond organ and Steve Cropper's sharp, staccato guitar lines outline the tight, syncopated pocket that defined the Memphis soul sound.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, instrumental, soulful, groove-laden, percussive

Tracklist

  1. Soul Dressing (2:28)
  2. Tic-Tac-Toe (2:34)
  3. Big Train (2:32)
  4. Jelly Bread (2:32)
  5. Aw' Mercy (2:38)
  6. Outrage (2:35)
  7. Night Owl Walk (3:14)
  8. Chinese Checkers (2:29)
  9. Home Grown (3:14)
  10. Mercy Mercy (2:36)
  11. Plum Nellie (2:07)
  12. Can't Be Still (1:59)

Credits

  • Booker T & The MG's - primary artist
  • Marvin Israel - design [cover design]
  • Steve Cropper - guitar [guitarist], written-by
  • Bob Altshuler - liner notes
  • Booker T. Jones - organ [organist], written-by
  • Jim Stewart - supervised by [supervision]
  • Al Jackson Jr. - written-by
  • Lewis Steinberg - written-by
  • William Allan - written-by
  • Don Covay - written-by
  • Ronald Miller - written-by

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