Cabbage Alley

by The Meters

Type: Album
Released: May 1972
Label: Reprise
Country: United States
Length: 40:27
Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Archie Lucas, Rambu Productions, Je'nine Barker, Various, Baby Ford, Frank Rodrigo, Mike Pabon Austin, Art Neville, Nick Martinelli, David Steele, R. Rimfire, Eddie Richards, Marshall Jefferson, Kenny "Jammin" Jason, Lenny Dee, Harry Dennis, Michael Small, Phase II, Reesha, Terry Baldwin, Kevin Saunderson, Ziggy Modeliste, Baker-Harris-Young Productions, MK II, Cyril Neville, Frankie Knuckles, Sylvia Robinson, T-Coy, Hernani Raposo, Barry Zeger, Brett Edgar, Craig Derry, Tom Adams, Cory Wade, George Logios, Ian Curnow, Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch, Erin Woods, Pepper Gomez, Jo Jo Beat, Robert Gordon, Adonis, John Patterson, Silvio Tancredi, Roland Kluger, Willie Lester + Rodney Brown, Kenya Lenoir, Rocky Jones, Tommy Musto, Vlad Naslas, The Boyz, Kurt Landrum, Master Plan, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Vaughan Mason, Robert Clivillés, Lou Parente, Keith Nunnally, Ripple, Pascal Gabriel, Delores Drewry, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Tony Arfi, Freddy Bastone, Etheridge Williams, Daniel Ellington, Dean Anderson, Mario Reyes, L. & D. Ropiak, Joe Parente, Patrick Adams, Larry Joseph, Sonic Graffiti, Ronald L. Smith, Ed Stratton, Allen Toussaint, Joe Cain, Michel Ardan, Secret Secret, Geno, Bunny Sigler, Ron Dean Miller, Connie V., Marc Kreiner, Larry Sturm, George Porter Jr., Jessie Jones, Fingers Inc., Richie Jones, Craig Bevan, Danny Wilson, Gene White, Marshall E. Sehorn, Eddie C. World, Steve Warwick, Nigel Wright, Derek Brand, Allan Coelho, Larry Sherman, Charles Steward, Joe Cayre, Tyree Cooper, Kelly Willoughby, Wally Jump Jr., Richie Patterson, Blaze, Brenda Parker, Nate Edmonds, Aldo Marin, Darryl Pandy, Rick Siepak, Larry Heard, Todd Terry, Ralphi Rosario, Mickey Oliver, John Rocca, Dancin' Danny D, Jez Daniels, Tom O'Callaghan, Frank Fioravanti, Tyrone Robinson, Laney Stewart, Tony D., Phil Balsano, Steven Machat, Neraida Pagan, Carl White, Aitken & Waterman, Crystal Neely, Tony Rodriguez, Will Downing, Anna V, Tony Camillo, Hubert Eaves III, Jesse Saunders, Mitchbal, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Les Adams, Craig Kallman, Rick Barnes, Kevin Irving, Mr. Lee, Tom Cossie, Robert Owens, Reginald Willoughby, Matt Warren, Mayday, Jack N. House, David Cole, Larry James, The Beatmasters, Virgo, House Rockers, Curtis McClain, Chris Westbrook, Billy Jones, Alex Rojo, Paris Grey, Joe Smooth, Mario Boncaldo, Karen Froehlich, Chip E., Nathaniel Hall, Leo Nocentelli, Mark Imperial, Ken Cayre, Nick H., Liz Torres, Thomas Ashley, Stan Cayre, Tito Puente, Mike Slade, Tony Carrasco, Nick Martinelli & David Todd, The Dragon Child, Action Bronson, Steven Franco, Mike Macharello, Brett Wilcots, Sweet D, Paul Scott, Julian "Jumpin" Perez

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The instrumental quartet's debut for Reprise marks a crucial transition from their earlier, stripped-down grooves toward a fuller, slightly more commercial sound. Incorporating prominent vocal performances and complex, highly syncopated rhythms, the music cements their reputation as the foundational architects of New Orleans funk. It stands as a vital bridge between classic Southern R&B and the heavy funk of the ensuing decade.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, rhythmic, complex, funky, groove-laden, instrumental, percussive

Tracklist

You've Got to Change (You've Got to Reform) (5:15)
Stay Away (5:22)
Birds (4:28)
The Flower Song (4:51)
Soul Island (3:11)
Do the Dirt (2:37)
Smiling (3:08)
Lonesome and Unwanted People (4:39)
Gettin' Funkier All the Time (3:18)
Cabbage Alley (3:33)

Credits

Various - primary artist
Stuart Cosgrove - compiled by
Gero Trauth - illustration [colour illustrations]
Colonel Abrams - written-by
Marston Freeman - written-by
David De Pino - other [special thanks]
Babatunde Olatunji - written-by
Albert Williams - written-by