“Green Onions” by Booker T. and The M.G.’s - album review
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The Stax house band, led by the seventeen-year-old keyboardist Booker T. Jones, set their stall out nice and early with this one, an all-instrumental LP of soulful R n B, released late in 1962. Somewhat fittingly, it was also the first LP proper on Stax (S-701). The title-track had been a smash hit just a couple of months earlier, and the album introduced a ’sequel’ in the shape of “Mo’ Onions”. These two and “Behave Yourself” were the three compositions by the group themselves – and they were the three really worthwhile moments on the record. Elsewhere, there are 9 cover versions (with mixed results), all sourced from the 1954-1961 period. All in all, a neat debut from the original 2-Tone 4-piece…
The Jukebox Rebel
02–Jan–2010
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:57]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Green Onions (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A2 | [02:41]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Rinky Dink (Paul Winley, David Clowney) Pop |
| A3 | [03:35]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - I Got A Woman (Ray Charles Robinson, Renald J. Richard) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A4 | [02:56]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Mo’ Onions (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A5 | [02:13]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Twist And Shout (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) Pop |
| A6 | [03:55]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Behave Yourself (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg, Al Jackson Jr.) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B1 | [02:22]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Stranger On The Shore (Acker Bilk) Orchestra Dance |
| B2 | [03:30]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus) Soul Ballad |
| B3 | [02:26]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - One Who Really Loves You (William Robinson) Soul |
| B4 | [02:50]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - You Can’t Sit Down (Kal Mann) Soul |
| B5 | [02:33]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (Sydney Wyche) Soul Ballad |
| B6 | [03:11]  Booker T. and The M.G.’s - Comin’ Home Baby (Ben Tucker) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
