Booker T. and The M.G.s – Green Onions

 

Stax records 1962 – lp 701

notes:

Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s,
released on Stax Records in October 1962. It reached
number 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release.
The title single was a worldwide hit and has been covered by dozens of artists.
Green Onions was the first album released on the Stax label.

credits:

    Booker T. Jones – Hammond M3 organ
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Lewis Steinberg – double bass, bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums

Recorded    June–August 1962
Studio    Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Producer    Jim Stewart


tracklist:
A1        Green Onions
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
2:45
A2        Rinky-Dink
Written-By – David Clowney, Paul Winley
2:39
A3        I Got A Woman
Written-By – Ray Charles
3:32
A4        Mo' Onions
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
2:50
A5        Twist And Shout
Written-By – Bert Russell, Phil Medley
2:09
A6        Behave Yourself
Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
3:45
B1        Stranger On The Shore
Written-By – Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin
2:18
B2        Lonely Avenue
Written-By – Doc Pomus
3:25
B3        One Who Really Loves You
Written-By – William Robinson*
2:22
B4        I Can't Sit Down
Written-By – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark
2:46
B5        A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
Written-By – Sid Wyche*
3:15
B6        Comin' Home Baby
Written-By – Ben Tucker
3:09

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