The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete and Unbelievable

Volt records 1966   – S 415

notes:
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul,
or simply Dictionary of Soul, is the fifth studio album by American
 soul singer-songwriter Otis Redding and his last solo
studio album released before his death

credits:

    Otis Redding – vocals
    Booker T. Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, vibraphone
    Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Donald Dunn – bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums
    Wayne Jackson – trumpet
    Gil Caple – tenor saxophone (on "Try a Little Tenderness")[24]
    Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
    Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
    
    recorded
    Memphis, TN, May 3, 1966
    Producer    Jim Stewart

tracklist:

A1         Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Written-By – Redding*, Cropper* 2:37   
A2         I'm Sick Y'all
Written-By – Porter*, Redding*, Cropper*2:52   
A3         Tennessee Waltz
Vibraphone – Booker T. Jones
Written-By – King*, Stewart* 2:50   
A4         Sweet Lorene
Written-By – Isbell*, Hayes*, Redding* 2:25   
A5         Try A Little Tenderness
Written-By – Woods*, Campbell*, Connelly* 3:45   
A6         Day Tripper
Written-By – Lennon & McCartney*2:35   
B1         My Lover's Prayer
Written-By – Redding* 3:00   
B2         She Put The Hurt On Me
Written-By – Redding* 2:35   
B3         Ton Of Joy
Written-By – Redding* 2:50   
B4         You're Still My Baby
Written-By – Willis* 3:45   
B5         Hawg For You
Written-By – Redding* 3:25   
B6         Love Have Mercy
Written-By – Porter*, Hayes* 2:20

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 Booker T. & The MG's ‎– In The Christmas Spirit

 Stax records 1966               ‎– S713

 

 credits:

    Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn
    Drums – Al Jackson Jr.
    Guitar – Steve Cropper
    Organ – Booker T. Jones

Memphis, TN, October 28, 1966

tracklist:

A1 Jingle Bells 2:32
A2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:25
A3 Winter Wonderland 2:05
A4 White Christmas 2:59
A5 The Christmas Song 3:15
A6 Silver Bells 2:28
B1 Merry Christmas Baby 3:10
B2 Blue Christmas 3:06
B3 Sweet Little Jesus Boy 2:47
B4 Silent Night 3:17
B5 We Three Kings 2:30
B6 We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2:30

 

 

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 Booker T. and The M. G.'s – soul clap 69

Stax records 1969     STA-0037

A        Mrs. Robinson
Written-By – Paul Simon
3:38
B        Soul Clap '69
Written-By – A. Jackson*, B. T. Jones*, D. Dunn*, S. Cropper*
2:40

 

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BOOKER T AND THE MG'S MELTING POT

 

STAX RECORDS 1970                                STS 2035

credits:

Booker T. Jones – keyboards
    Steve Cropper – guitar
    Donald Dunn – bass guitar
    Al Jackson Jr. – drums

Additional personnel

    The Pepper Singers – background vocals

     Recorded    1970 at Stax Studios, Memphis and the Record Plant, NYC
    Recording engineers – Ron Capone, Gordon Rudd, Rik Pekkonen,
     Shelly Yakus, Jay Messina, Steve Cropper
    Remix engineer – Steve Cropper
    

Track listing

All songs written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn,
and Al Jackson Jr.
except "Kinda Easy Like", by Jones, Cropper, Jackson, and Lewis Steinberg.

Side One

    "Melting Pot" – 8:15
    "Back Home" – 4:40
    "Chicken Pox" – 3:26
    "Fuquawi" – 3:40

Side Two

    "Kinda Easy Like" – 8:43
    "Hi Ride" – 2:36
    "L.A. Jazz Song" – 4:18
    "Sunny Monday" – 4:35

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BOOKER T and THE MG'S GREEN ONIONS

 

STAX RECORDS 1962                                        LP 701 

 also issued on Atlantic SD 7701

credits and session recording:

Steve Cropper - guitar 

Booker T. Jones - Hammond M3 organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards 

Lewie Steinberg - upright bass 

Al Jackson, Jr. - drums

Memphis, TN, August 27, 1962

6433    Rinky-Dink

6434    Twist And Shout

6435    You Can't Sit Down

6436    Comin' Home Baby

6437    A Woman, A Lover, A Friend

6438    I Got A Woman

6439    Stranger On The Shore

6440    Mo' Onions

6441    Lonely Avenue

6442    One Who Really Loves You

same personnel

Memphis, TN, 1962

6295    Green Onions

6296    Behave Yourself

Written-By – Al Jackson* (tracks: A1, A4, A6), 

Booker T. Jones (tracks: A1, A4, A6)

, Lewis Steinberg (tracks: A1, A4, A6), 

Steve Cropper (tracks: A1, A4, A6)

       track list: 

A1        Green Onions    2:45   

A2        Rinky-Dink

Written-By – David Clowney, Paul Winley   

A3        I Got A Woman

Written-By – Ray Charles

A4        Mo' Onions      

A5        Twist And Shout

Written-By – Bert Russell, Phil Medley

A6        Behave Yourself     

B1        Stranger On The Shore

Written-By – Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin

B2        Lonely Avenue

Written-By – Doc Pomus

B3        One Who Really Loves You

Written-By – William Robinson*

B4        I Can't Sit Down

Written-By – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark

B5        A Woman, A Lover, A Friend

Written-By – Sid Wyche*

B6        Comin' Home Baby

Written-By – Ben Tucker

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THE MAR-KEYS & BOOKER T AND THE MG'S BACK TO BACK

 

STAX RECORDS 1967                                            S 720

credits and session recording:

Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g)

Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b)Al Jackson (d) 

Recorded live at:

"L'Olympia", Paris, France, March, 1967

12552    Green Onions

12553    Red Beans And Rice

12554    Tic-Tac-Toe

12555    Hip Hug-Her

12556    Gimme Some Lovin'

12557    Booker-Loo

12558    Outrage

add Wayne Jackson (tp) Joe Arnold, Andrew Love (ts)

same location, date

12559    Philly Dog

12560    Grab This Thing

12561    Last Night

track list:

A1     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Green Onions 4:12
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper
A2     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Red Beans And Rice 1:55
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A3     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Tic-Tac-Toe 2:35
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A4     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Hip Hug-Her 2:51
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
A5     –The Mar-Keys     Philly Dog 2:55
Written-By – Rufus Thomas
B1     –The Mar-Keys     Grab This Thing 2:25
Written-By – Isbell*, Steve Cropper
B2     –The Mar-Keys     Last Night 3:18
Written-By – The Mar-Keys
B3     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Gimme Some Lovin'
Written By – Fred Carter 2:56
B4     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Booker Loo 3:18
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper
B5     –Booker T. & The MG's*     Outrage 2:40
Written-By – Al Jackson, Jr.*, Lewis Steinberg, Steve Cropper, Allen*

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BOOKER T and THE MG'S SOUL DRESSING

 

STAX RECORDS 1962/64                                 LP 705

 released in 1965

also issued on Atlantic SD 7705.

credits and sessions recording

    

Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g) 

Lewis Steinberg (el-b) Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, November 12, 1962

6589    Aw' Mercy

6590    Jellybread

same personnel

Memphis, TN, February 11, 1963

6775    Home Grown

6777    Big Train

Wayne Jackson (tp) Charles Axton (ts) Floyd Newman (bars)

Booker T. Jones (org, el-p, tb) Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b) 

Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, June 17, 1963

7073    Chinese Checkers

7074    Plum Nellie

Booker T. Jones (org) Steve Cropper (g) Lewis Steinberg (el-b)

Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, January 8, 1964

7529    Tic-Tac-Toe

same personnel

Memphis, TN, June 19, 1964

7992    Soul Dressing

Booker T. Jones (organ) Steve Cropper (guitar)

Lewis Steinberg (electric-bass -1)

Lewis Steinberg or Donald "Duck" Dunn 

(electric-bass -2/4) Al Jackson (drums)

Memphis, TN, November 10, 1964

1. 8318    Can't Be Still

2. 8335    Outrage

3. 8336    Night Owl Walk

4. 8337    Mercy Mercy

      

track list:

A1        Soul Dressing    2:24   

A2        Tic-Tac-Toe    2:30   

A3        Big Train    2:30   

A4        Jellybread    2:27   

A5        Aw' Mercy    2:34   

A6        Outrage    2:31   

B1        Night Owl Walk    3:12   

B2        Chinese Checkers    2:25   

B3        Home Grown    2:39   

B4        Mercy Mercy    2:32   

B5        Plum Nellie    2:03   

B6        Can't Be Still    1:57    

 

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BOOKER T and THE MG'S SOUL LIMBO

 

STAX RECORDS 1968                                      STS-2001 

Soul Limbo is the eighth album by Booker T. & the MGs, released in 1968

on Stax Records. The album was the first Stax LP issued after

 the label severed its ties with former distributor Atlantic Records in 1968.

credits:

Engineer – Ronnie Capone

    Mixed By – Steve Cropper

    Producer – Booker T & The MG's

    Written-By – Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: A5, A6, B2), Booker T. Jones

   (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B4), Donald "Duck" Dunn (tracks: A5, A6, B2),

   Steve Cropper (tracks: A5, A6, B2)

track list:

A1 Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy

Written-By – Cobb*, Whitley

A2 La La Means I Love You

Written-By – T. Bell*, W. Hart*

A3 Hang 'Em High

Written-By – D. Frontiere

A4 Willow Weep For Me

Written-By – Ronnell*, Bourn

A5 Over Easy

Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*,

Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper

A6 Soul Limbo

Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*,

Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper

B1 Eleanor Rigby

Written-By – Lennon-McCartney

B2 Heads Or Tails

Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker Jones*,

Duck Dunn*, Steve Cropper

B3 (Sweet, Sweet, Baby) Since You've Been Gone

Written-By – Aretha Franklin

B4 Born Under A Bad Sign

Written-By – Booker Jones*, William Bell

B5 Foxy Lady

Written-By – Jimmy Hendrix*

 

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