Hip Hug-Her
Encyclopedia
Hip Hug-Her is a soul
album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
, released on Stax Records
in June of 1967
. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut "Green Onions
". Their cover of The Young Rascals song "Groovin was also a hit (#10R&B, #21Pop
).
USA - Singles
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s is an instrumental R&B band that was influential in shaping the sound of southern soul and Memphis soul. Original members of the group were Booker T. Jones , Steve Cropper , Lewie Steinberg , and Al Jackson, Jr....
, released on Stax Records
Stax Records
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the name Stax Records was adopted in 1961. The label was a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles, also releasing gospel, funk, jazz, and...
in June of 1967
1967 in music
The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...
. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut "Green Onions
Green Onions
Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in October of 1962. It reached number 33 on the Pop Albums chart in the month of its release...
". Their cover of The Young Rascals song "Groovin was also a hit (#10R&B, #21Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
).
Side one
- "Hip Hug-Her" (Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
) – 2:22 - "Soul Sanction" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:30
- "Get ReadyGet Ready (Motown song)"Get Ready" is a Motown song written by Smokey Robinson, which resulted in two hit records for the label: a U.S. #29 version by The Temptations in 1966, and a U.S. #4 version by Rare Earth in 1970...
" (Smokey RobinsonSmokey RobinsonWilliam "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
) – 2:45 - "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) – 2:55
- "Double or Nothing" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:51
- "Carnaby St." (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:14
Side two
- "Slim Jenkins' Place" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
- "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Henry Swarn) – 3:55
- "Groovin'Groovin'"Groovin" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number-one hit and one of the group's signature songs.Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a lead vocal from Cavaliere, it is indeed a slow, relaxed groove, based on Cavaliere's newfound...
(Eddie BrigatiEddie BrigatiEddie Brigati is an American singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared vocals, and played tambourine, in the pop group The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970...
, Felix CavaliereFelix CavaliereFelix Cavaliere is an American songwriter, singer, music producer, and musician.Although he was a member of Joey Dee and His Starlighters best known for their hit "Peppermint Twist", he is best known for his association with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. The other members of The Rascals...
) – 2:40 - "Booker's Notion" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
- "Sunny" (Bobby HebbBobby HebbBobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...
) – 3:24
Personnel
- Steve CropperSteve CropperSteve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...
- guitar - Booker T. JonesBooker T. JonesBooker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
- organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards - Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
- Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
Charts
USA - Album| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Black Albums | #4 |
| 1967 | Pop Albums | #35 |
USA - Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Groovin | Black Singles | #10 |
| 1967 | "Groovin | Pop Singles | #21 |
| 1967 | "Slim Jenkin's Place" | Black Singles | #70 |
External links
- [ Review of "Hip Hug-Her"] at Allmusic