Universal Language (Booker T. & the M.G.'s album)
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Universal Language | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977; Clover Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Soul, instrumental rock | |||
Length | 32:59 | |||
Label | Asylum 7E 1093 | |||
Producer | Booker T. & the M.G.'s; co-produced with Tom Dowd on "Space Nuts" | |||
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology | ||||
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Universal Language is a 1977 album by the American band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.[1] The album was recorded for Asylum Records, following the demise of Stax Records, of which the M.G.'s were an integral element, in 1975.
The album was dedicated to M.G.'s drummer Al Jackson, Jr., who was murdered in 1975;[2] the remaining members recruited Willie Hall to replace him on this album.[3] The group would not record another album for seventeen years, returning in 1994 with That's the Way It Should Be.
Reception
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The AllMusic retrospective review awarded the album 2 stars.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Cropper, Dunn, and Jones, except where noted
- Side one
- "Sticky Stuff" – 4:09
- "Grab Bag" – 4:32
- "Space Nuts" – 3:27
- "Love Wheels" – 3:38
- "Motocross" – 4:33
- Side two
- "Last Tango in Memphis" – 5:26
- "MG's Salsa" – 5:27
- "Tie Stick" (Cropper, Dunn, Jones, Johnny Stevenson) – 5:01
- "Reincarnation" – 5:12
Personnel
[edit]- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Technical
- Austin Godsey, Toby Scott - engineers
- Tony Lane - art direction
- Jonathan Seay - cover
Notes
[edit]- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 52.
- ^ Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Trade. p. 364. ISBN 0-8256-7284-8
- ^ Concerted Efforts - Booker T. & the MG's Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b AllMusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.