Hip Hug-Her
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Released | June 1967 | |||
Recorded | February 9, 1967 April 26, 1967 | |||
Studio | Stax Recording Studio, Memphis | |||
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Length | 30:26 | |||
Label | Stax/Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
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Singles from Groovin' | ||||
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Hip Hug-Her is the fifth studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June 1967. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut, "Green Onions" while their cover of the Young Rascals song "Groovin'" was also a hit (number 10 R&B, number 21 pop). The album was their last to be produced by Stax co-founder Jim Stewart, because the band started to produce themselves starting with Doin' Our Thing.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Hip Hug-Her" (Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones) – 2:22
- "Soul Sanction" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:30
- "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 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'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40
- "Booker's Notion" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24
"Slim Jenkins' Place" was originally titled "Slim Jenkins' Joint"
Personnel
- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, piano
- Steve Cropper - guitar, piano on "Groovin'", claves on "Booker's Notion"
- Donald Dunn - bass guitar
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums, percussion
Charts
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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US Top Pop Albums | 35 |
US Top R&B Albums | 4 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
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1967 | "Groovin'" | US Hot 100 | 21 |
1967 | "Groovin'" | US Hot R&B Singles | 10 |
1967 | "Slim Jenkin's Place" | US Hot R&B Singles | 70 |