Universal Language (Booker T. & the M.G.'s album)
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Universal Language is a 1977 album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. 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;[1] the remaining members recruited Willie Hall to replace him on this album.[2] The group would not record another album for seventeen years, returning in 1994 with That's the Way It Should Be.
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]
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Track listing
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
- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
- Willie Hall – drums
- Booker T. Jones – keyboards
- Technical
- Austin Godsey, Toby Scott - engineers
- Tony Lane - art direction
- Jonathan Seay - cover
Notes
- ^ 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
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