Dial: M-A-C-E-O

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Dial: M-A-C-E-O
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Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Jazz, Funk, Soul
Length54:37
Label ESC Records (Euro)
What are Records? (USA) [1]
Producer Maceo Parker, Daniel Wise, Prince
Maceo Parker chronology
Funk Overload
(1998)
Dial: M-A-C-E-O
(2000)
Made by Maceo
(2003)
Professional ratings
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Dial: M-A-C-E-O is an album by saxophonist Maceo Parker, released in 2000. [4] [5] Many guest musicians appear on the album, including Prince, Paul McCartney, and Ani DiFranco. [6]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [7]

Critical reception

Mother Jones wrote that the album "spotlights Maceo’s understated vocals and intricate saxophone licks ... Dial Maceo has the feel of a party." [8] The Guardian wrote: "The modern special guest album is an even more sinister update of the old-fashioned supergroup ... Dial: M.A.C.E.O is by no means the worst of its kind, but it's proof that even the most free-spirited are no longer safe." [6] The Globe and Mail thought that "Parker's sax is candy-floss sweet, and as stylish as a good suit, but it needs more structural support than it gets from his writing." [9]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Maceo Parker; except where indicated

  1. "Dial M-A-C-E-O" (00:23)
  2. "Rabbits in the Pea Patch" (5:10)
  3. "My Baby Loves You" (3:23)
  4. "I've Got Work to Do" (O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley) - (4:02)
  5. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Prince) - (5:38)
  6. "Black Widow" (Corey Parker) (4:56)
  7. "Coin Toss" (2:55)
  8. "Simply Tooley" (4:28)
  9. "Latin Like" (4:40)
  10. "The Closer I Get to You" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas) - (5:30)
  11. "My Love" (Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney) - (4:05)
  12. "Homeboy" (9:24)
  13. "Baby Knows" (Prince)

Personnel

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