Soul Dressing

Soul Dressing
Studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Released	March 1965
Recorded	1963–1964
Studio	Stax, Memphis
Genre	Soul-funk, soul jazz, R&B, instrumental rock
Length	31:05
Label	Stax/Atlantic
Producer	Jim Stewart
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology
Green Onions (1962) Soul Dressing (1965) And Now! (1966)

Soul Dressing is the second album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in 1965. ^[1] It was their final album with bassist Lewie Steinberg, who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn. ^{[2] [3]}

The title track peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

The Guardian deemed the album "a classic," writing that it was part of a run of albums that "delighted mods and still represent the epitome of subtle soulfulness." ^[8]

Covers

The track "Plum Nellie" was recorded by British rock band Small Faces in 1966, and released on their compilation album From the Beginning in 1967.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, and Lewie Steinberg, unless noted

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soul Dressing"		2:28
2.	"Tic-Tac-Toe"		2:34
3.	"Big Train"		2:32
4.	"Jellybread"		2:32
5.	"Aw' Mercy"		2:38
6.	"Outrage"	Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg, William Allan	2:35
Total length:			15:19

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Night Owl Walk"		3:14
2.	"Chinese Checkers"		2:29
3.	"Home Grown"		3:14
4.	"Mercy Mercy"	Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller	2:36
5.	"Plum Nellie"		2:07
6.	"Can't Be Still"		1:59

Personnel

Booker T. & the M. G.'s

• Booker T. Jones - piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electronic piano
• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Lewis Steinberg - bass guitar
• Al Jackson Jr. - drums

Additional personnel

• Wayne Jackson - trumpet
• Floyd Newman - baritone saxophone
• Charles "Packy" Axton - tenor saxophone
• Marvin Israel - cover design

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 753.
2. "Booker T & the MG's at Allmusic biography" . Retrieved June 30, 2020.
3. Kreps, Daniel (July 24, 2016). "Lewie Steinberg, Original Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bassist, Dead at 82". Rolling Stone.
4. "Booker T. & the MG's". Billboard.
5. Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 144.
7. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 74.
8. "Booker T talks to Richard Williams about how he found his musical identity". the Guardian. April 9, 2009.