Released 1977 Artist Booker T. & the M.G.'s Label Asylum Records | Length 32:59 Release date 1977 | |
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Recorded 1977; Clover Studios, Hollywood, California Producer Booker T. & the M.G.'s; co-produced with Tom Dowd on "Space Nuts" Universal Language
(1977) That's the Way It Should Be
(1994) Genres Soul music, Instrumental rock, Southern soul Similar Booker T & the MG's albums, Other albums | ||
Booker t and the mg s sticky stuff
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.
Contents
- Booker t and the mg s sticky stuff
- Booker t and the mg s space nuts
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The album was dedicated to M.G.'s drummer Al Jackson, Jr. who was murdered in 1975; the remaining members recruited Willie Hall to replace him on this album. The group would not record another album for seventeen years, returning in 1994 with That's the Way It Should Be.
Booker t and the mg s space nuts
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.
Track listing
All songs written by Cropper, Dunn, and Jones, except where noted
- "Sticky Stuff" – 4:09
- "Grab Bag" – 4:32
- "Space Nuts" – 3:27
- "Love Wheels" – 3:38
- "Motocross" – 4:33
- "Last Tango in Memphis" – 5:26
- "MG's Salsa" – 5:27
- "Tie Stick" (Cropper, Dunn, Jones, Johnny Stevenson) – 5:01
- "Reincarnation" – 5:12
Personnel
Songs
1Sticky Stuff
2Grab Bag
3Space Nuts
References
Universal Language (Booker T. & the M.G.'s album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA