Green Onions (60th anniversary)

~ Release by Booker T. & the M.G.s (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Green Onions recorded in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1962-06) producer: Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) bass guitar [bass]: Lewie Steinberg (in 1962-06) drums (drum set) [drums]: Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1962-06) guitar: Steve Cropper (in 1962-06) Hammond organ: Booker T. Jones (in 1962-06) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 181) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 418) recording of: Green Onions (in 1962-06) composer: Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg publisher: Al Jackson Jr. Music, Bug Music (music publishing), Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)	Booker T. & the MG’s	3.85	2:54
2	Rinky‐Dink recording of: Rinky‐Dink writer: David Clowney and Paul Winley (songwriter)	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:41
3	I Got a Woman instrumental cover recording of: I Got a Woman writer: Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) sub-publisher: ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)	Booker T. & the MG’s		3:34
4	Mo’ Onions recording of: Mo’ Onions composer: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg publisher: Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music, Inc.	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:55
5	Twist and Shout instrumental cover recording of: Twist and Shout writer: Bert Russell (in 1961-02) and Phil Medley (in 1961-02) publisher: EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Progressive Music Publishing Company Inc., Progressive Music, Inc (publisher), Rightsong Music Inc., Robert Mellin Ltd., Robert Mellin Music Publishing Corp., Robert Mellin, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:12
6	Behave Yourself recording of: Behave Yourself writer: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg publisher: Al Jackson Jr. Music, Downtown DMP Songs and Irving Music, Inc.	Booker T. & the MG’s		3:57
7	Stranger on the Shore recording of: Stranger on the Shore (original instrumental version) composer: Acker Bilk publisher: EMI Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:21
8	Lonely Avenue instrumental cover recording of: Lonely Avenue lyricist and composer: Doc Pomus publisher: Carlin Music Corporation, Great Moments in Music LLC, Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Spirit One Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)	Booker T. & the MG’s		3:28
9	One Who Really Loves You recording of: The One Who Really Loves You lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:25
10	I Can’t Sit Down recording of: You Can’t Sit Down writer: Dee Clark, Kal Mann and Cornell Muldrow	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:51
11	A Woman, a Lover, a Friend cover recording of: A Woman, a Lover, a Friend lyricist and composer: Sid Wyche	Booker T. & the MG’s		2:32
12	Comin’ Home Baby cover recording of: Comin’ Home Baby (original instrumental) composer: Ben Tucker	Booker T. & the MG’s		3:12

Credits

Release

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1652504078 [info] https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/6372b93307d1db1c472798fc [info] https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/green-onions-60th-anniversary-remaster-booker-t-the-mgs/wzafqpu8clvcb [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/1LMSiyS5O2gcVTUa2rlu9u [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/406517617 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1652504078 [info] https://tidal.com/album/276257759 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/green-onions-60th-anniversary-remaster-booker-t-the-mgs/wzafqpu8clvcb [info]

Release group

included in:	Booker T. & the M.G.s + The Mar‐Keys by Booker T. & the M.G.s + The Mar‐Keys Original Album Series by Booker T. & the MG’s

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 32) (order: 32)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/150002 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Booker-t-and-the-mgs/Green-onions [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/q8m5 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/booker_t__and_the_m_g_s/green_onions/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/72207/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000268176 [info]
Wikidata:	Q754270 [info]

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Release information

Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 35:03

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Atlantic

Release events

2023-02-24

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