Hip Hug-Her

Hip Hug-Her
Studio album by Booker T. & The MG's
Released	June 1967
Recorded	February 9, 1967 April 26, 1967
Genre	R&B, instrumental rock
Length	30:26
Label	Stax/Atlantic
Producer	Booker T. & the MG's
Booker T. & The MG's chronology
In the Christmas Spirit (1966)In the Christmas Spirit1966 Hip Hug-Her (1967) Back to Back (1967)Back to Back1967

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Hip Hug-Her is the fifth soul studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June of 1967. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut "Green Onions". Their cover of The Young Rascals song "Groovin'" was also a hit (#10 R&B, #21Pop).

Track listing

Side one

1. "Hip Hug-Her" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones) – 2:22
2. "Soul Sanction" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:30
3. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:45
4. "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) – 2:55
5. "Double or Nothing" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:51
6. "Carnaby St." (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:14

Side two

1. "Slim Jenkins' Place" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
2. "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Henry Swarn) – 3:55
3. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40
4. "Booker's Notion" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
5. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24

"Slim Jenkins' Place" was originally titled "Slim Jenkins' Joint"

Personnel

• Steve Cropper - guitar
• Booker T. Jones - organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
• Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
• Al Jackson, Jr. - drums

Charts

USA - Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1967	Black Albums	#4
1967	Pop Albums	#35

USA - Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Peak Position
1967	"Groovin'"	Black Singles	#10
1967	"Groovin'"	Pop Singles	#21
1967	"Slim Jenkin's Place"	Black Singles	#70

External links

• Review of "Hip Hug-Her" at Allmusic