New Directions (album)

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New Directions
Studio album by The Meters
Released	1977
Genre	Funk
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	David Rubinson, Jeffrey Cohen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (N/A) link Robert Christgau (B+) link
The Meters chronology
Trick Bag (1976) New Directions (1977)

New Directions is the eighth and final album from funk group The Meters.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr.; except where indicated

1. "No More Okey Doke"
2. "I'm Gone" (Allen Toussaint)
3. "Be My Lady"
4. "My Name Up in Lights"
5. "Funkify Your Life"
6. "Stop That Train" (Peter Tosh)
7. "We Got the Kind of a Love" (Michael Angelo Nocentelli)
8. "Give It What You Can" (Carl Marsh, James Tarbutton, Steve Cropper)

[edit] Personnel

• Art Neville - vocals, keyboards
• Ziggy Modeliste - drums, vocals
• Cyril Neville - percussion, conga, vocals
• George Porter, Jr. - bass, background vocals
• Leo Nocentelli - bass, guitar, background vocals
• Emilio Castillo - tenor saxohone
• Mic Gillette - trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxohone
• Kurt McGettrick - clarinet, flute, baritone & bass saxpohone, horn arrangements
• Lenny Pickett - alto flute, alto, tenor & soprano
• Swamp Tabernacle Choir - background vocals