Up Tight (soundtrack)

Up Tight
Soundtrack album by Booker T. & the MG's
Released January 1969
Recorded 1968
Genre R&B, Instrumental rock
Length 35:34
Label Stax
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Booker T. & the MG's chronology
Soul Limbo
(1968)
Up Tight
(1969)
The Booker T Set
(1969)

Up Tight is a soundtrack album by southern soul band Booker T. & the MG's for the film of the same title. The album's highlights include "Time Is Tight," a Top 10 hit single and signature song for the band, and "Johnny, I Love You" (the B-side of "Time Is Tight"), which features a rare vocal by keyboardist Booker T. Jones. Judy Clay provides vocals on "Children, Don't Get Weary."

The album charted at number 98 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number 7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Track listings

All tracks composed by Booker T. & the MG's; except where indicated

  1. "Johnny, I Love You" - 3:00
  2. "Cleveland Now" - 3:08
  3. "Children, Don't Get Weary" (Frank Williams) - 3:35
  4. "Tank's Lament" - 2:49
  5. "Blues in the Gutter" - 3:24
  6. "We've Got Johnny Wells" - 3:46
  7. "Down at Ralph's Joint" - 3:51
  8. "Deadwood Dick" - 4:29
  9. "Run Tank Run" - 2:37
  10. "Time Is Tight" - 4:55

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