Back to Back (The Mar-Keys and Booker T. & the M.G.'s album)

Back To Back

Live album by the Mar-Keys and Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Released

July, 1967

Recorded

1967; Olympic Theatre, Paris, France

Genre

Southern soul, instrumental rock

Length

36:54

The Mar-Keys chronology

The Great Memphis Sound
(1966)

Back To Back
(1967)

Damifiknow!
(1969)

Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology

Hip Hug-Her
(1967)

Back to Back
(1967)

Doin' Our Thing
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Back to Back is a live album by the Mar-Keys and Booker T & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in 1967. It features both groups playing live on the Stax/Volt package tour of Europe. The album peaked at number 98 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States.

Track listing

"Philly Dog", "Grab This Thing", and "Last Night" are performed by the Mar-Keys (i.e., Booker T. & the M.G.'s plus the horn section of Wayne Jackson, Joe Arnold and Andrew Love). All other songs are performed by Booker T. & the MG's alone.

Side one

"Green Onions" (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.) – 4:55
"Red Beans and Rice" (Cropper, Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jackson) – 1:55
"Tic-Tac-Toe" (Cropper, Jones, Dunn, Jackson) – 2:35
"Hip Hug-Her" (Cropper, Jones, Dunn, Jackson) – 2:51
"Philly Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:14

Side two

"Grab This Thing" (Cropper) – 2:55
"Last Night" (Charles "Packy" Axton, Gilbert Caple, Chips Moman, Herb Newman, Smoochy Smith) – 3:18
"Gimme Some Loving" (Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis) – 2:56
"Booker-Loo" (Cropper, Jones, Dunn, Jackson) – 3:18
"Outrage" (Cropper, Steinberg, Jackson) – 2:40

Personnel

Booker T. & the MG's:

The Mar-Keys – Booker T. & the M.G.'s augmented by:

Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Joe Arnold – alto saxophone
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone

References

↑ Allmusic review

Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. Jones Steve Cropper Steve Potts Al Jackson Jr. Lewie Steinberg Donald "Duck" Dunn Bobby Manuel Carson Whitsett Willie Hall Steve Jordan
Studio albums	Green Onions (1962) Soul Dressing (1965) And Now! (1966) In the Christmas Spirit (1966) Hip Hug-Her (1967) Doin' Our Thing (1968) Soul Limbo (1968) Up Tight (1969) The Booker T Set (1969) McLemore Avenue (1970) Melting Pot (1971) The MG's (released by The MG's) (1973) Universal Language (1977) That's the Way It Should Be (1994)
Live albums	Back to Back (1968)
Singles	"Green Onions" "Jingle Bells" "Groovin'" "Silver Bells" "Hang 'Em High" "Time Is Tight" "Mrs. Robinson"
Book: Booker T. & the M.G.'s Category: Booker T. & the M.G.'s Portal: Music

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