Hip Hug-Her

Hip Hug-Her is the fifth studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June 1967. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut, "Green Onions" while their cover of the Young Rascals song "Groovin'" was also a hit (number 10 R&B, number 21 pop). The album was their last to be produced by Stax co-founder Jim Stewart, because the band started to produce themselves starting with Doin' Our Thing. The title track Hip Hug-Her is featured during the opening credits of the feature film Barfly (1987) with Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway.

Hip Hug-Her
Studio album by
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
ReleasedJune 1967
RecordedFebruary 9, 1967
April 26, 1967
StudioStax Recording Studio, Memphis
Genre
Length30:26
LabelStax/Atlantic
ProducerJim Stewart
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology
In the Christmas Spirit
(1966)		 Hip Hug-Her
(1967)		 Back to Back
(1967)
Singles from Groovin'
  1. "Groovin'"
    Released: April 10, 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Booker T & the MGs (Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones), except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Hip Hug-Her" – 2:22
  2. "Soul Sanction" – 2:30
  3. "Get Ready" (William Robinson) – 2:45
  4. "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) – 2:55
  5. "Double or Nothing" – 2:51
  6. "Carnaby St." – 2:14
Side two
  1. "Slim Jenkins' Place" – 2:25
  2. "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Hank Swarn) – 3:55
  3. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40
  4. "Booker's Notion" – 2:25
  5. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24

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

Personnel
Booker T. & the M.G.s
Technical
  • Loring Eutemey - cover design
  • George Rosenblatt - cover photography

Charts
Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Top Pop Albums 35
US Top R&B Albums 4

Singles

Year Song Chart Peak position
1967 "Groovin'" US Hot 100 21
1967 "Groovin'" US Hot R&B Singles 10
1967 "Slim Jenkin's Place" US Hot R&B Singles 70

References
  1. "Hip Hug-Her - Booker T. & the MG's | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2306
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