Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary
| Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary | ||||
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| Live album by The Meters | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | March 24, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 59:21 | |||
| Label |
Rhino | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn | |||
| The Meters chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary is a live album by the funk group The Meters recorded on March 24, 1975, during a Venus and Mars album release party hosted by Linda and Paul McCartney on board the Queen Mary ship.[2] It captures the band's live sound at their peak in the mid 1970s,[3] and it is the only live recording of the band from that period.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gary Owens introduces the band" | — | 0:38 |
| 2. | "Fire on the Bayou" | The Meters, Cyril Neville | 7:09 |
| 3. | "Africa" | The Meters | 4:32 |
| 4. | "It Ain't No Use" | The Meters | 10:34 |
| 5. | "Make It with You" | David Gates | 6:32 |
| 6. | "Cissy Strut / Cardova / It's Your Thing / Love the One You're With" | The Meters, Isley Brothers, Stephen Stills | 10:42 |
| 7. | "Art Neville addresses the audience" | — | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu / Something You Got / I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) / Everybody Loves a Lover" | Huey Smith, Chris Kenner, Barbara George, Robert Allen, Richard Adler | 6:10 |
| 9. | "Liar" | Russ Ballard | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Mardi Gras Mambo" | The Meters, Cyril Neville (originally by The Hawketts) | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Hey Pocky A-Way" | The Meters | 3:41 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic,[5] with cover songwriter credits.
- Arthur Neville – keyboards, vocals, composer
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals, composer
- Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals, composer
- Cyril Neville – percussion, vocals, composer
- George Porter, Jr. – bass, vocals, composer
- Cover songs
- David Gates – composer (track 5)
- Isley Brothers – composer (track 6, "It's Your Thing")
- Stephen Stills – composer (track 6, "Love the One You're With")
- Huey Smith – composer (track 8, "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu")
- Chris Kenner – composer (track 8, "Something You Got")
- Barbara George – composer (track 8, "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)")
- Robert Allen, Richard Adler – composer (track 8, "Everybody Loves a Lover")
- Russ Ballard – composer (track 9)
- The Hawketts – composer (track 10)
- Production
- Allen Toussaint – producer
- Marshall Sehorn – producer
References
- ↑ "Allmusic: Uptown Rulers: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Venus and Mars". beatlesbible.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Used with Leo Nocentelli". jambands.com. May 29, 2004. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ↑ Chris Lark (2003). Peter Buckley, ed. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 670. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Allmusic: Uptown Rulers: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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