Universal Language (Booker T. & the M.G.'s album)
1977 studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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Universal Language is a 1977 album by the American band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.[1] The album was recorded for Asylum Records, following the demise of Stax Records, of which the M.G.'s were an integral element, in 1975.
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Clover, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 32:59 | |||
| Label | Asylum 7E 1093 | |||
| Producer | Booker T. & the M.G.'s; co-produced with Tom Dowd on "Space Nuts" | |||
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The album was dedicated to M.G.'s drummer Al Jackson, Jr., who was murdered in 1975;[2] the remaining members recruited Willie Hall to replace him on this album.[3] The group would not record another album for seventeen years, returning in 1994 with That's the Way It Should Be.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [6] |
The AllMusic retrospective review awarded the album 2 stars.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Cropper, Dunn, and Jones, except where noted
- Side one
- "Sticky Stuff" – 4:09
- "Grab Bag" – 4:32
- "Space Nuts" – 3:27
- "Love Wheels" – 3:38
- "Motocross" – 4:33
- Side two
- "Last Tango in Memphis" – 5:26
- "MG's Salsa" – 5:27
- "Tie Stick" (Cropper, Dunn, Jones, Johnny Stevenson) – 5:01
- "Reincarnation" – 5:12
Personnel
- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Technical
- Austin Godsey, Toby Scott – engineers
- Tony Lane – art direction
- Jonathan Seay – cover