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 1962 debut, "Green Onions", reaching #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967, and #6 on Billboard's R&B chart. Their cover of the Young Rascals song "Groovin was also a hit. 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 with Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Booker T & the MGs, except where noted.
;Side one
  1. "Hip Hug-Her" – 2:22
  2. "Soul Sanction" – 2:30
  3. "Get Ready" – 2:45
  4. "More" – 2:55
  5. "Double or Nothing" – 2:51
  6. "Carnaby St." – 2:14
;Side two
  1. "Slim Jenkins' Place" – 2:25
  2. "Pigmy" – 3:55
  3. "Groovin' – 2:40
  4. "Booker's Notion" – 2:25
  5. "Sunny" – 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 Peak
position
US Top Pop Albums35
US Top R&B Albums4

Singles
YearSongChartPeak position
1967"GroovinUS Hot 10021
1967"GroovinUS Hot R&B Singles10
1967"Slim Jenkin's Place"US Hot R&B Singles70