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 (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.
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 "Hip Hug-Her" – 2:22 "Soul Sanction" – 2:30 "Get Ready" (William Robinson) – 2:45 "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) – 2:55 "Double or Nothing" – 2:51 "Carnaby St." – 2:14 Side two "Slim Jenkins' Place" – 2:25 "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Hank Swarn) – 3:55 "Groovin' (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40 "Booker's Notion" – 2:25 "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24
"Slim Jenkins' Place" was originally titled "Slim Jenkins' Joint".
Personnel Booker T. & the M.G.s Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, piano Steve Cropper - guitar, piano on "Groovin'", claves on "Booker's Notion" Donald Dunn - bass guitar Al Jackson Jr. - drums, percussion Technical Loring Eutemey - cover design George Rosenblatt - cover photography
Charts
Chart (1967)PeakpositionUS Top Pop Albums35US Top R&B Albums4
Singles YearSongChartPeak position1967"GroovinUS Hot 100211967"GroovinUS Hot R&B Singles101967"Slim Jenkin's Place"US Hot R&B Singles70
References
External links [ Review of "Hip Hug-Her"] at Allmusic