Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary is a live album by the funk group The Meters recorded on March 24, 1975. It was recorded at the 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] It is the only live recording of the band from that period.[4]
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | March 24, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 59:21:00 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| 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
editCredits adapted from AllMusic,[5] with cover songwriter credits.
- The Meters
- Arthur Neville – keyboards, vocals
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals
- Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals
- Cyril Neville – percussion, vocals
- George Porter Jr. – bass, vocals
- Production
- Allen Toussaint – producer
- Marshall Sehorn – producer
Further reading
edit- Avram Mednik (2013). Got Live Album If You Want It. iUniverse. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9781491713747. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
References
edit- ^ "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.