New Directions (The Meters album)

New Directions
Studio album by The Meters
Released 1977
Genre Funk
Length 41:02
Label Warner Bros.
Producer David Rubinson, Jeffrey Cohen
The Meters chronology
Trick Bag
(1976)Trick Bag1976		 New Directions
(1977)		 Good Old Funky Music
(compilation)
(1990)Good Old Funky Music1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling StoneMixed[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]

New Directions is the eighth and final studio album by the funk group The Meters. Produced by David Rubinson in California, it is the band's first and only album produced outside New Orleans. The album features the Oakland-based Tower of Power horn section.[4]

Reception

Stephen Erlewine of Allmusic called the music gritty and a move in the right direction as compared to the band's previous album Trick Bag. [1] John Swenson of Rolling Stone said the album "attempts to consolidate the group's style" and noted an overreliance on arrangement rather than the band's musical instinct.[2] Music critique Robert Christgau called the album "a very good commercial funk record."[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.; except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No More Okey Doke" 4:20
2."I'm Gone"Allen Toussaint4:30
3."Be My Lady" 6:25
4."My Name up in Lights" 5:23
5."Funkify Your Life" 5:40
6."Stop That Train"Peter Tosh4:50
7."We Got the Kind of a Love"Leo Nocentelli5:20
8."Give It What You Can"Carl Marsh, James Tarbutton, Steve Cropper4:34
2001 digitally remastered CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Be My Lady" (Single version) 3:25
10."All I Do Every Day" (Previously unreleased demo)Porter, Modeliste4:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[5]

Primary artist
Performance
  • Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
  • Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Kurt McGettrick – clarinet, flute, baritone and bass saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Lenny Pickett – alto flute, alto and soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Swamp Tabernacle Choir – background vocals
Additional composition
Production
  • David Rubinson – producer, engineer
  • Jeffrey Cohen – producer
  • Fred Catero – engineer
  • Chris Minto – engineer
  • Fred Rubinson – engineer
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Bill Naegels – design
  • Rich Russell – design
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Gary Heery – photography
  • Michael P. Smith – photography
  • John Cabalka – art direction
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction, photography
  • Bill Dahl – liner notes

References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic: New Direction – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 John Swenson (September 8, 1977). "The Meters: New Directions". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (RS 247). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Robert Christgau. "The Meters". RobertChristgau.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Daniel Knobler (February 2011). "Here Come the Meter Men". Perfect Sound Forever magazine. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Allmusic: New Direction – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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