Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary
| Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary | ||||
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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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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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]
Track listing
| 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
Credits 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
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