Struttin'

Struttin' is the third studio album by the funk group The Meters. It is the band's first album featuring vocal performances.

For the Louis Armstrong album, see Struttin' (Louis Armstrong album).
Struttin'
Studio album by
The Meters
ReleasedJune 1970
GenreFunk
Length40:27
LabelJosie (JOS-4012)
ProducerAllen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn
The Meters chronology
Look-Ka Py Py
(1970)		 Struttin'
(1970)		 Cabbage Alley
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

Background

The album was recorded in Cosimo Matassa's studio and released in 1970 by Josie Records. It is the band's first album featuring full vocal performances by Art Neville on three tracks, "Wichita Lineman", "Darling, Darling, Darling" and "Ride Your Pony".[3]

Reception

Stephen Erlewine noted a continuation of the band's sound in comparison to previous albums and called it "organic, earthy funk". He noted a stylistic divergence in tracks "Joog", "Hand Clapping Song" and the vocal tracks. He called the music enjoyable but noted a lack of coherence in the song collection.[1] Robert Christgau had a favorable view and wrote of the band's style: "The New Orleans M.G.'s swing, but not smoothly, the way a big band does--their Caribbean lilt is pure second-line, as elliptical as a saint's march."[2]

The first single was the song "Chicken Strut". It reached #11 on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and the album reached #32 on the U.S. R&B Albums chart.[4]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chicken Strut" 3:14
2."Liver Splash" 2:42
3."Wichita Lineman"Jimmy Webb2:59
4."Joog" 2:13
5."Go for Yourself" 3:12
6."Same Old Thing" 2:50
7."Hand Clapping Song" 2:56
8."Darling Darling Darling"Roquel Davis2:54
9."Tippi-Toes" 2:29
10."Britches" 2:52
11."Hey! Last Minute" 3:00
12."Ride Your Pony"Naomi Neville3:22
2001 digitally remastered CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Funky Meters Soul"2:57
14."Meters Strut"2:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and Discogs.[5][6]

Additional composition

  • Jimmy Webb – composer (track 3)
  • Roquel Davis – composer (track 8)
  • Naomi Neville (alias for Allen Toussaint) – composer (track 12)

Production

  • Allen Toussaint – producer
  • Marshall Sehorn – producer
  • Tim Livingston – project manager
  • David Smith – recording and mixing engineer
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Rich Russell – package design
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References
  1. "Allmusic: Struttin' – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Daniel Knobler (February 2011). "Here Come the Meter Men". Perfect Sound Forever magazine. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. "Allmusic: Struttin' – awards". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  5. "Allmusic: Struttin' – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. "Discogs: The Meters – Struttin'". Discogs. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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