The Meters (album)

The Meters
Studio album by The Meters
Released May 1969
Recorded 1969
Genre Funk
Length 43:05
Label Josie (JOS-4010)
Producer Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn
The Meters chronology
The Meters
(1969)		 Look-Ka Py Py
(1970)

The Meters is the debut studio album by the American funk group The Meters. It was released in May 1969 and is the first of eight albums by the band. The band's early works were developed through improvisation.[1] Band members had spent most of the 1960s performing together in nightclubs of New Orleans. They had a fluid musical style that included elements of R&B, rock and jazz.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Revive MusicPositive[4]
Vermont ReviewPositive[5]

A review by AllMusic noted the album's simplicity and nuance and called it "impressive".[3] Tamara Davidson of Revive Music had a positive review and stated "the album is filled with infectious grooves, filthy bass lines, and revolutionary drum rhythms."[4] According to Brian Knight of The Vermont Review, the album "set the pace for both the Meters and the entire New Orleans funk sound."[5]

Track listing

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

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Cissy Strut"    3:06
2. "Here Comes the Meter Man"    2:55
3. "Cardova"    4:35
4. "Live Wire"    2:40
5. "Art"    2:35
6. "Sophisticated Cissy"    2:56
7. "Ease Back"    3:14
8. "6V6 LA"    2:26
9. "Sehorn's Farm"    2:31
10. "Ann"    2:46
11. "Stormy"  Buddy Buie, J.R. Cobb 3:40
12. "Sing a Simple Song"  Sly Stone 3:06
2001 CD bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 3:39
14. "Soul Machine"   3:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Production

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1969) Peak
position
US R&B Albums (Billboard)[7] 23
US Billboard 200[7] 108
Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[7]		 R&B
[7]
"Cissy Strut" 1969 23 4 The Meters

References

  1. 1 2 Dave Thompson (2001). Funk, Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. Hal Leonard. pp. 164–169. ISBN 9780879306298. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ Grace Lichtenstein; Laura Dankner (1993). Musical Gumbo: The Music of New Orleans. W.W. Norton. pp. 153–160. ISBN 9780393034684. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Allmusic – The Meters album – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Tamara Davidson (September 13, 2011). "The Meters, Self-Titled Album". Revive Music. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Brian Knight. "Get Dazed by the Meters". The Vermont Review. Archived from the original on November 10, 2004. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Allmusic – The Meters album – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Allmusic – The Meters album – awards". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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