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The Meters

Their debut, number 23 on the R&B chart, with "Cissy Strut" as the opener.
The Meters, 1969

Josie issued it as JOS-4010, with the four members credited on every original. English Wikipedia says "Cissy Strut" was recorded at Cosimo Studios, a claim we can find in only one source. Besides the instrumentals there are two covers, "Stormy" (written by Buie and Cobb) and Sly Stone's "Simple Song", and a 2001 CD adds "The Look of Love" and "Soul Machine". On the charts the album reached 108 on the Billboard 200 and 23 on the R&B chart; "Cissy Strut" reached 23 on the Hot 100, "Sophisticated Cissy" 34 and "Ease Back" 61. AllMusic gave it 3 of 5; Tamara Davidson of Revive Music wrote of infectious grooves, filthy bass lines and revolutionary drum rhythms.

Track listing

  1. Cissy Strut3:06
  2. Here Comes the Meter Man2:55
  3. Cardova4:35
  4. Live Wire2:40
  5. Art2:35
  6. Sophisticated Cissy2:56
  7. Ease Back3:14
  8. 6V6 LA2:26
  9. Sehorn's Farm2:31
  10. Ann2:46
  11. Stormy3:40
  12. Simple Song3:06

More from The Meters

Look-Ka Py Py (1970), Struttin' (1970), Cabbage Alley (1972), Rejuvenation (1974), Fire On The Bayou (1975), Trick Bag (1976), New Directions (1977), At Rozy's (1981), Good Old Funky Music (1990), Meters Jam (1992)

Sources

  1. The Meters (album), Wikipedia
  2. The Meters, Wikipedia