Green Onions/Rinky-Dink/I Got A Woman/Mo’ Onions/Twist & Shout/Behave Yourself/Stranger On The Shore/ Lonely Avenue/One Who Really Loves You/I Can’t Sit Down/A Woman A Lover A Friend/Comin’ Home Baby
Green Onions was the debut album from the Stax house band Booker T & The MGs. Unfortunately, none of the remaining songs are as inventive as the top ten title track. (US:33 UK:11)
“Consists of Green Onions, and eleven songs trying to be Green Onions. They aren’t all that bad; some of them are actually quite enjoyable. But when they all keep coming up, one by one, after one another, it gets rather tiring. So the album as a whole is okay. It’s decent, it’s somewhere in the middle.”
“This album is essentially all filler except for the of course excellent title track. I often find myself not even bothering to flip this record over.”
“I think Green Onions is by far the best track on the album, but the other songs are solid soulful numbers, played very well.”
“There are a couple of songs that are really awesome, the title track especially, but then there's a ton of filler that isn't all that interesting.”
“Other than the timeless title track and perhaps their superb rendition of Comin’ Home Baby, there is nothing on the album that is a ‘must hear’.”
“The title track is amazing. The rest of the songs are good instrumentals with some phenomenal organ playing, but amazing musicianship doesn't make this a great album. Aside from the title track the songs don't grab you enough to make this more than an occasional listen.”
"Green Onions is a great song that sounds thrilling no matter how many times you've heard it. Unfortunately, the album isn't nearly as exciting and gets tiring after a listen or two. The inventiveness and fire evident on the title single is just about impossible to find on the other tracks.”
“It couldn't live up to the invention and excitement of its title single, but even without the catchy hooks of their hit, the band's soul grooves cut deep.”
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