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Life on Planet Groove

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Life on Planet Groove
Live album by
Released1992
RecordedMarch 5–7, 1992
VenueStadtgarten, Cologne
Genre
Length74:10
Label
Producer
  • Maceo Parker
  • Stephan Meyner[1]
Maceo Parker chronology
Mo' Roots
(1991)
Life on Planet Groove
(1992)
Southern Exposure
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]

Life on Planet Groove is a live album by Maceo Parker, released in 1992.[7] It was recorded in concert at the club Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany.

The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[8]

Critical reception

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Entertainment Weekly wrote that the "live session’s gracefully fermented, pre-hip-hop mode of funk-making hits home."[5] The Calgary Herald thought that "with Maceo, Life On Planet Groove is a carefree existence where spirits are imbued with physical jive, bodies do the 'mashed potato' and ears revel in generous amounts of harmonious horns, slathered with Motown vocals and topped with psychedelic bass."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Maceo Parker; except where indicated

  1. "Shake Everything You've Got" (16:39)
  2. "Pass the Peas" (James Brown, John Starks, Charles Bobbit) (11:26)
  3. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) (3:45)
  4. "Got to Get U" (7:08)
  5. "Addictive Love" (The Winans, Keith Thomas) (8:58)
  6. "Children's World" (6:21)
  7. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) (7:23)
  8. "Soul Power 92" (James Brown, Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins) (14:12)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard. 104 (46): 55. Nov 14, 1992.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Adam. "Maceo Parker: Life on Planet Groove" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Phillips, Shari (6 Dec 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 423.
  5. ^ a b "Life on Planet Groove". EW.com.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom (11 May 1993). "MACEO PARKER Life on Planet Groove". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E7.
  7. ^ "Maceo Parker | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Maceo Parker". Billboard.