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New Directions
Studio album by
the Meters
Released1977
GenreFunk
Length41:02
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDavid Rubinson, Jeffrey Cohen
The Meters chronology
Trick Bag
(1976) 		New Directions
(1977) 		Good Old Funky Music
(1990)

New Directions is the eighth and final studio album by the funk band the Meters, released in 1977.[1] Produced by David Rubinson in California, it is the band's only album recorded outside New Orleans. The album features the Oakland-based Tower of Power horn section.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[5]

John Swenson of Rolling Stone said the album "attempts to consolidate the group's style" and noted an overreliance on arrangement rather than the band's musical instinct.[6]

Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic called the music gritty and a move in the right direction as compared to the band's previous album Trick Bag.[3] Robert Christgau called the album "a very good commercial funk record."[4]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No More Okey Doke" 4:20
2."I'm Gone"Allen Toussaint4:30
3."Be My Lady" 6:25
4."My Name Up in Lights" 5:23
5."Funkify Your Life" 5:40
6."Stop That Train"Peter Tosh4:50
7."We Got the Kind of a Love"Leo Nocentelli5:20
8."Give It What You Can"Carl Marsh, James Tarbutton, Steve Cropper4:34
2001 digitally remastered CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Be My Lady" (Single version) 3:25
10."All I Do Every Day" (Previously unreleased demo)Porter, Modeliste4:57

Personnel

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The Meters
Additional Personnel
  • Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
  • Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett – alto flute, alto and soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Kurt McGettrick – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4), bass saxophone (track 2), clarinet (track 7), flute (track 7), horn arrangements
  • Swamp Tabernacle Choir – background vocals
Production
  • David Rubinson – producer, engineer
  • Jeffrey Cohen – producer
  • Fred Catero – engineer
  • Chris Minto – engineer
  • Fred Rubinson – engineer
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Bill Naegels – design
  • Rich Russell – design
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Gary Heery – photography
  • Michael P. Smith – photography
  • John Cabalka – art direction
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction, photography
  • Bill Dahl – liner notes

References

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  1. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 457.
  2. ^ Daniel Knobler (February 2011). "Here Come the Meter Men". Perfect Sound Forever magazine. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "AllMusic: New Direction – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 229.
  6. ^ John Swenson (September 8, 1977). "The Meters: New Directions". Rolling Stone. No. RS 247. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
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