Name: Stay Out of the Kitchen
Brand: Ace Records Import
SKU: 160242
Price: 11.92 USD
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Stay Out of the Kitchen

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Album: Stay Out of the Kitchen
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Stay Out Of The Kitchen	More Info...	0:02
2)	Left Over Love	More Info...	0:02
3)	Able Mable	More Info...	0:03
4)	Shouldn't I Love Him	More Info...	0:02
5)	Catch That Man	More Info...	0:02
6)	Ain't Giving It Up	More Info...	0:03
7)	Running Out	More Info...	0:02
8)	Love Tornado	More Info...	0:02
9)	Bigger and Better	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sweet Devil	More Info...	0:02
11)	It's Catching	More Info...	0:02
12)	Drop On In	More Info...	0:03
13)	That Woman Will Give It A Try	More Info...	0:03
14)	That's What My Love Can Do	More Info...	0:02
15)	I Love You More Than Words Can Say	More Info...	0:03
16)	Have Your Cake	More Info...	0:02
17)	Be Warm To Me	More Info...	0:03
18)	I Taught You How	More Info...	0:03
19)	If You Give Up What You Got	More Info...	0:02
20)	Don't Get Caught	More Info...	0:02
21)	The Man's Too Busy	More Info...	0:02
22)	I'm A Big Girl Now - Slate	More Info...
23)	I'm a Big Girl Now	More Info...	0:02
24)	To Love What I Want And Want What I Love	More Info...	0:02
25)	Sorry About That	More Info...	0:02
26)	I Need Your Love So Bad	More Info...	0:03

Album: Stay Out of the Kitchen
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Stay Out Of The Kitchen	More Info...	0:02
2)	Left Over Love	More Info...	0:02
3)	Able Mable	More Info...	0:03
4)	Shouldn't I Love Him	More Info...	0:02
5)	Catch That Man	More Info...	0:02
6)	Ain't Giving It Up	More Info...	0:03
7)	Running Out	More Info...	0:02
8)	Love Tornado	More Info...	0:02
9)	Bigger and Better	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sweet Devil	More Info...	0:02
11)	It's Catching	More Info...	0:02
12)	Drop On In	More Info...	0:03
13)	That Woman Will Give It A Try	More Info...	0:03
14)	That's What My Love Can Do	More Info...	0:02
15)	I Love You More Than Words Can Say	More Info...	0:03
16)	Have Your Cake	More Info...	0:02
17)	Be Warm To Me	More Info...	0:03
18)	I Taught You How	More Info...	0:03
19)	If You Give Up What You Got	More Info...	0:02
20)	Don't Get Caught	More Info...	0:02
21)	The Man's Too Busy	More Info...	0:02
22)	I'm A Big Girl Now - Slate	More Info...
23)	I'm a Big Girl Now	More Info...	0:02
24)	To Love What I Want And Want What I Love	More Info...	0:02
25)	Sorry About That	More Info...	0:02
26)	I Need Your Love So Bad	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Mable John (vocals); Steve Cropper (electric guitar), Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes (keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn (Fender bass); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).
Recorded between 1966 and 1968. Includes liner notes by Rob Bowman.
Contains 26 rare or previously unreleased tracks.
Relatively unknown outside the circle of soul fanatics, Mable John had one of the sultriest voices in her genre, and co-wrote some of the era's best, yet unheard, soul classics. Most notable of her material was her theme song "Able Mable," a bluesy finger-snapping piece reminiscent of "Fever," a single once recorded by her little brother Little Willie John.
It's remarkable that the song "Able Mable" or her other singles never pushed her to greater stardom. Coupling the suave of soul with the smokey physicality of blues, Mable John's vocal approach is virtually unmistakeable. Included on STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN are John's most notable singles for the Stax/Volt label, "Able Mable" and "Running Out." What makes the tracks even more remarkable is the impeccable playing by Stax regulars, guitarist Steve Cropper and drummer Al Jackson, Jr. STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN is a portrait of a timeless soul singer at her best.
Mable John was one-third of the Raelets, which sadly never translated into stardom. However, that had nothing to do with her singing skills which, as exemplified by this 25 cut collection, were prodigious. Here the vocalist is joined by her Stax labelmates Booker T. and the MGs, Eddie Floyd, and William Bell, among others.
Personnel: Mable John (vocals); Steve Cropper (guitar); Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Al Jackson, Jr. (drums).
Liner Note Author: Rob Bowman.
Recording information: Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, TN; Stax Studios, Memphis.
If you're a fan and/or collector of deep Southern soul music from the '60s, you would have encountered in your listening some grade-A sides from one Mable John, most notably the politically incorrect "Don't Hit Me No More." An R&B veteran who did time as one of the Raelettes, her tenure at Stax Records was short, producing little in the way of substantial hits. But what John left behind in the vaults ends up shining like triple platinum here, with 25 tracks of the best Southern soul you'll ever pop into the CD player. Even with Stax stars Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes and David Porter all aboard, the real star of the proceedings is John, and better examples of the real thing are very hard to come by. ~ Cub Koda

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (7/8/93, p.20) - "...Top-shelf Memphis R&B, much of it previously unissued, from a Sixties soul thrush long overdue for recognition..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[With] raunchy, rough vocals....Among the stand-outs are the raucous blues of 'Catch That Man' and 'Ain't Giving It Up'."