As the original guitarist of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Steve Cropper has had a storied career. Voted one of Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time', Cropper has worked with blues legends such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and the Blues Brothers Band.
His debut album on 429 Records is a tribute to R&B and doo wop act, The 5 Royales. The collection features reworked versions of the group's most enduring songs, and includes duets with Lucinda Williams, Steve Winwood, BB King, Bettye LeVette, John Popper, Sharon Jones, Brian May and others.
Track Listing
1. 30 Second Lover (ft. Steve Winwood)
2. Don't Be Ashamed (ft. Bettye LaVette & Willie Jones)
3. Baby Don't Do It (ft. BB King & Shemekia Copeland)
4. Dedicated to the One I Love (ft. Lucinda Williams & Dan Penn)
5. My Sugar Sugar (ft. John Popper)
6. Right Around the Cornet (ft. Delbert McClinton)
7. Help Me Somebody (instrumental)
8. I Do (ft. Brian May)
9. Messin' Up (ft. Sharon Jones)
10. Say It (ft. Bettye LaVette)
11. Slummer the Slum (ft. Buddy Miller)
12. Someone Made You for Me (ft. Dan Penn)
13. Think (instrumental)
14. Come On & Save Me (ft. Dylan LeBlanc & Sharon Jones)
15. When I Get Like This (ft. Lucinda Williams)