Rejuvenation (The Meters album)
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| Studio album by The Meters | ||||
| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Sea-Saint Studios | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 50:46 | |||
| Label | Reprise (MS 2200) | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, The Meters | |||
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| Robert Christgau | B+ |
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Rejuvenation is the fifth studio album by the New Orleans funk group The Meters, released in 1974. In 2003, the album was ranked number 138 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The somewhat garish front cover artwork features a photograph of a seemingly footloose woman sitting on a couch alongside several record albums strewn about her living room, such as Allen Toussaint's 1972 Life, Love and Faith as well as the Meters' own previous Reprise LP Cabbage Alley.
The Meters cut their first three mostly instrumental albums with Josie Records, before signing with Reprise and recording 1972's Cabbage Alley, their first album to feature mostly vocal songs and arrangements. This album was the follow-up. It was produced by Allen Toussaint and recorded at his brand new Sea-Saint Studio in New Orleans. Some of the songs on the album included a horn section arranged by Toussaint.
This album's influence is detectable in the work of a number of artists who have performed renditions of its songs. The Red Hot Chili Peppers did a modified version of the song "Africa" on their album Freaky Styley. Throughout their version, the word "Africa" is changed to "Hollywood" and "Mother Land" is changed to "Brother Land." The song is also covered on the greatest hits album What Hits!?. The third track, "Just Kissed my Baby", is used on the funk radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV called International Funk, and is also sampled on Public Enemy's "Timebomb" from the album Yo! Bum Rush the Show. Chris Duarte did a rendition of "Just Kissed My Baby" on Texas Sugar/Strat Magik. He has also covered "People Say" live. Vdelli performs "Just Kissed my Baby" on Out of the Blues. New Orleans brass band The Dirty Dozen Brass Band covered "Africa" on their Medicated Magic album. The Grateful Dead played "Hey Pocky A-Way" in concert twenty five times from 1987 to 1990.
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