Green Onions

Name: Green Onions
Duration: 2 min 54 s

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	GB2013	Hallmark Music & Entertainment	712652
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions (24-bit 192 kHz)	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	US2013	Rhino (reissue label), Stax
1.14	Green Onions	?:??	Booker T. & the MG’s	Memphis Soul Beat	Booker T & the MGs meet The Mar‐Keys	Album + Compilation	GB2013	Jasmine Records (UK label)	JASCD 758
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Memphis Sound of Booker T. & the MG's / The Mar-Keys	Booker T. & the MG’s / The Mar‐Keys	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Remember (reissues)	RMB 75179
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best of Soul Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2014-04-14	Wagram Music (imprint/distributor)
2.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Electro Blues, Volume Two	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2014-11-03	Freshly Squeezed Music	ZESTCD061
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Mod Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015-05-18	Rhino (reissue label)
5.8	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Hits: Summer	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2015	100 Hits, Demon Music Group	DMG 100 153
3.4	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Cruisin’ in the ’60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2015	Not Now Music	NOT3CD204
2.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959–1968	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2016-01-22	Rhino (reissue label)	081227954666
1.3	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T and the MG’s	Classic Stax	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-04-08	Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Stax, Universal UMC	UWCLA022
2.20	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	American Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-04-22	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295972011
1.40	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	American Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2016-04-22 AL2016-04-22 (show 205 more) ZW2016-04-22	Rhino (reissue label)
1.60	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	60s: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2016-05-06 AL2016-05-06 (show 213 more) ZW2016-05-06	Rhino (reissue label)
3.20	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	60s: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2016-05-06	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295971991
2.18	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T & the M.G.s	Greatest Ever! Dad Rock: The Definitive Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-06-10	Union Square Music	GTSTCD110
1.33	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Anthems: Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-07-08	Ministry of Sound
2.13	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Anthems: Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016-07-08	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD456
3.10	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	60 Hits of the… 60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295899899
3.9	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	It’s the 60s! The Songs That Defined the Decade	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2016	Warner Music TV	0190295892890
1.18	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2017-03-03 AL2017-03-03 (show 213 more) ZW2017-03-03	Rhino (reissue label)
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax Classics	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2017-05-19	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 559604
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax Classics	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	XW2017-05-19	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Mod: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017-06-02	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295809898
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Mod: The Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2017-06-02 AL2017-06-02 (show 201 more) ZW2017-06-02	Rhino (reissue label)
1.14	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Twin Peaks (Music From the Limited Event Series)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017-09-08	Rhino (reissue label)
1.14	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Twin Peaks (Music From the Limited Event Series)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017-09-08	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 562527
1.14	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Twin Peaks (Music From the Limited Event Series)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE2017-09-08	Rhino (reissue label)	081227933982
1.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	CA2017-09-15 MX2017-09-15 US2017-09-15	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.15	Green Onions (single version)	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2017-09-15	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XW2017-09-15	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.5	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2017-09-22	Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)	CR00020
1.5	Green Onions (single version)	2:55	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2017-09-22	Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
2.4	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Twin Peaks (Music From the Limited Event Series)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2017-09-22	Rhino (reissue label)	R1 562527
3.5	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Classic Driving Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2017	Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)	UWCLA035
1.1	Green Onions	2:58	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Album	XE2017	State of Art, King International	81169, STATE 81169
1.17	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Now That’s What I Call: Classic Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2017	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand	889854307929, CDNNNOW54
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T & the MG’s	Stax Classics	Booker T & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	XE2017	Rhino (reissue label), Stax	081227940614
1.15	Green Onions (single version)	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	GB2017	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	B0027250-02
3.10	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Greatest Sixties Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-03-30	Rhino (reissue label)	0190295665258
1.20	Green Onions	?:??	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Greatest Mod & Northern Soul Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-11-02	Rhino (reissue label)	9029554579
1.20	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Greatest Mod and Northern Soul Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IE2018-11-02 GB2018-11-02	Rhino (reissue label)
1.90	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	Hit Music – 100 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2019-03-08 AL2019-03-08 (show 185 more) ZW2019-03-08	X5 Music Group
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	An Introduction to Booker T & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2019-03-29	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 587457
2.2	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Ultimate Sixties: The Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019-05-31	Union Square Music	ULTIM5CDW01
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Complete Stax Singles, Vol. 1 (1962–1967)	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2019-10-11	Stax, Real Gone Music (US reissue label founded by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.)	OPCD-9025, RGM-0889
1.91	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Greatest American Songs: The Greatest Tracks From the USA	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019-12-27	Rhino (reissue label)
1.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Road Trip Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-13 AL2020-03-13 (show 180 more) ZW2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.31	Green Onions (Remastered)	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	50 Timeless Top Retro Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2020-05-24	Magnetic Sound Records
1.41	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Absolute 60’s	Various Artists	Album	XW2021-04-16	X5 Music Group
1.12	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	Sounds of the 60’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AL2023-01-24 DZ2023-01-24 (show 186 more) ZW2023-01-24	Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text), X5 Music Group
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions (60th anniversary)	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Album	-2023-02-24	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Green Onions (60th anniversary)	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Album	XW2023-02-24	Stax	RCV1 82255
1.5	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US-	Warner Special Products	9-27601-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.2	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Elemental Rhythm & Blues: Shimmies & Shakes	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US-
1.1	Green Onions	2:57	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	DE-	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	PK521
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions (24 bits 192.0 kHz)	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Album	XW-	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.18	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Mastermix Classic Cuts 4: Early Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)	CC004
1.8	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Memphis Celebrates 50 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.5	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	R&B – Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR-	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	241 603-2
1.3	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rhythm & Blues: 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
2.4	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Solid Gold Soul 1961-1964	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
1.8	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stadium Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
2.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax‐Volt: The Complete Singles 1959–1968	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW-	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.3	Green Onions	2:45	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best of Booker T. & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	KR-	Taedo	EU 157
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best of Booker T. & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	AU-	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567-81281-2
1.3	Green Onions (single version)	2:53	Booker T. & the M.G.’s	The Stax Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US-	Stax
1.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick: The Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US-	UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	B0027250-02
Promotion
1.5	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Hits, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US-	Rhino (reissue label)
(unknown)
2.9	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Classic Rhythm + Blues Collection: 1960-1963	Various Artists	Album + Compilation

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sampled by:	That Girl by Maxi Priest (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent) featuring Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
mash-ups:	Michael Feels Like Green Onions by The Corporation (mashup artist)

part of:	Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 181) (order: 181) The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 418) (order: 419)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/4fQMGlCawbTkH9yPPZ49kP [info]

recording of:	Green Onions

Green Onions

composer:	Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) Steve Cropper Booker T. Jones Lewie Steinberg

publisher:	Al Jackson Jr. Music Carlin Music Corporation East/Memphis Music Corp. Irving Music (BMI)

referred to in medleys:	Green Onions / Hush (order: 1)
is the basis for:	Blue Onions Gemüsemann That Girl

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