Green Onions

Name: Green Onions
Duration: 2 min 54 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
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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	US1968	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	SD 8202
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	DE1973	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	ATL 40 072
1.1	Green Onions	2:49	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Single	GB1979	Atlantic Records UK	K 10109
1.10	Green Onions	?:??	Booker T. & the MG’s	Star Traks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1980	K‐tel (International budget record label)	NE 1070
2.12	Green Onions	2:47	Booker T. & the MG’s	East Memphis Music: The Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1984	Rondor International	EM 50009
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best of Booker T. & The MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US1984	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 81281-2, 81281-2
8.14	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1985	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	781293-299
1.25	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Volume 4: 1958-1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1985	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 81296-2
2.8	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1986	Warner Special Products	OP-2534
1.13	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1987	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	2292-41138-2
1.13	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1987 DE1987 GB1987	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	241138-1, WX 105
1.19	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1987	Time–Life Music	2RNR-02, OP-2534
1.12	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Top of the Stax: Twenty Greatest Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1988-09-21	Stax	SCD-88005-2
1.5	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	R&B Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1989-05-02	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	2292-41602-2
1.12	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Top of the Stax: Twenty Greatest Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1989-06-26	Stax	D 29057
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best of Booker T. & The MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	GB1989-11	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.5	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	R & B Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1989	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	241 601-4
1.5	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	R&B Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1989	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	241603-2
1.5	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	R&B: Rhythm and Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1989	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	241 601-1
2.1	Green Onions	?:??	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Decade: The Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1990-09-22	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)	ZK 74816 (2)
1.6	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rockfile, Volume 30	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1990	Backline Records (Line Music GmbH)	BLCD 9.00940 L
2.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Decade ; The Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1990	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)	ZD 74816, ZD 74816(2)
1.17	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Tour of Duty: The Golden Popclassics From the 60's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1990	Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)	845 164-2
1.17	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Tour of Duty: The Golden Popclassics From the 60's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1990	Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)	845.482-2
5.9	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991-10-15	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	82305-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:57	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	GB1991-11-06	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7567-822552-2
1.4	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Born to Be Wild	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1991
1.1	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rhythm’n Blues Le Top	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1991	Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")	CA 805 9548-30349-2
1.17	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Power: The Very Best of Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT1991	CGD (Italian label)	9548 30471-2
2.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959–1968	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	7 82218-2
1.5	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1992	Time–Life Music	TL 516/03
1.19	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: 1962 (1992 Remaster)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992	Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products	2RNR-02, OPCD-2534
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Groovin’	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US1993-05-18	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71234
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rhythm & Blues Formidable	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1993-11-05	Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")	9548-32378-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rhythm & Blues Formidable	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1993-11-05	Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")	9548-32379-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1962 (1993 re-release replaces track 1)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1993	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 70623
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962 (1993 re-issue)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1993	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 70623
1.5	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Blues Brother Soul Sister	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1993	Dino Entertainment, wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	9548-31921-2, CA-851
1.5	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Blues Brother Soul Sister	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1993	Dino Entertainment	DINCD 56
1.7	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	De Pre Historie 1962, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1993	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)	74321 16218 2
1.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Atlantic Story (Different tracks on disc 2 (Yes track 37 / Led Zeppelin track 28))	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1993	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	9548-32258-2
1.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Atlantic Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1993	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	9548-32258-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rock Instrumental Classics, Volume 4: Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994-03-22	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71604
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US1994-06-24	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71738
1.11	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Andre	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-08-02	Rhino (reissue label)
1.16	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	L'America del rock 02: Il rhythm 'n' blues e la soul music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT1994	La Repubblica	AdR-02
1.11	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Let There Be Drums! Volume 2: The '60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71548
4.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rock Instrumental Classics, Volumes 1–5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 72035
1.9	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rock Times Extra	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	Zounds	27000596, 27000602
1.4	Green Onions	2:57	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1994	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	7567 80595 2
5.7	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1994	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 71806
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	AU1994	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-71738-2
1.9	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995-02-01	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VTDCD44
1.2	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Get Shorty: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	CA1995-10-17	Antilles, Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)	P2 29310
1.2	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Get Shorty: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1995-10-17	Antilles	314 529 310-2
1.2	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Get Shorty: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack (BMG Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1995	Antilles, The Verve Group	314 529 310-2
1.2	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Get Shorty: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	AU1995	Antilles	529 310-2
1.20	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Great Instrumental Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995	The Good Music Record Co., MCA Special Markets & Products, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)	141721, MSD-35805, S21-18593
1.1	Green Onions	2:57	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	CA1995	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	82255-2
2.14	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	The American Diner	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Dino Music (subsidiary of EMI Netherlands BV)	DINCD107
2.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Promised Land	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	XE1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	478585-2
1.20	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Ultimate Soul Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	WTV (earlier incarnation of Warner.ESP and Warner Music TV)	9548-33340-2
2.2	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Blues Brother Soul Sister	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1995	Dino Entertainment	DINCD115
1.3	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Movie Killers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-06-03	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)	TCD 2836
1.5	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Magic Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1996-06-18	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	535602-2
1.5	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Striptease: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1996-06-25	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	7243-8-52498-2-2, E2-52498
1.5	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Striptease: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	JP1996-09-04	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	TOCP-50004
2.14	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best Sixties Album in the World… Ever! II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1996-11-11	Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV	7243 8 42332 2 8, VTDCD 106
2.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	38 soulklassiker 1960–69	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE1996	Diesel Music AB	Diesel C-18
1.12	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Ultimate Soul Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1996	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	WTVD 34851
2.10	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Simply the Best: Classic Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-03-01	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	9548-35204-2
1.3	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Their Best	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	DE1997-03-24	Bellaphon	287.07.249
1.2	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Modrophenia	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-05-05	Global Television	RADCD62
1.8	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Sports Rock	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997-06-10	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 72711
1.2	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	'60s Soul: Try A Little Tenderness	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1997	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 72657
1.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Caiga Quien Caiga - 53 Clásicos originales del Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES1997	DRO East West S.A. (not for release label use!)	7567 80700 2
1.4	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Lo mejor del soul clásico	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AR1997	Warner Music Argentina	7567 80737 2
1.7	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Jazz Club	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997	Global Television	RADCD87
1.15	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Magic Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR1998-06-07	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	553 091- 2 py918
2.20	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Survivors, Volume 2: 25 Years of Wigan Casino	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998-09-07	Telstar TV	TTVCD2992
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Time Is Tight	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US1998-10-06	Stax	3SCD-4424-2
2.2	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	A Little Blues in Your Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998
1.6	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Bar‐B‐Que Soul‐A‐Bration	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998	Rhino (reissue label)
1.3	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Funk Soul + R&B, Vol 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1998	HMV (record store promos), PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands)	76974 3113-2
1.7	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Pottery Barn: Radio Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998
2.14	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best Funk Album in the World	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1998	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 844255 2 4, VTDCD126
2.18	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Film Four Essential Soundtracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-03-29	Telstar TV	TTVCD3038
1.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Definitive Sound of Atlantic Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999-09-20	Warner.ESP	7567 80595-9
1.14	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Machine, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1999	Radiocity Records	3443
1.2	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stella Screen: Soundtracks	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1999	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)	SA470
1.20	Green Onions	2:49	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best Jukebox Album Ever	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000-03-22	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	VIR48760.2
1.18	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Absolute Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2000-03-29	EVA Records (Sweden)	EVACD 4012
1.9	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Millennium Soul Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000-05-23	Universal Music Special Markets, Rhino (reissue label)	314541696-2, R2 79835
1.11	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	1960's #1 R&B Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Compass Productions (budget compilations)	OPCD-1928
1.18	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Absolute Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NO2000	EVA Records ANS (Norway)	EVACD144
1.16	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Film 2000 With Jonathan Ross	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin TV	849746, VTDCD 328
Promotion
1.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Complete Stax–Volt Singles 1959–1968: A 26‐Track Sampler	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1991	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	PRCD 3861-2
1.6	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Reborn to Run: The 35th Anniversary of Mustang	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 7434
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2.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Promised Land	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	-1995	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	C2K 66969
1.4	Green Onions	2:45	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Music That Made Memphis	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996	Warner Special Products

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sampled by:	That Girl by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy
mash-ups:	Michael Feels Like Green Onions by The Corporation

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: 418)

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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