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#
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2.18	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Going to a Go Go	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2000	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	MOODCD70
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions and Other Hits	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2000	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 79976
2.23	Green Onions	2:57	Booker T. & the MG’s	Lo Mejor De Caiga Quien Caiga	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ES2000
1.4	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T & the MG’s	Respect - The Soundtrack to the Soul Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AR2000	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	524 866 2
1.5	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	Respect: The Soundtrack to The Soul Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2000	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	524 863 2
1.8	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax Groove Masters, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2000	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	8573 83689 2
1.5	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Teen Beat, Volume 5	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000	Ace (UK, started in 1978)	CHCHD 766
2.9	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Classic Rhythm + Blues Collection: 1960-1963	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Time–Life Music, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	R604-02 314541797-2
1.3	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Stax Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2000	Stax	4SCD-4429-2
3.23	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Back to Black	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-03-26	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), MWA	5415182, 5415812
1.16	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Modmania	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2001	Sony Music Direct (Canadian label)	TVK 24111
1.2	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Road Trips	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Warner Special Products	OPCD-1956
2.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Shaken Not Stirred	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001	Sony Music TV	STVCD107
1.19	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection: The Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001	Time–Life Music	M18728 OPCD-2813
1.12	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002-02-19	Rhino (reissue label)	78300
2.3	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Drivin’ with Johnnie Walker	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-06-10	BBC Records (had undergone several name changes, see aliases)	0927-47313-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Essentials	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2002-08-06	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76070
2.16	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Ultimate Gangster Movie Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-16	Telstar TV	TTVCD3306
1.3	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Blues & Soul Masters	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD074
1.1	Green Onions	2:45	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	US2002	Sundazed Music	LP 5079
1.4	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Platinum Soul Legends: 1960–1975	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD100
1.12	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Watchout... We've Got the Power	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2002	Universal Music Australia	069 094-2
1.12	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Incredible Soul Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-08-12	Rhino (reissue label)	73869
1.11	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	60's R&B	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003	Compass Productions (budget compilations)	OPCD-1928
2.16	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Ultimate Gangster Movie Soundtrack (disc 2)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-01-19	Telstar TV	TTVCD3306
3.13	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack — Box Set	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2004-12-07	Interscope Records	B0003773-02
5.13	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack — Box Set	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	XE2004-12-07	Interscope Records, Rockstar Games	0602498649039
1.6	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Soulman: The Ultimate Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004	Sony Music TV	STVCD177
2.2	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-01-18	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD191
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	XW2005-02-08	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)
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	XW2005-02-08	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.11	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Blues Brother Soul Sister	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-04-18	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD210
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Best Of	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2005-06-14	Rhino (reissue label), Collectables (US reissue label)	79976, OL-CD-8045
2.16	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Best of Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005	Warner Music Group Germany	5051011-0274-2-0
1.14	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Body & Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2005	Falcon Neue Medien	UN66015
3.15	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Good Morning Vietnam	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2005	Disky	BX 903469
1.19	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Hollywood Cool	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005	Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	00946 3 11598 2 4
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Definitive Soul Collection	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2006-07-11	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-77660-2
1.6	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax Gold: Memphis Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2006-07-24	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-70856-2
1.4	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Campari Lounge	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2006-07-28	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)	82876 87488 2
1.9	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic R&B 1947–1974, Vol. 5: 1961–1965	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2006	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-77580-2
1.4	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007-03-13	Stax	STX2-30203-2
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Stax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959–1968, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2007-03-26	Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.6	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Sweet Soul Music: The Best of Stax	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2007-05-28	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	1736322
1.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG’s	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	US2007-06-19	Stax	STXCD-30293
2.5	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Heartbeat Summer	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-06-25	EMI TV, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	00946 3 97557 2 1, VTDCD 872
3.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Hits: Soul (Box Set)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-10-15	100 Hits	DMG 100 007
1.10	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Top 10: Music for the Road	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2007-12-07	Warner Strategic Marketing
1.9	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Out of Sight	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007	Universal Music Special Markets, Starbucks Entertainment	CDS-087
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Platinum Collection	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	GB2007	Rhino (reissue label)	8122-79993-9
1.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MGs	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MGs	Booker T. & the MGs	Album + Compilation	XE2007 GB2007	Stax, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)	0888072302938
1.26	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Dreamboats and Petticoats Presents Foot Tappers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-06-02	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	5307592
2.11	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Hits: Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-10-06	100 Hits	DMG 100 020
2.27	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Weekend Starts Here!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-10-20	Virgin TV	VTDCD922
1.20	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Sweet Soul Music: 28 Scorching Classics From 1962	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2008	Bear Family Records	BCD 16868
5.17	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 tubes Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2009-03-23	Warner Music France	5051865336525
2.3	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009-11-17	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
1.6	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Die Hit-Giganten: Instrumental Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2009-11-27	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697624302
1.6	Green Onions	2:51	Booker T. & the MG’s	American Diner	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Inspired Records (Universal Music TV)	INSPCD50
2.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	mntv100, wmtv100
2.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2009	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	1130199993
2.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2009	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label)	R2 653282
1.13	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	A Single Man	Abel Korzeniowski	Album + Soundtrack	US2010-01-05	Relativity Music Group	RMG1006-1
2.5	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Mod Mania	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-04-26	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)
5.8	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Hits: Summer	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-05-17	100 Hits	DMG100057
1.13	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	A Single Man	Abel Korzeniowski	Album + Soundtrack	GB2010-05-31	Silva Screen Records (main imprint of Silva Screen Records Ltd.)	SILCD1323
1.15	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Heatin’ Up: Cool Tunes for Hot Days	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2010-06-15	Starbucks Entertainment	OPCD-8401 / NSPENT10PKG-00351
1.4	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	100 Hits: Sixties Pop	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-10-04	100 Hits, Demon Music Group	DMG 100 066
3.21	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	101 Sixties Party Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010	EMI TV	VTDCDX 1019
3.3	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	That’s Soul: Respect	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2010	Rhino (reissue label)	5052498247622
3.15	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	101 Soul Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-01-31	EMI TV	VTDCDX 1016
1.11	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Funk Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-04-25	Ministry of Sound	MOSCD257
1.7	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	3/60: Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-07-18	Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	CRIM 360 006
1.8	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	The Sixties	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2011-07-18	Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)	CRIM 360 001
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	XW2012-07-23	Concord Music Group (formed in 2004 with the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records), Stax
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Album	US2012-07-24	Stax Remasters	STX-33960-02
1.1	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	GB2012-09-03	Stax Remasters	0888072339606
2.10	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	I Grew Up in the 60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2012-11-26	EMI TV	VTDCD 1054
2.14	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	All the... 60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2012	Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)	5310516672
2.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Atlantic Soul Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2012	Warner Music France	8122797264
1.7	Green Onions	2:52	Booker T. & the MG’s	Classic Rock: Les classiques de Marc Ysaye: The Collection (edition 25ème anniversaire)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2012	EMI Music Belgium
1.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Original Album Series	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album + Compilation	XE2012	Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)	8122797254
1.14	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	ARTE: Summer of Soul	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2013-07-01	Universal Music France, Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH)	5343788
1.16	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Sixties Soul Machine (75 track Amazon MP3 version of 3CD)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2013-09-16	Rhino (reissue label)
1.16	Green Onions	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	Sixties Soul Machine	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2013-09-24	Rhino (reissue label)	WMTV205
1.14	Green Onions (single version)	2:55	Booker T. & the MG’s	80 From America	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2013	Universal Music Australia
1.1	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the M.G.s	Booker T. & the M.G.s + The Mar‐Keys	Booker T. & the M.G.s + The Mar‐Keys	Album + Compilation	XE2013	Not Now Music	NOT2CD476
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
1.1	Green Onions	2:53	Booker T. & the MG’s	Green Onions	Booker T. & the MG’s	Album	GB2013	Hallmark Music & Entertainment	712652
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)
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
Promotion
1.11	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T & the MG’s	Soul Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2001	Warner Strategic Marketing Germany (subsidiary of Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH)	PRECL08
1.2	Green Onions	2:50	Booker T. & the MG’s	Essential 70's Collection, Volume 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003	Daily Express (British newspaper), Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	EX00170CD4
Bootleg
1.21	Green Onions	2:56	Booker T. & the MG’s	Lux & Ivy’s Favorites, Volume 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009
(unknown)
1.9	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Rytm I Blues	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	PL2006-06-02	Universal Music Polska	6024 983 991 9 4
2.1	Green Onions	2:54	Booker T. & the MG’s	Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2009

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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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