Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary

Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary is a live album by the funk group The Meters recorded on March 24, 1975. It was recorded at the Venus and Mars album release party hosted by Linda and Paul McCartney on board the Queen Mary ship.^[2] It captures the band's live sound at their peak in the mid 1970s.^[3] It is the only live recording of the band from that period.^[4]

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gary Owens introduces the band"	—	0:38
2.	"Fire on the Bayou"	The Meters, Cyril Neville	7:09
3.	"Africa"	The Meters	4:32
4.	"It Ain't No Use"	The Meters	10:34
5.	"Make It with You"	David Gates	6:32
6.	"Cissy Strut / Cardova / It's Your Thing / Love the One You're With"	The Meters, Isley Brothers, Stephen Stills	10:42
7.	"Art Neville addresses the audience"	—	1:38
8.	"Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu / Something You Got / I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) / Everybody Loves a Lover"	Huey Smith, Chris Kenner, Barbara George, Robert Allen, Richard Adler	6:10
9.	"Liar"	Russ Ballard	4:57
10.	"Mardi Gras Mambo"	The Meters, Cyril Neville (originally by The Hawketts)	2:48
11.	"Hey Pocky A-Way"	The Meters	3:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic,^[5] with cover songwriter credits.

The Meters

Arthur Neville – keyboards, vocals
Leo Nocentelli – guitar, vocals
Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals
Cyril Neville – percussion, vocals
George Porter Jr. – bass, vocals

Production

Allen Toussaint – producer
Marshall Sehorn – producer

References

^ "Allmusic: Uptown Rulers: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ "Venus and Mars". beatlesbible.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ "Used with Leo Nocentelli". jambands.com. May 29, 2004. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^ Chris Lark (2003). Peter Buckley (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 670. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
^ "Allmusic: Uptown Rulers: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

v t e The Meters
Art Neville Ziggy Modeliste Leo Nocentelli George Porter Cyril Neville
Studio albums	The Meters Look-Ka Py Py Struttin' Cabbage Alley Rejuvenation Fire on the Bayou Trick Bag New Directions
Compilation albums	Cissy Strut The Best of The Meters Funky Miracle Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology Kickback Zony Mash
Live albums	Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary
Singles	"Cissy Strut"
Related articles	Russell Batiste Jr. (The Funky Meters) Page McConnell (The Meter Men)

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