New Directions (The Meters album)

New Directions
Studio album by The Meters
Released	1977
Genre	Funk
Length	41:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Rubinson, Jeffrey Cohen
The Meters chronology
Trick Bag (1976) New Directions (1977) Good Old Funky Music (compilation) (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [2]
Robert Christgau	B+ [3]

New Directions is the eighth and final studio album by the funk group The Meters.

Track listing

All tracks written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.; except as noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No More Okey Doke"		4:20
2.	"I'm Gone"	Allen Toussaint	4:30
3.	"Be My Lady"		6:25
4.	"My Name up in Lights"		5:23
5.	"Funkify Your Life"		5:40
6.	"Stop That Train"	Peter Tosh	4:50
7.	"We Got the Kind of a Love"	Leo Nocentelli	5:20
8.	"Give It What You Can"	Carl Marsh, James Tarbutton, Steve Cropper	4:34

2001 digitally remastered CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Be My Lady" (Single version)		3:25
10.	"All I Do Every Day" (Previously unreleased demo)	Porter, Modeliste	4:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[4]

Primary artist

• Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals, composer
• Art Neville – keyboards, vocals, composer
• Cyril Neville – congas, percussion, vocals, composer
• Leo Nocentelli – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, background vocals, composer
• George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar, background vocals, wah wah bass, composer

Performance

• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Kurt McGettrick – clarinet, flute, baritone and bass saxophone, horn arrangements
• Lenny Pickett – alto flute, alto and soprano and tenor saxophone
• Swamp Tabernacle Choir – background vocals

Additional composition

• Steve Cropper – composer (track 8)
• Carl Marsh – composer (track 8)
• Jimmy Tarbutton – composer (track 8)
• Peter Tosh – composer (track 6)
• Allen Toussaint – composer (track 2)

Production

• David Rubinson – producer, engineer
• Jeffrey Cohen – producer
• Fred Catero – engineer
• Chris Minto – engineer
• Fred Rubinson – engineer
• Bob Irwin – mastering
• Bill Naegels – design
• Rich Russell – design
• Ron Coro – design
• Gary Heery – photography
• Michael P. Smith – photography
• John Cabalka – art direction
• Ed Thrasher – art direction, photography
• Bill Dahl – liner notes

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Allmusic: New Direction – review". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
2. Swenson, John (8 September 1977). "The Meters: New Directions". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (RS 247). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
3. Christgau, Robert. "The Meters". RobertChristgau.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
4. "Allmusic: New Direction – credits". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.