The group’s second-highest-charting Hot 100 side (behind “Green Onions”) was this piece which Booker Jones composed for the music score of Paramount’s film thriller “Uptight.” However (“Soundtrack Album” label reference aside), this hit single was a very different recording from the longer (4:55) and much faster-paced version found on the soundtrack LP.
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 6, Record World 7, Cash Box 8 - R&B Peak: 7
45 single issued on Stax 0028 - Time Is Tight (Jones-Jackson-Dunn-Cropper) by Booker T. & The M.G.’s, produced by B. T. Jones
. THE 1969 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1969 (some were recorded in 1968)
