And Now!
And Now! is the third studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in November 1966. It is notable as the first M.G.'s album featuring bassist Duck Dunn on every track. “My Sweet Potato” was the only track released as a single, with “Booker Loo” (not included on the album) as its B-side. “Summertime” was released in 1967 as the B-side to the song “Hip Hug-Her”.
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| Released | November 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Studio | Stax Recording Studio, Memphis | |||
| Genre | R&B, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Stax/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
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Track listing
Side one
- “My Sweet Potato” (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr.) – 2:47
- “Jericho” (Traditional) – 2:37
- “No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)” (Granville Burland) – 3:01
- “One Mint Julep” (Rudy Toombs) – 3:05
- “In the Midnight Hour” (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 2:58
- “Summertime” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 4:41
Side two
- “Working in the Coal Mine” (Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint) – 2:42
- “Don't Mess up a Good Thing” (Oliver Sain) – 2:44
- “Think” (Lowman Pauling) – 2:58
- “Taboo” (Bob Russell, Margarita Lecuona) – 4:25
- “Soul Jam” (Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jones, Jackson) – 3:05
- “Sentimental Journey” (Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer) – 3:13
Personnel
- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Booker T. Jones – "plunk", piano, organ, guitar
- Steve Cropper – "strum", guitar, electric bass on "My Sweet Potato"
- Donald Dunn – "thump", bass guitar, claves on "My Sweet Potato"
- Al Jackson Jr. – "boom", drums
- Technical
- Ronnie "Angel" Stoots – cover design
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