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10/19/25

Booker T. & The MG's ‎

 
 

 And Now!

 
 
 
Booker T. & The MG's ‎– And Now!

Stax records  ‎– S-711

 
 notes:

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”

credits:

    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
 
Recorded    1965/66
Studio    Stax Recording Studio, Memphis
Producer    Jim Stewart


tracklist:

A1        My Sweet Potato
Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Cropper*
2:40
A2        Jericho
Arranged By – Jackson*, Jones*, Dunn*, Cropper*
Written-By – Trad.*
2:30
A3        No Matter What Shape
Written-By – Granville & Burland*
2:50
A4        One Mint Julep
Written-By – Toombs*
2:45
A5        In The Midnight Hour
Written-By – Cropper*, Pickett*
2:50
A6        Summertime
Written-By – Heyward*, Gershwin*
4:35
B1        Working In The Coal Mine
Written-By – Toussaint*
2:40
B2        Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
Written-By – Sain*
2:20
B3        Think
Written-By – Pauling*
2:53
B4        Taboo
Written-By – Lecuona*
4:20
B5        Soul Jam
Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Dunn*, Cropper*
3:00
B6        Sentimental Journey
Written-By – Homer*, Green*, Brown*
3:10