That's The Way It Should Be

Booker T. & The MG's: Booker T. Jones (vocals, guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 & M-3 organs, MiniMoog, synthesizer); Steve Cropper (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar); Donald "Duck" Dunn (vocals, baritone guitar, bass).Additional personnel: Steve Jordan (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, congas, bongos); James Gadson (drums).Recorded at The Site, San Rafael, California and The Power Station, New York."Cruisin'" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.Personnel: Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar); Booker T. Jones (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, mini-Moog synthesizer, Moog synthesizer); Steve Jordan , Stanley Jordan (vocals, guitar, drums, congas, bongos, percussion); James Gadson (drums).Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer.Liner Note Author: Alan Robinson.Recording information: (The) Site; New York, NY; Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA; Power Station; Power Station Studios, New York, NY; San Rafael, CA; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA; The Site, San Rafael, CA.Author: Neil Young.Photographer: Dennis Keeley.As the house band for a dizzying number of classic Stax sessions, Booker T. & the MG's defined the sound of '60s southern soul, and on their own they created a distinctive sound that set the template for instrumental R&B. After their '70s breakup, they reconvened a couple of times in the early '90s, backing up Neil Young and others. Thus the seed was planted for this '94 reunion album. With session giants James Gadson and Steve Jordan filling in for late drummer Al Jackson, Booker and the boys tackle everything from Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," reinventing each song with their distinctive sound. Booker T.'s spare, concise organ parts, Steve Cropper's punchy guitar, and "Duck" Dunn's locomotive bass sound like old friends showing up at your doorstep after a long absence.

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