Potato Hole is a 2009 album by Booker T. Jones, recorded with Drive-By Truckers as the backing band and guitar accompaniment by Neil Young.
| Potato Hole | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | September – October 2008 | |||
| Genre | R&B, electric blues | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Rob Schnapf, Booker T. | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
| Paste | 6.7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
On January 31, 2010, Potato Hole won the Best Pop Instrumental Album award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.[6] The track "Warped Sister" was also nominated, for Best Rock Instrumental Performance,[6] but that award went to Jeff Beck for "A Day in The Life".[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Booker T. Jones; except as noted.
- "Pound It Out" – 4:18
- "She Breaks" – 4:22
- "Hey Ya!" (André 3000) – 3:53
- "Native New Yorker" – 3:47
- "Nan" – 2:08
- "Warped Sister" – 4:47
- "Get Behind the Mule" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 4:10
- "Reunion Time" – 3:49
- "Potato Hole" – 6:50
- "Space City" (Mike Cooley, Brad Morgan, Jason Isbell, Patterson Hood, Shonna Tucker) – 5:38
Personnel
edit- Booker T. – organ, guitars (1, 5, 8)
- Mike Cooley – guitars
- Patterson Hood – guitars
- John Neff – guitars, pedal steel guitar
- Neil Young – guitars
- Shonna Tucker – bass
- Brad Morgan – drums
- Lucy Castro – percussion
- Technical
- Andy Kaulkin – executive producer
- Doug Boehm – engineer
- Jason Thrasher – photography
References
edit- ^ "Potato Hole by Booker T. Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (April 15, 2009). "Potato Hole". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (April 20, 2009). "Booker T.: Potato Hole". Paste. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Hermes, Will (April 30, 2009). "Potato Hole : Booker T. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "GRAMMY Award Results for Booker T. Jones". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Rock Instrumental Performance". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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