1981 Booker T Jones – I Want You

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I Want You is the fourth solo album by Booker T Jones released in 1981.

Booker Taliaferro Jones, Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.’s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

Tracks

1  Power In Your Love (Booker T Jones, Marlo Henderson, Michael Stokes) 4:11
2  I Want You (Booker T Jones, Michael Stokes) 4:34
3  Treasure Chest (Booker T Jones, Jean Hancock) 3:58
4  Don’t Stop Your Love (Booker T Jones, Michael Stokes) 4:37
5  Electric Lady (Booker T Jones) 4:24
6  Prize Possession (Sam Dees) 5:07
7  You’re The Best (Booker T Jones, Jay Kessler) 3:09
8  I Came To Love You (Booker T Jones, Leon Ware) 4:09

Media

Musicians

Bass Fred Washington
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar Booker T Jones
Clavinet Booker T Jones
Piano Booker T Jones
Trumpet Chuck Findley
Vibraphone Gary Coleman
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals Jim Gilstrap
Background Vocals John Lehman
Background Vocals Marty McCall
Background Vocals Myrna Matthews
Vocals Booker T Jones

Other Musicians

6 Prize Possession

Drums Raymond Pounds

Liner Notes

Producer – Michael Stokes
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Michael Stokes
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Booker T Jones
Arranged By (Strings & Horns) – Benjamin Wright
Concertmaster (Strings) – Harry Bluestone
Contractor (Strings & Horns) – Ben Barrett
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Cassell
Engineer, Mixed By – Don Hahn

Recorded at A&M Recording Studio \”B\”, Hollywood, CA