1980 Booker T Jones – The Best Of You
The Best Of You is the third solo album by Booker T Jones, released in 1980.
The Booker T. Jones song “The Best Of You” was given a new audience in 1991 when the song was covered by English singer Kenny Thomas, titled “Best of You”, from his debut album Voices. The Thomas version reached No. 11 in the UK and also charted in Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Germany and New Zealand
Tracks
1 You Got Me Spinnin’ (Booker T Jones) 04:00
2 The Best Of You (Booker T Jones) 05:23
3 Cookie (Booker T Jones) 02:41
4 Pride And Joy (Booker T Jones) 04:44
5 Down To The Wire (Booker T Jones; Lenny Macaluso; Pat Summerson) 05:28
6 Stand (Sylvester Stewart) 04:35
7 We Could Stay Together (Booker T Jones) 04:45
8 Will You Be The One (Booker T Jones; Mary Unobsky) 03:31
Musicians
| Bass | Dennis Belfield |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Keyboards | Booker T Jones |
| Keyboards | Don Freeman |
| Keyboards | Mike Utley |
| Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
| Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Vocals | Oren Waters |
Other Musicians
3 Cookie
| Sax | Richie Cannata |
6 Stand
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
7 We Could Stay Together
| Background Vocals | Rita Coolidge |
Liner Notes
Producer – Booker T Jones, David Anderle
Co-producer – Ellen Vogt
Arranged By – Booker T Jones
Conductor (Strings, Horns) – Jules Chaikin
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Mixed By – David Anderle, Peggy McCreary
Recorded By – Peggy McCreary
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Photography By – Gary Heery
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Sunset Sound
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