And Now!

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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”.

Track listing

1. “My Sweet Potato” (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr.) - 2:47
2. “Jericho” (Traditional) - 2:37
3. “No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)” (Granville Burland) - 3:01
4. “One Mint Julep” (Rudy Toombs) - 3:05
5. “In the Midnight Hour” (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) - 2:58
6. “Summertime” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) - 4:41
7. “Working in the Coal Mine” (Lee Dorsey, Allen Toussaint) - 2:42
8. “Don’t Mess up a Good Thing” (Oliver Sain) - 2:44
9. “Think” (Lowman Pauling) - 2:58
10. “Taboo” (Bob Russell, Margarita Lecuona) - 4:25
11. “Soul Jam” (Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Jones, Jackson) - 3:05
12. “Sentimental Journey” (Les Brown, Bud Green, Ben Homer) - 3:13

Personnel

• Steve Cropper – guitar, "strum"
• Booker T. Jones – organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, "plunk"
• Donald "Duck" Dunn – electric bass, "thump"
• Al Jackson, Jr. – drums, "boom"

Technical

• Ronnie Stoots - cover design