''Potato Hole'' is a 2009 album by

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, recorded with

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as the backing band and guitar accompaniment by

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. On January 31, 2010, ''Potato Hole'' won the

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award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The track "Warped Sister" was also nominated, for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, but that award went to Jeff Beck for " A Day in The Life".

Track listing

All tracks written by Booker T. Jones; except as noted. # "Pound It Out" – 4:18 # "She Breaks" – 4:22 # "

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" (

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) – 3:53 # "Native New Yorker" – 3:47 # "Nan" – 2:08 # " Warped Sister" – 4:47 # " Get Behind the Mule" (

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) – 4:10 # "Reunion Time" – 3:49 # "Potato Hole" – 6:50 # "Space City" ( Mike Cooley, Brad Morgan,

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) – 5:38

Personnel

* Booker T. – organ, guitars (1, 5, 8) * Mike Cooley – guitars *

– guitars * John Neff – guitars, pedal steel guitar *

– guitars *

– bass * Brad Morgan – drums * Lucy Castro –

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;Technical *

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– executive producer *

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– engineer *Jason Thrasher – photography

References

2009 albums Booker T. Jones albums Anti- (record label) albums Albums produced by Rob Schnapf Albums produced by Booker T. Jones Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Neil Young {{2000s-R&B-album-stub