The Booker T. Set
Studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Released	May 1969
Recorded	1969
Studio	Stax Recording Studio, Memphis
Genre	R&B, instrumental rock
Length	34:13
Label	Stax
Producer	Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology
Up Tight (1969) The Booker T. Set (1969) McLemore Avenue (1970)

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The Booker T. Set is a 1969 studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Other than one original track, it consists mostly of instrumental covers of popular songs from the previous several years. Multiple genres of music are covered, including folk, soul, jazz, funk, and rock.

Track listing

Side One

1. "The Horse" (Jesse James)
2. "Love Child" (R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby)
3. "Sing a Simple Song" (Sly Stone)
4. "Lady Madonna" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
5. "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon)

Side Two

1. "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
2. "Light My Fire" (Robby Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore)
3. "Michelle" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
4. "You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
5. "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" (Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones, Alvertis Isbell)
6. "It's Your Thing" (O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley)

Personnel

Booker T. & the M.G.s

• Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, piano, vibraphone
• Steve Cropper - electric guitar, sitar
• Donald Dunn - bass guitar
• Al Jackson Jr. - drums, tambourine

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