Sound the Alarm (Booker T. Jones album)

Sound the Alarm
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
GenreJazz, soul
Length47:28
LabelStax
Concord
ProducerBooker T. Jones, Avila Brothers (Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah Avila), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Booker T. Jones chronology
The Road from Memphis
(2011)
Sound the Alarm
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]

Sound the Alarm is the tenth studio album by soul musician Booker T. Jones. It was released in June 2013, and features guest appearances from Gary Clark, Jr., Estelle, Anthony Hamilton and Vintage Trouble. The album marks Jones' return to Stax Records, where he made his name with hits like Green Onions (1962) and his first for the label since Melting Pot in 1971.[4]

  1. ^ "Sound the Alarm Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  2. ^ Legget, Simon. "Sound the Alarm – Booker T. Jones". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. ^ Lewis, Randy (2013-06-25). "Album review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. ^ "Booker T Returns To Stax With 'Sound The Alarm' Featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Anthony Hamilton, Vintage Trouble, Estellle, Gary Clark Jr. + More June 25". Bookert.com. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-29.