Al Jackson Jr.

Songs Written by Al Jackson Jr.Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Albert J. Jackson Jr. (November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975) was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Records and produced their own instrumentals. Jackson was affectionately dubbed "The Human Timekeeper" for his drumming ability. He was posthumously inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Al Jackson Jr. first charted in 1962 with Green Onions.The artist placed 23 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 14 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 13 Top‑10s, 4 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Let's Stay Together - #2: I'm Still in Love with You - #3: You Ought to Be with Me - #4: Look What You Done for Me - #5: Green Onions
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  Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
1.
08/1962

#5  Green Onions
Booker T. & the MG's

from Green Onions   Green Onions
193 pts
3
US




1
R&B




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #181] instrumental
[Stax 127]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
2.
07/1963

Chinese Checkers
Booker T. & the MG's

10 pts
78
US










[Stax 137]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Lewie Steinberg
3.
02/1964

Mo' Onions
Booker T. & the MG's

from Green Onions   Green Onions
5 pts
97
US










[Stax 142]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
4.
08/1964

Soul Dressing
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Dressing   
5 pts
95
US










[Stax 153]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
Boot-Leg
5.
05/1965

Boot-Leg
Booker T. & the MG's

25 pts
58
US




10
R&B




instrumental
[Stax 169]
written by Charles Axton, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Isaac Hayes & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  The Packers
6.
11/1965

Hole in the Wall
The Packers

38 pts
43
US




5
R&B




instrumental
[Pure Soul 1107]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones & Nathaniel Nathan
  Booker T. & the MG's
7.
09/1966

My Sweet Potato
Booker T. & the MG's

from And Now!   And Now!
15 pts
85
US




18
R&B




instrumental
[Stax 196]
written by Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
8.
11/1966

Booker - Loo
Booker T. & the MG's

3 pts






37
R&B




instrumental US B side to My Sweet Potato
[Stax 196]
written by Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Donald "Duck" Dunn
9.
03/1967

Hip Hug-Her
Booker T. & the MG's

from Hip Hug-Her   Hip Hug-Her
59 pts
37
US




6
R&B


51
UK
instrumental
[Stax 211]
written by Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Otis Redding
10.
05/1967

Let Me Come On Home
Otis Redding

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
17 pts










48
UK
[Volt 146]
written by Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones & Otis Redding
  Booker T. & the MG's
11.
07/1967

Slim Jenkin's Place
Booker T. & the MG's

from Hip Hug-Her   Hip Hug-Her
25 pts
70
US








58
UK
[Stax 224]
written by Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Booker T. Jones
  Albert King
12.
01/1968

Cold Feet
Albert King

18 pts
67
US




20
R&B




instrumental [spoken]
[Stax 241]
written by Albert King & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Booker T. & the MG's
13.
07/1968

Soul Limbo
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo   
109 pts
17
US
32
AC


7
R&B


30
UK
instrumental
[Stax 0001]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg
14.
11/1968

Hang 'Em High
Booker T. & the MG's

from Soul Limbo   
101 pts
9
US
39
AC


35
R&B




instrumental
[Stax 0013]
written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg
  Ike & Tina Turner
The Hunter
15.
08/1969

The Hunter
Ike & Tina Turner

from The Hunter   
9 pts
93
US




37
R&B




[Blue Thumb 102]
written by Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Donald Dunn & Steve Cropper
  Booker T. & the MG's
16.
08/1969

Soul Clap '69
Booker T. & the MG's

25 pts










35
UK
written by Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn & Steve Cropper
  Dick Hyman
Green Onions
17.
09/1969

Green Onions
Dick Hyman

from The Age of Electronicus   
4 pts
109
US










instrumental
[Command/ABC 4129]
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Booker T. & the MG's
18.
03/1971

Melting Pot
Booker T. & the MG's

from Melting Pot   Melting Pot
27 pts
45
US




21
R&B




instrumental
[Stax 0082]
written by Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn & Steve Cropper
  Al Green
Let's Stay Together
19.
12/1971

#1  Let's Stay Together
Al Green

from Let's Stay Together   Let's Stay Together
374 pts
1
US
36
AC


1
R&B


7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #60]
[Hi 2202]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Syl Johnson
20.
01/1972

The Love You Left Behind
Syl Johnson

from Back for a Taste of Your Love   
3 pts






43
R&B




[Hi 2201]
written by Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson greentick
  Ann Peebles
21.
02/1972

Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Ann Peebles

from Straight from the Heart   Straight from the Heart
15 pts
101
US




13
R&B




[Hi 2205]
written by Al Jackson greentick & Timothy Matthews
  Isaac Hayes
Let's Stay Together
22.
04/1972

Let's Stay Together
Isaac Hayes

32 pts
48
US
21
AC


25
R&B




instrumental
[Enterprise 9045]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Al Green
Look What You Done for Me
23.
04/1972

#4  Look What You Done for Me
Al Green

from I'm Still in Love with You   I'm Still in Love with You
210 pts
4
US




2
R&B


44
UK
[Hi 2211]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
I'm Still in Love with You
24.
07/1972

#2  I'm Still in Love with You
Al Green

from I'm Still in Love with You   I'm Still in Love with You
237 pts
3
US
33
AC


1
R&B


35
UK
[Hi 2216]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
You Ought to Be with Me
25.
10/1972

#3  You Ought to Be with Me
Al Green

from Call Me   Call Me
228 pts
3
US
28
AC


1
R&B


51
UK
[Hi 2227]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
Call Me (Come Back Home)
26.
02/1973

Call Me (Come Back Home)
Al Green

from Call Me   Call Me
119 pts
10
US




2
R&B




[Hi 2235]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
  Margie Joseph
Let's Stay Together
27.
04/1973

Let's Stay Together
Margie Joseph

from Margie Joseph   
3 pts






43
R&B




[Atlantic 2954]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  The Soul Children
28.
07/1973

Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
The Soul Children

2 pts






59
R&B




[Stax 0170]
written by Al Jackson greentick & John Gary Williams
  Eddie Floyd
29.
09/1973

Baby, Lay Your Head Down, (Gently On My Bed)
Eddie Floyd

from Baby Lay Your Head Down   
2 pts






50
R&B




[Stax 0171]
written by Eddie Floyd, Al Jackson greentick, Duck Dunn & Steve Cropper
  William Bell
30.
10/1973

I've Got to Go On Without You
William Bell

from Relating   
2 pts






54
R&B




[Stax 0175]
written by Larry McIntosh & Al Jackson greentick
  Free
The Hunter
31.
11/1976

The Hunter
Free

14 pts










52
UK
R
written by Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Steve Cropper
  Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
32.
12/1979

Green Onions
Booker T. & the MG's

101 pts










7
UK
instrumental R
written by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Bobby Militello
33.
01/1983

Let's Stay Together
Bobby Militello

1 pts






74
R&B




featuring Jean Carn
[Gordy 1652]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
  Tina Turner
34.
11/1983

Let's Stay Together
Tina Turner

from Private Dancer   Private Dancer
187 pts
26
US


1
dance
3
R&B


6
UK
[Capitol 5322]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Meli'sa Morgan
Still in Love with You
35.
03/1992

Still in Love with You
Meli'sa Morgan

from Still in Love with You   Still in Love with You
34 pts




3
dance
9
R&B




[Pendulum 64767]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
  The Pasadenas
36.
11/1992

Let's Stay Together
The Pasadenas

46 pts










22
UK
written by Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Al Green
  Paul Rodgers
The Hunter
37.
04/1993

The Hunter
Paul Rodgers

from Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters   Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters
17 pts








6
rock


written by Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Donald Dunn & Steve Cropper
  Al B. Sure!
I'm Still in Love with You
38.
03/1994

I'm Still in Love with You
Al B. Sure!

from Above the Rim: The Soundtrack   Above the Rim: The Soundtrack
17 pts
57
US




62
R&B




[Death Row 98283]
written by Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
  H-Town / Al B. Sure!
39.
04/1994

Part Time Lover/I'm Still in Love with You
H-Town / Al B. Sure!

from Above the Rim: The Soundtrack   
29 pts
57
US




9
R&B




written by Devante Swing, Darryl Pearson, Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. greentick & Willie Mitchell
  Mr Roy
40.
01/1995

Saved
Mr Roy

43 pts










24
UK
written by Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Mark Mumford, Alun Harrison & Graham Simmons
  Snuff [English rock band]
41.
09/1996

Do Do Do EP: Standing in the Shadows / I Will Survive / Soul Limbo / Boring Being in Snuff
Snuff [English rock band]

3 pts










149
UK
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper & Wat Tyler
  Lois Lane
42.
02/1998

Chinese Checkers
Lois Lane

from The Adventures of Lois Lane   
1 pts






82
R&B




[JEA Music 1001]
written by Stephen Lee Cropper, Booker T. Jones Jr., Al Jackson Jr. greentick, Lois Lane & Lewie Steinberg
  Al Green
43.
06/2010

Let's Stay Together
Al Green

2 pts










156
UK
R
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick
  Seal
44.
11/2011

Let's Stay Together
Seal

from Soul 2   
9 pts


13
AC








[Reprise LP Cut]
written by Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr. greentick


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Booker T. & the MG's


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