That's the Way It Should Be

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That's the Way It Should Be is an album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, their first since Universal Language, released in 1977. The track "Cruisin'" won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Track listing

1. "Slip Slidin'" (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Steve Jordan)
2. "Mo' Greens" (Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Steve Jordan)
3. "Gotta Serve Somebody" (Bob Dylan)
4. "Let's Wait a While" (Melanie Andrews, James Harris III, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis)
5. "That's the Way It Should Be" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Steve Jordan)
6. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
7. "Camel Ride" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, Steve Jordan)
8. "Have a Heart" (Bonnie Hayes)
9. "Cruisin'" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Anton Fig, Booker T. Jones)
10. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles)
11. "Sarasota Sunset" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Anton Fig, Booker T. Jones)
12. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr.)

Personnel

• Booker T. Jones – keyboards
• Steve Cropper – guitar
• Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
• Steve Jordan – drums