Potato Hole

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{{Infobox album

| name = Potato Hole

| type = studio

| artist = Booker T.

| cover = Booker T. Jones Potato Hole cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 21, 2009

| recorded = September – October 2008

| studio =

| genre =

• R&B
• electric blues

| length = 43:42

| label = Anti-

| producer =

• Rob Schnapf
• Booker T.

| prev_title = I Want You

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = The Road from Memphis

| next_year = 2011

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 65/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/potato-hole/booker-t |title=Potato Hole by Booker T. Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1543283|pure_url=yes}} | title=Allmusic review | work=Allmusic | publisher=All Media Guide | first=Steve | last=Leggett | accessdate=2011-06-25}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B+{{Cite web |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/04/15/potato-hole/ |title=Potato Hole |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 15, 2009 |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}

| rev3 = Paste

| rev3score = 6.7/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/booker-t-/booker-t/ |title=Booker T.: Potato Hole |work=Paste |date=April 20, 2009 |last=Deusner |first=Stephen M. |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}

| rev4 = Rolling Stone

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27385521/review/27534302/potato_hole |title=Potato Hole : Booker T. : Review |work=Rolling Stone |date=April 30, 2009 |last=Hermes |first=Will |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423052505/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27385521/review/27534302/potato_hole |archivedate=April 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}

}}

Potato Hole is a 2009 album by Booker T. Jones, recorded with Drive-By Truckers as the backing band and guitar accompaniment by Neil Young.

On January 31, 2010, Potato Hole won the Best Pop Instrumental Album award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/booker-t-jones/4416 |title=Grammy Award Results for Booker T. Jones |website=grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |accessdate=August 25, 2020}} 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".{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/215 |title=Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Rock Instrumental Performance |website=grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}