Sound The Alarm marks Booker T's return to Stax, a label revered for the gritty soul sound he helped create with Memphis' first integrated band in the early '60s, and features collaborations with some of the finest talents in modern soul and R&B including Mayer Hawthorne, Anthony Hamilton, Vintage Trouble, Estelle, Gary Clark, Jr., Luke James and more.
Booker T wrote or co-wrote all twelve songs on Sound The Alarm. He's written and/or played on some of the most enduring songs of all time including 'Green Onions,' 'Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay' and 'Born Under A Bad Sign.'