King Of The Blues Guitar

~ Release by Albert King (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Stax Studios, Memphis, Tennesee
All tracks stereo except track 2 (mono)
On "Crosscut Saw" the vocal quality stems from the orginal source tape.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-26 20:36 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Laundromat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-25)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-03-25)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-03-25) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-03-25)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-03-25), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-03-25) and Andrew Love (on 1966-03-25)
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-03-25)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-03-25) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-03-25)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-03-25)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-03-25) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-03-25)
recording of:
Laundromat Blues (on 1966-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
53:19
2Overall Junction
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-25)
recording of:
Overall Junction
composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:19
3Oh, Pretty Woman
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-08-03)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-08-03)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-08-03) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-08-03)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-08-03), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-08-03) and Andrew Love (on 1966-08-03)
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-08-03)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-08-03) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-08-03)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-08-03)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-08-03) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-08-03)
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman (on 1966-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
A.C. "Moohah" Williams (WDIA DJ)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
32:45
4Funk Shun
2:30
5Crosscut Saw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-11-02)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-11-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-11-02) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-11-02), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-11-02) and Andrew Love (on 1966-11-02)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-11-02) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-11-02)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-11-02) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-11-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018)
cover recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues (on 1966-11-02)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
2:31
6Down Don't Bother Me
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
guitar:
Steve Cropper and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
horn:
Joe Arnold, Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) and Andrew Love
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
piano:
Isaac Hayes and Booker T. Jones
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s and The Memphis Horns
recording of:
Down Don’t Bother Me
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
32:13
7Born Under A Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
32:45
8Personal Manager
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
4:28
9Kansas City
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
guitar:
Steve Cropper and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
horn:
Joe Arnold, Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) and Andrew Love
membranophone:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
piano:
Isaac Hayes and Booker T. Jones
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s and The Memphis Horns
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
2:29
10The Very Thought Of You
3:45
11The Hunter
2:43
12I Almost Lost My Mind
3:25
13As The Years Go Passing By
3:43
14Cold Feet
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Cold Feet (in 1967)
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:43
15You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain
2:55
16I Love Lucy
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-22)
2:45
17You're Gonna Need Me
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1968-03-22)
2:45