The Very Best of Albert King

~ Release by Albert King (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Laundromat Blues
cover recording of:
Laundromat Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
Albert King3:09
2Oh, Pretty Woman
cover recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman
lyricist and composer:
A.C. "Moohah" Williams (WDIA DJ)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman
lyricist and composer:
A.C. "Moohah" Williams (WDIA DJ)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
Albert King2:45
3Crosscut 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.
Albert King2:35
4Born 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.
Albert King32:46
5Cold 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)
Albert King2:46
6(I Love) Lucy
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
(I Love) Lucy
writer:
William Bell and Booker T. Jones
Albert King with Booker T. & the MG’s2:54
7Blues Power
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Blues Power
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King3:12
8Drowning on Dry Land
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Drowning on Dry Land
writer:
Allen A. Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Mickey Gregory (trumpeter)
Albert King3:58
9Tupelo, Pt. 1
producer:
Al Bell, Isaac Hayes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
cover recording of:
Tupelo
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Albert King with Pops Staples & Steve Cropper2:56
10Water
producer:
Al Bell, Isaac Hayes and Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
vocals:
Steve Cropper
recording of:
Water
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Albert King with Pops Staples & Steve Cropper3:09
11Wrapped Up in Love Again
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Wrapped Up in Love Again
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King2:21
12Can’t You See What You’re Doing to Me
producer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
recording of:
Can’t You See What You’re Doing to Me
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King3:40
13Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
producer:
Don Nix
arranger:
Don Nix
cover recording of:
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Don Nix
publisher:
Deerwood Music (BMI) and Irving Music Inc.
Albert King3:46
14Angel of Mercy
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
Angel of Mercy
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East/Memphis Music
Albert King4:22
15I’ll Play the Blues for You (Pt. 1)
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
I'll Play the Blues for You
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Marlon Beach
Albert King3:43
16Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
Albert King3:41
17Playing on Me
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
Playing on Me
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
Albert King3:44
18That’s What the Blues Is All About
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
That's What the Blues Is All About
writer:
Bobby Patterson (Dallas blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer) and Jerry Strickland
Albert King3:54
19Flat Tire
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
recording of:
Flat Tire
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
Albert King4:21
20Crosscut Saw
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Albert King2:48