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Albert King|Born Under A Bad Sign

Born Under A Bad Sign

Albert King
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Albert King recorded a lot in the early '60s, including some classic sides, but they never quite hit the mark. They never gained a large audience, nor did they really capture the ferocity of his single-string leads. Then he signed with Stax in 1966 and recorded a number of sessions with the house band, Booker T. & the MG's, and everything just clicked. The MG's gave King supple Southern support, providing an excellent contrast to his tightly wound lead guitar, allowing to him to unleash a torrent of blistering guitar runs that were profoundly influential, not just in blues, but in rock & roll (witness Eric Clapton's unabashed copping of King throughout Cream's Disraeli Gears). Initially, these sessions were just released as singles, but they were soon compiled as King's Stax debut, Born Under a Bad Sign. Certainly, the concentration of singles gives the album a consistency -- these were songs devised to get attention -- but, years later, it's astounding how strong this catalog of songs is: "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Crosscut Saw," "Oh Pretty Woman," "The Hunter," "Personal Manager," and "Laundromat Blues" form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy. Few blues albums are this on a cut-by-cut level; the songs are exceptional and the performances are rich, from King's dynamic playing to the Southern funk of the MG's. It was immediately influential at the time and, over the years, it has only grown in stature as one of the very greatest electric blues albums of all time.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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Albert King

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1
Born Under A Bad Sign
00:02:46

Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist - William Bell, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

2
Crosscut Saw
00:02:33

R.G. Ford, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

3
Kansas City (Album Version)
00:02:32

Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

4
Oh, Pretty Woman (Album Version)
00:02:47

Albert King, MainArtist - A.C. Williams, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

5
Down Don't Bother Me (Album Version)
00:02:10

Albert King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

6
The Hunter
00:02:44

Al Jackson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Donald Dunn, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist - Junior Wells, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

7
I Almost Lost My Mind (Album Version)
00:03:29

Ivory Joe Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Albert King, MainArtist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

8
Personal Manager (Album Version)
00:04:28

Albert King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - David Porter, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

9
Laundromat Blues (Album Version)
00:03:21

Albert King, MainArtist - Sandy Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

10
As The Years Go Passing By (Album Version)
00:03:46

Albert King, MainArtist - Deadric Jones, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

11
The Very Thought Of You (Album Version)
00:03:46

Albert King, MainArtist - Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2002 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1967 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

Album review

Albert King recorded a lot in the early '60s, including some classic sides, but they never quite hit the mark. They never gained a large audience, nor did they really capture the ferocity of his single-string leads. Then he signed with Stax in 1966 and recorded a number of sessions with the house band, Booker T. & the MG's, and everything just clicked. The MG's gave King supple Southern support, providing an excellent contrast to his tightly wound lead guitar, allowing to him to unleash a torrent of blistering guitar runs that were profoundly influential, not just in blues, but in rock & roll (witness Eric Clapton's unabashed copping of King throughout Cream's Disraeli Gears). Initially, these sessions were just released as singles, but they were soon compiled as King's Stax debut, Born Under a Bad Sign. Certainly, the concentration of singles gives the album a consistency -- these were songs devised to get attention -- but, years later, it's astounding how strong this catalog of songs is: "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Crosscut Saw," "Oh Pretty Woman," "The Hunter," "Personal Manager," and "Laundromat Blues" form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy. Few blues albums are this on a cut-by-cut level; the songs are exceptional and the performances are rich, from King's dynamic playing to the Southern funk of the MG's. It was immediately influential at the time and, over the years, it has only grown in stature as one of the very greatest electric blues albums of all time.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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  • Total length: 00:34:22

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