Albert King - The Very Best of Albert King

Albert King - Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Albert King

Label: Rhino Entertainment Company
Catalog#: R2 75703
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1999


Tracklist:

1. Let's Have A Natural Ball 2:54

Bass - Lee Otis Wright
Drums - Kenny Rice
Piano - James Vaughan
Producer [Probably Produced By] - Robert Lyons
Saxophone [Baritone] - Freddie Robinette
Saxophone [Tenor] - Harold White (2)
Trumpet - Wilbur Thompson
Written-By - Albert King


2. Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong 2:56

Bass - Lee Otis Wright
Drums - Kenny Rice
Piano - Ike Turner
Producer [Probably Produced By] - Robert Lyons
Saxophone [Baritone] - Freddie Robinette
Saxophone [Tenor] - Harold White (2)
Trumpet - Wilbur Thompson
Written-By - Albert King


3 . C.O.D. 2:06

Drums - Kenny Rice
Organ - Don James
Producer - Andrew (Mack) McKinney , Leo Gooden
Saxophone [Tenor] - Charles Wright (2) , Fred Jackson
Trumpet - Larry Protho
Written-By - Leo Gooden


4. Laundromat Blues 3:32

Written-By - Sandy Jones (2)


5 . Overall Junction 2:21

Written-By - Albert King


6. Oh, Pretty Woman (Can't Make You Love Me) 2:48

Written-By - A.C. Williams


7. Crosscut Saw 2:35

Written-By - R.G. Ford


8. Born Under A Bad Sign 2:48

Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone], Flute - Joe Arnold
Written-By - Booker T. Jones , William Bell


9. Personal Manager 4:30

Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone], Flute - Joe Arnold
Written-By - Albert King , David Porter


10. Cold Feet 2:47

Producer - Al Jackson Jr.
Written-By - Al Jackson Jr* , Albert King


11. Blues Power (Live) 10:19

Bass - Roosevelt Pointer
Drums - Theotis Morgan
Guitar - Willie James Exton
Organ - James Washington
Producer - Al Jackson Jr.
Written-By - Albert King


12. I'll Play The Blues For You (Parts 1 & 2) 7:17

Guitar - Michael Toles
Organ, Electric Piano - Allen Jones*
Producer - Henry Bush
Saxophone - Tommy Williams (4)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Harvey Henderson
Trumpet - Ben Cauley , Mickey Gregory
Written-By - Jerry Beach


13. Breaking Up Somebody's Home 3:58

Producer - Henry Jones (2)
Trumpet - Roger Hopps
Written-By - Al Jackson Jr* , Timothy Matthews


14. Answer To The Laundromat Blues 4:39

Producer - Henry Bush
Saxophone - Tommy Williams (4)
Written-By - Albert King


15. That's What The Blues Is All About 3:55

Producer - Henry Jones (2)
Written-By - Bobby Patterson , Jerry Strickland


16. Cadillac Assembly Line 4:24

Bass [Played By Either] - Chuck Rainey , Henry Davis
Congas - King Errisson
Drums - James Gadson
Guitar - Billy Fender , Greg Poree , "Wa Wa" Watson*
Keyboards - Bert De Coteaux* , Jerry Peters , Joe Sample
Producer - Bert De Coteaux* , Tony Silvestre*
Written-By - Mack Rice*


Credits:

Bass - Donald "Duck" Dunn (tracks: 4 to 10) , James Alexander (tracks: 12 to 15)
Compilation Producer - James Austin
Drums - Al Jackson Jr. (tracks: 4 to 10) , Willie Hall (tracks: 12 to 15)
Guitar - Steve Cropper (tracks: 6, 8, 9)
Piano - Booker T. Jones (tracks: 4 to 9)
Producer - Allen Jones* (tracks: 12 to 15) , Stax Staff, The (tracks: 4 to 9)
Saxophone [Alto] - Lewis Collins (2) (tracks: 12 to 15)
Saxophone [Baritone] - James Mitchell (tracks: 12 to 15)
Saxophone [Possibly Played By] - Andrew Love (tracks: 4 to 7) , Packy Axton* (tracks: 4 to 7) , Joe Arnold (tracks: 4 to 7)
Saxophone [Tenor] - Andrew Love (tracks: 8 to 10, 12 to 15)
Trombone - Jack Hale (tracks: 12, 14, 15)
Trumpet - Wayne Jackson (tracks: 4 to 10, 12 to 15)


With his distinctive Flying-V Gibson, Albert King (along with John Lee Hooker) practically invented the gritty, electric, urban blues style that influenced everyone from Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton to The White Stripes and Drive-By Truckers.

Here he is at his classic best.