B.B. King in London
| B.B. King in London | ||||
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| Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
| Released |
11 October 1971 (US) 19 November 1971 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | June 9–16, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label |
ABC (US) Probe (UK) | |||
| Producer | Ed Michell and Joe Zagarino | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
B.B. King in London is the nineteenth studio album by B.B. King recorded in London in 1971. He is accompanied by US session musicians and various British R&B musicians, including Alexis Korner and Rick Wright, as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1971 in order to coincide with the first date of King's tour of the country.[2]
Wright and his female companion Fritz started a short-lived blues-based band Sunrise which came to an end after Wright's untimely death in a car accident in 1974. Sunrise also included session blues guitarist Paul Asbell. John Lennon had announced that he would perform on some of the tracks, but ended up having no involvement with the album.[3]
Track listing
- "Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
- "Blue Shadows" (Lloyd Glenn) -- 5:11
- "Alexis Boogie" (Alexis Korner) -- 3:30
- "We Can't Agree" (Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan) -- 4:48
- "Ghetto Woman" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) -- 5:15
- "Wet Hayshark" (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
- "Part-Time Love" (Clay Hammond) -- 3:17
- "The Power of the Blues" (Pete Wingfield) -- 2:23
- "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09
Personnel
- B. B. King - lead guitar, vocals
- Ringo Starr - drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)[4]
- Peter Green - guitar
- Alexis Korner - guitar
- Jim Price - trumpet, trombone, electric piano
- Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
- Gary Wright - piano, organ
- Klaus Voorman - bass
- Duster Bennett - harmonica
- Steve Marriott - harmonica
- Greg Ridley - bass
- Jerry Shirley - drums
- Pete Wingfield - piano
- Paul Butler - guitar
- John Best - bass
- Jim Gordon - drums
- Bill Perkins - baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
- Chuck Findley - trombone
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Mac Rebennack (Dr John) - keyboards
- Barry Ford - drums
- Rick Wright (Not of Pink Floyd fame) - keyboards
- David Spinozza - guitar
- Dr Ragovoy - piano
- Joshie Armstead - background vocals
- Tasha Thomas - background vocals
- Carl Hall - background vocals
- Steve Winwood as mystery shadow organ player
Recorded at Olympic Studios and Command Studios, London, England.
References
- ↑ Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at AllMusic
- ↑ "European Tour for B.B. King". Sounds (Spotlight Publications). 28 August 1971. p. 2.
- ↑ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, ed. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
- ↑ Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.