Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things

Blues For Elvis - King Does The King's Things

Studio album by Albert King

Released

1970

Recorded

1969

Genre

Blues

Length

36:41

Label

Stax Records

Producer

Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr.

Albert King chronology

King of the Blues Guitar
(1969)

Blues For Elvis - King Does The King's Things
(1970)

Lovejoy
(1971)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blues For Elvis - King Does The King's Things is the fifth studio album by Albert King. The songs in this album are versions of songs previously recorded by Elvis Presley. On the album sleeve there is a review by Albert Goldman, Music Critic of LIFE Magazine, who says, among other things "For the first time on record, the King of Blues is meeting the King of Rock." and "...you're gonna love every minute of this musical feast fit for kings.".

Track listing

"Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 4:03
"That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup) – 4:08
"All Shook Up" (Otis Blackwell, Presley) – 2:29
"Jailhouse Rock" (Leiber, Stoller) – 3:36
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden, Presley) – 6:05
"Don't Be Cruel" (Blackwell, Presley) – 3:27
"One Night" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman) – 4:18
"Blue Suede Shoes" (Carl Perkins) – 3:16
"Love Me Tender" (Vera Matson, Presley) – 5:19

Personnel

Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
Marvell Thomas – Piano and organ
Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass guitar and also Producer and Arranger, with Al Jackson
James Alexander – Bass guitar
Willie Hall – Drums
Terry Manning – Audio Engineer
Shirley Glaser - Cover Portrait
Honeya Thompson - Art Direction

Albert King

Studio albums	The Big Blues (1962) Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) Years Gone By (1969) Blues for Elvis - King Does the King's Things (1970) Lovejoy (1971) I'll Play the Blues for You (1972) I Wanna Get Funky (1974) The Pinch aka The Blues Don't Change (1974)

Live albums	Live Wire/Blues Power (1968) Blues at Sunrise (1988) Wednesday Night In San Francisco (1990) Thursday Night in San Francisco (1990) Blues at Sunset (1993) In Session (1999)

Compilations	Wattstax (1972) Montreux Festival (1974) Hard Bargain (1996)

Singles	"I Get Evil" (1962) "Crosscut Saw" (1967) "Born Under a Bad Sign" (1967) "As the Years Go Passing By" (1969) "The Hunter" (1969) "The Very Thought of You" (1979)

Other songs	"Kansas City" (1967) "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1967) "Watermelon Man" (1968) "Every Day I Have the Blues" (1968) "Drifting Blues" (1968) "Killing Floor" (1969) "The Sky Is Crying" (1969) "You Don't Love Me" (1969) "Hound Dog" (1970) "What'd I Say" (1971) "She Caught the Katy" (1971) 1972: "I'll Be Doggone" (1972) 1973: "Match Box Blues" (1973) "Stormy Monday" (1973) 1976: "I'm Ready" (1976) "My Babe" (1976) "Dust My Broom" (1984) "Red House" (1992)

Related articles	Discography King Records Stax Records Booker T. & the MG's Soul blues

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