B.B. King in London

B.B. King in London
Studio album by B.B. King
Released 1971
Recorded June 9–16, 1971
Genre Blues
Length 34:24
Label ABC
Producer Ed Michell and Joe Zagarino
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(1971)		 B. B. King in London
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B.B. King in London is a 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 members of Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie and with Rick Wright - not of Pink Floyd fame as some have stated. Rick and his female companion Fritz started a short-lived blues-based band Sunrise which came to an end after Rick's death in a car accident.

Track listing

  1. "Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
  2. "Blue Shadows" (Lloyd Glenn) -- 5:11
  3. "Alexis Boogie" (Alexis Korner) -- 3:30
  4. "We Can't Agree" (Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan) -- 4:48
  5. "Ghetto Woman" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) -- 5:15
  6. "Wet Hayshark" (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
  7. "Part-Time Love" (Clay Hammond) -- 3:17
  8. "The Power of the Blues" (Pete Wingfield) -- 2:23
  9. "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09

Personnel

Recorded at Olympic Studios and Command Studios, London, England.

References

  1. ^ Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at Allmusic
B.B. King
Studio albums
1957: Singin' the Blues • 1958: The Blues • 1960: My Kind of Blues • 1968: Lucille • 1969: Completely Well • 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds • 1971: B.B. King in London • 1972: Guess Who • L.A. Midnight • 1977: King Size • 1978: Midnight Believer • 1979: Take It Home • 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere • 1985: Six Silver Strings • 1995: Lucille & Friends • 1997: Deuces Wild • 1998: Blues on the Bayou • 1999: Let the Good Times Roll • 2000: Riding with the King • Makin' Love Is Good for You • 2003: Reflections • 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 • 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums
Compilations
Singles
1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" • 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" • 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" • 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" • 1959: "Sugar Mama" • 1961: "Someday Baby" • 1962: "Going Down Slow" • 1963: "Trouble in Mind" • 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" • "Rock Me Baby" • "Please Send Me Someone to Love" • 1965: "Blue Shadows" • 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" • "Just Like a Woman" • "Five Long Years" • "Ain't Nobody's Business" • 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" • "Worried Life" • 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" • 1985: "Big Boss Man" • 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" • 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
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