| B.B. King in London | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| B.B. King chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| MusicHound Rock | 2/5[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
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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 rock- and R&B musicians, including Ringo Starr, Alexis Korner and Rick Wright (not the same from Pink Floyd), as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, Greg Ridley, Steve Marriott, and Jerry Shirley.
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.[5]
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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.[6]
Track listing[edit]
- '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' [instrumental] (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
- 'Part-Time Love' (Clay Hammond) -- 3:17
- 'Power of the Blues' (Pete Wingfield) -- 2:23
- 'Ain't Nobody Home' (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09
Personnel[edit]
- B. B. King – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Peter Green – guitar on 'Caldonia'
- Alexis Korner – guitar on 'Alexis' Boogie'
- David Spinozza – guitar (track 9)
- Paul Butler – guitar
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
- John Best – bass guitar
- Greg Ridley – bass guitar on 'Alexis' Boogie'
- Steve Winwood – Hammond organ
- Gary Wright – piano, Hammond organ
- Dr Ragovoy – piano
- Pete Wingfield – piano
- Dr. John – keyboards (and guitar on track 5)
- Rick Wright – keyboards
- Joshie Armstead – background vocals
- Tasha Thomas – background vocals
- Carl Hall – background vocals
- Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, piano, Fender Rhodes
- Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
- Steve Marriott – harmonica on 'Alexis' Boogie'
- Duster Bennett – harmonica
- Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
- Chuck Findley – trombone
- Ringo Starr – drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)[7]
- Jerry Shirley – drums on 'Alexis' Boogie'
- Jim Gordon – drums
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Barry Ford – drums
- John Uribe – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 9)
Recorded at Olympic Studios and Command Studios, London, England.
References[edit]
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- ^Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at AllMusic
- ^Christgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: K'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2 ed.). Schirmer Trade Books. p. 631. ISBN978-0-8256-7256-9.
B.B. King in London is the usual pointless hook-the-blues-guy-up-with-well-meaning-rockers-who-love-him-but-can't-play-his-stuff-half-as-well-as-his-own-band exercise
- ^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 451. ISBN978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^'European Tour for B.B. King'. Sounds. Spotlight Publications. 28 August 1971. p. 2.
- ^Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN9780711983076.
- ^Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 105. ISBN0-345-25680-8.
Alexis Korner discography ; https://web.archive.org/web/20160807110434/http://alexis-korner.net/akrak.html