The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Albert King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Be on Your Merry Way
52:52
2Murder
32:57
3Little Boy Blue
2:50
4C.O.D.
recording of:
C.O.D.
lyricist and composer:
Leo Gooden
2:06
5Worsome Baby
2:55
6Lonesome
3:12
7You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong
2:44
8Laundromat Blues
recording of:
Laundromat Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
3:21
9Overall Junction
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-25)
recording of:
Overall Junction
composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:21
10Oh, Pretty Woman (Can’t Make You Love Me)
cover recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman
lyricist and composer:
A.C. "Moohah" Williams (WDIA DJ)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
recording of:
Oh, Pretty Woman
lyricist and composer:
A.C. "Moohah" Williams (WDIA DJ)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Irving Music, Inc.
2:49
11Funk-shun
3:46
12Crosscut Saw
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-11-02)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1966-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1966-11-02)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1966-11-02) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
horn:
Joe Arnold (on 1966-11-02), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1966-11-02) and Andrew Love (on 1966-11-02)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (on 1966-11-02) and Booker T. Jones (on 1966-11-02)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1966-11-02)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (on 1966-11-02) and The Memphis Horns (on 1966-11-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 77) and Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2018)
cover recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues (on 1966-11-02)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
2:35
13Down Don’t Bother Me
recording of:
Down Don’t Bother Me
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:11
14Born Under a Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
32:48
15Personal Manager
recording of:
Personal Manager
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
4:30
16The Very Thought of You
3:48
17The Hunter
2:45
18I Almost Lost My Mind
cover recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher) and St. Louis Music Corp.
3:31
19As the Years Go Passing By
3:49
20Cold Feet
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer)
recording of:
Cold Feet (in 1967)
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:48
21You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain
3:21
22(I Love) Lucy
2:48
23You’re Gonna Need Me
2:50
24Blues at Sunrise
58:43
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Blues Power (live)
live recording of:
Blues Power
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
10:19
2She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride)
engineer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer), Larry Hamby and Steve Smith (70s producer & engineer, mainly Island Records)
producer:
Don Nix
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) and Todd Nance
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) and Dave Schools
electric guitar:
Tippy Armstrong and Wayne Perkins
guitar:
John Bell (of Widespread Panic) and Jimmy Herring
keyboard:
Barry Beckett and John Hermann
percussion:
Domingo S. Ortiz
vocals:
John Bell (of Widespread Panic), John Hermann, Todd Nance and Dave Schools
remixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
arranger:
Don Nix
3:59
3Angel of Mercy
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
Angel of Mercy
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East/Memphis Music
4:20
4I’ll Play the Blues for You (Parts 1 & 2)
guitar:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
horn:
The Memphis Horns
vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
orchestra:
The Bar‐Kays
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017)
recording of:
I'll Play the Blues for You
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Marlon Beach
3.57:18
5Answer to the Laundromat Blues
recording of:
Answer to the Laundromat Blues
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
4:39
6Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
3:58
7I Wanna Get Funky
4:10
8Cold Women With Warm Hearts
recording of:
Cold Women With Warm Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Bonny Rice
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
4:10
9Cadillac Assembly Line
recording of:
Cadillac Assembly Line
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
4:26
10Ain’t Nothing You Can Do
7:12
11Call My Job
4:27
12Good Time Charlie
4:43
13We All Wanna Boogie
3:14
14The Feeling
4:58
15Phone Booth
3:56