King Of The Blues (1995, printed in EU)

~ Release by Freddie King (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Very similar to https://musicbrainz.org/release/8a82059a-7266-4903-9521-6bf6fa5ee7e9

But while that one says "Made in the UK" on the CDs, this one says "Made in the EU"

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-31 16:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Same Old Blues
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Same Old Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Donald Nix
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:56
2Dust My Broom
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
3:10
3Worried Life Blues
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Worried Life Blues
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
2:50
4Five Long Years
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Five Long Years
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Onward Music Ltd, Westminster Music and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:21
5Key to the Highway
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Key to the Highway
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar (blues pianist and occasional singer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
3:23
6Going Down
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 54)
cover recording of:
Going Down
lyricist and composer:
Don Nix
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
43:21
7Living on the Highway
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Living on the Highway
writer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
4:15
8Walking by Myself
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Walking by Myself
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:49
9Tore Down
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
recording of:
I’m Tore Down
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
4:10
10Palace of the King
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
recording of:
Palace of the King
writer:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter), Don Nix and Leon Russell
3:39
11Lowdown in Lodi
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
organ:
John Gallie (organist, guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Lodi
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
3:05
12Reconsider Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
organ:
John Gallie (organist, guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Reconsider Baby
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:57
13Big Legged Woman
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
organ:
John Gallie (organist, guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Big Legged Woman
lyricist and composer:
Israel Tolbert
3:58
14Me and My Guitar
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
organ:
John Gallie (organist, guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and My Guitar
writer:
Chuck Blackwell and Leon Russell
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
4:02
15I'd Rather Be Blind
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’d Rather Be Blind
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
3:43
16Can't Trust Your Neighbor
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Can’t Trust Your Neighbor
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
3:54
17You Was Wrong
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
You Was Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Z.Z. Hill
3:46
18How Many More Years
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
How Many More Years
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music and Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:24
19Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1972-02)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer) (in 1972-02)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1972-02) and Don Preston (blues guitarist) (in 1972-02)
piano:
Leon Russell (in 1972-02)
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1972-02)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1972-02)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1972-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
3:17
20The Sky Is Crying
recording engineer:
Peter Nicholls (engineer)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (drummer)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at:
Skyhill Studios (Leon Russell's home studio) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
3:23
21That's All Right
4:41
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