Blues Masters: The Very Best of Albert King

~ Release by Albert King (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Let's Have a Natural Ball
recording of:
Let's Have a Natural Ball
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:54
2Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
recording of:
Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Fort Knox Music Co and Trio Music Company
2:57
3C.O.D.
recording of:
C.O.D.
lyricist and composer:
Leo Gooden
2:07
4Laundromat Blues
recording of:
Laundromat Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sandy Jones (songwriter)
3:23
5Overall Junction
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1966-03-25)
recording of:
Overall Junction
composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:22
6Oh, 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.
2:48
7Crosscut 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
8Born 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
9Personal Manager
recording of:
Personal Manager
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
4:30
10Cold 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
11Blues Power (live)
live recording of:
Blues Power
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
10:19
12I'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
3.57:17
13Breaking 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.
3:59
14Answer to the Laundromat Blues
recording of:
Answer to the Laundromat Blues
writer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
4:40
15That's What the Blues is All About
producer:
Henry Bush (producer, songwriter, engineer) and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
cover recording of:
That's What the Blues Is All About
writer:
Bobby Patterson (Dallas blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer) and Jerry Strickland
3:56
16Cadillac Assembly Line
recording of:
Cadillac Assembly Line
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
4:25

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part of:Blues Masters (Rhino) (order: 1)