The Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Going 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!)
43:23
2Five 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.
4:19
3Palace 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
3:41
4Same 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)
3:59
5Walking 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)
2:51
6Living 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
4:17
7I'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
3:45
8Reconsider 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)
4:00
9Big 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
3:57
10Lowdown 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
3:08
11Me 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.
4:05
12Woman Across the River
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios) and John Lemay (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Leon Russell
recorded at:
Paradise Studios, Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Woman Across the River
writer:
Bettye Crutcher and Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer)
52:48
13Help Me Through the Day
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios) and John Lemay (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Leon Russell
recorded at:
Paradise Studios, Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Help Me Through the Day
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416, Reservoir One America, Stuck On Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4:30
14Boogie Man
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios) and John Lemay (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Leon Russell
recorded at:
Paradise Studios, Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
3:45
15I'm Ready
engineer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios) and John Lemay (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Leon Russell
recorded at:
Paradise Studios, Grand Lake of the Cherokees in Oklahoma, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
3:46
16Please Send Me Someone to Love
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
3:59
17Ain't No Big Deal on You
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
3:33
18Guitar Boogie
3:07