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B.B. King rarely departs from the foundation of the blues, but on this release, he fleshes out his characteristically spare sound with the addition of a 12-man horn section--including crack session player David Sanborn--which provides a punchy counterpoint to King's vocals and guitar playing. He doesn't indulge Lucille as much as on some other recordings, but there are still many moments of fiery axe-playing. On the album's opener, a cover of the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," King takes the song down a few notches in tempo--minus the street noises--but keeps the song's eager spirit intact.
The album alternates between upbeat bluesy numbers, such as the swinging "Shouldn't Have Left Me" and the jaunty "Better Lovin' Man," and slow, stately numbers. The closer, "Five Long Years" contains a particularly eloquent solo, King's trademark bends and silences seeming to speak the language of his hurt soul. He delivers his most anguished vocal of the record, singing "she had the nerve to put me out..." in a manner that will give you chills.
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Steve Boone, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Mark Douglas Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Kenneth Stringfellow, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Jonathan Paul Auer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
B.B. King, MainArtist - JERRY RAGOVOY, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
B.B. King, MainArtist - JERRY RAGOVOY, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Owens, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Cornell Dupree, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Jerry Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Madaio, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - David Sanborn, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Johnson, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Gene Dinwiddie, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lawrence, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Anne Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Ron Levy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Hopkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Producer - Edward Rowe, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbert Freeman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hubert, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Burton, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Turbington, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joe Bihari, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Producer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Album review
B.B. King rarely departs from the foundation of the blues, but on this release, he fleshes out his characteristically spare sound with the addition of a 12-man horn section--including crack session player David Sanborn--which provides a punchy counterpoint to King's vocals and guitar playing. He doesn't indulge Lucille as much as on some other recordings, but there are still many moments of fiery axe-playing. On the album's opener, a cover of the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," King takes the song down a few notches in tempo--minus the street noises--but keeps the song's eager spirit intact.
The album alternates between upbeat bluesy numbers, such as the swinging "Shouldn't Have Left Me" and the jaunty "Better Lovin' Man," and slow, stately numbers. The closer, "Five Long Years" contains a particularly eloquent solo, King's trademark bends and silences seeming to speak the language of his hurt soul. He delivers his most anguished vocal of the record, singing "she had the nerve to put me out..." in a manner that will give you chills.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:41
- Main artists: B.B. King
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues
© 1972 Geffen Records ℗ 1972 Geffen Records
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