I'll Play the Blues for You
I'll Play the Blues for You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Soul blues, Blues | |||
Length | 39:44 | |||
Label | Stax | |||
Producer | Allen Jones, Henry Bush | |||
Albert King chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
I'll Play the Blues for You is the seventh studio album by American blues guitarist Albert King released in 1972.[1]
In 2017, the single version of the title track was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.[3]
Track listing
- "I'll Play the Blues for You, Pts. 1-2" (Jerry Beach) – 7:20
- "Little Brother (Make a Way)" (Henry Bush, Marshall Jones, Carl Smith) – 2:49
- "Breaking up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 7:19
- "High Cost of Loving" (Sherwin Hamlett, Allen A. Jones) – 2:56
- "I'll Be Doggone" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 5:41
- "Answer to the Laundromat Blues" (Albert King) – 4:37
- "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)" (Allen A. Jones, Carl Wells) – 5:07
- "Angel of Mercy" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) – 4:20[1]
Bonus tracks 'Stax Remasters 2012' (previously unreleased)
- "I'll Play the Blues for You" (alternate version) – 8:44
- "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Want To Come Back Across)" (alternate version) – 5:13
- "I Need a Love" – 4:29
- "Albert's Stomp" – 2:18
Personnel
- Albert King – electric guitar, vocals
- The Memphis Horns – horns
- The Bar-Kays & The Movement – rhythm section[4]
- Allen Jones - arrangements, producer
- Henry Bush - arrangements, engineer, producer
- Bernard Nagler - photography
References
- ^ a b c "I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "BLUES HALL OF FAME - ABOUT/Inductions - Blues Foundation". Blues.org. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ "I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.