B.B. King in London
1971 studio album by B.B. King
B.B. King in London is a nineteenth studio album by B.B. King , recorded in London in 1971. He is accompanied by US session musicians and various British rock- and R&B musicians, including Ringo Starr , Alexis Korner and Gary Wright, as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie , Greg Ridley , Steve Marriott , and Jerry Shirley .
The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1971, in order to coincide with the first date of King's tour of the country.[ 6]
John Lennon had announced that he would perform on some of the tracks, but ended up having no involvement with the album.[ 7]
Track listing
"Caldonia " (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
"Blue Shadows " (Lloyd Glenn ) -- 5:11
"Alexis' Boogie" (Alexis Korner ) -- 3:30
"We Can't Agree" (Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan ) -- 4:48
"Ghetto Woman" (Dave Clark , B.B. King) -- 5:15
"Wet Hayshark" [instrumental] (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
"Part-Time Love " (Clay Hammond ) -- 3:17
"Power of the Blues" (Pete Wingfield ) -- 2:23
"Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy ) -- 3:09
Personnel
B. B. King – lead guitar, lead vocals
John Uribe – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 9)
Peter Green – guitar on "Caldonia"
Alexis Korner – guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
David Spinozza – guitar (track 9)
Paul Butler – guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
John Best – bass guitar
Greg Ridley – bass guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
Steve Winwood – Hammond organ
Gary Wright – piano, Hammond organ
Dr Ragovoy – piano
Pete Wingfield – piano
Dr. John – keyboards (and guitar on track 5)
Rick Wright – keyboards
Joshie Armstead – background vocals
Tasha Thomas – background vocals
Carl Hall – background vocals
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, piano, Fender Rhodes
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Steve Marriott – harmonica on "Alexis' Boogie"
Duster Bennett – harmonica
Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, clarinet
Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
Chuck Findley – trombone
Ringo Starr – drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)[ 8]
Jerry Shirley – drums on "Alexis' Boogie"
Jim Gordon – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Barry Ford – drums
Jimmie Haskell - string arrangement, conductor on "Ghetto Woman"
Technical
Andy Hendriksen, Baker Bigsby, Chris Kimsey , Eddie James, Joe Venneri, John Stronach, Lee Kiefer, Pete Booth, Phillip Holland, Rufus Cartwright, Tom Brown - engineer
Keith Morris - photography
References
^ Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2 ed.). Schirmer Trade Books . p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8256-7256-9 . B.B. King in London is the usual pointless hook-the-blues-guy-up-with-well-meaning-rockers-who-love-him-but-can't-play-his-stuff-half-as-well-as-his-own-band exercise
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster . p. 451 . ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin . p. 356. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4 .
^ "European Tour for B.B. King". Sounds . Spotlight Publications. 28 August 1971. p. 2.
^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076 .
^ Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 105 . ISBN 0-345-25680-8 .
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