The Big Blues

by Albert King

The Big Blues cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: King
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:10
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released shortly before his massively successful transition to Stax Records, this vital compilation rounds up the left-handed guitarist's incredibly potent, horn-driven singles cut for the Bobbin and King labels. The collection highlights the early crystallization of his signature, stinging single-string solo style and deeply commanding vocal delivery, firmly establishing him as a rising, formidable force within the electric blues scene.

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Tracklist

  1. Let's Have a Natural Ball (2:52)
  2. What Can I Do to Change Your Mind? (2:51)
  3. I Get Evil (2:27)
  4. Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is) (3:05)
  5. This Morning (2:08)
  6. I Walked All Night Long (2:54)
  7. Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong (2:55)
  8. Travelin' to California (3:00)
  9. I've Made Nights by Myself (2:37)
  10. This Funny Feeling (2:34)
  11. Ooh-Ee Baby (3:55)
  12. Dyna Flow (2:48)

Credits

  • Albert King - primary artist, written-by
  • Pierre Wooten - cover
  • Hudson Whittaker - written-by
  • Sonny Thompson - written-by
  • Charles Axton - written-by
  • Chips Moman - written-by
  • Floyd Newman - written-by
  • Gil Caple - written-by
  • Jerald Smith - Written-By

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