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Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 album by Albert King
Albert King
Albert King was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing.-Career:...

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Track listing

  1. "Wrapped Up In Love Again" (King) – 2:18
  2. "You Don't Love Me
    You Don't Love Me (Willie Cobbs song)
    "You Don't Love Me" is a blues song recorded by Willie Cobbs in 1960. It is based on an earlier song and has become a "blues classic" that has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of performers.-Earlier song:...

    " (instrumental) (Willie Cobbs
    Willie Cobbs
    Willie Cobbs is an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known for his song, "You Don't Love Me"....

    ) – 3:28
  3. "Cockroach" (Bettye Crutcher, Parker) – 3:18
  4. "Killing Floor" (Chester Burnett) – 3:05
  5. "Lonely Man" (Milton Campbell, Bob Lyons) – 2:39
  6. "If The Washing Don't Get You, The Rinsing Will" (Homer Banks
    Homer Banks
    Homer Banks was an African-American songwriter, singer and record producer, best known for his songs for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s...

    , Cross, Allen Jones) – 2:12
  7. "Drownin' On Dry land" (Mickey Gregory, Allen Jones) – 3:54
  8. "Drownin' On Dry land" (instrumental) (Mickey Gregory, Allen Jones) – 2:38
  9. "Heart Fixing Business" (Homer Banks, Allen Jones) – 2:41
  10. "You Threw Your Love On Me Too Strong" (King) – 3:14
  11. "The Sky Is Crying
    The Sky Is Crying (song)
    "The Sky Is Crying" is a song that has become a blues standard. The song was written and recorded by Elmore James in 1959. Called "one of his most durable compositions", "The Sky Is Crying" became a R&B record chart hit and has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists.-Original song:"The...

    " (Elmore James
    Elmore James
    Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.-Biography:James was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in...

    , Morgan Robinson) – 4:09

Personnel

  • Albert King
    Albert King
    Albert King was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing.-Career:...

     – Electric guitar
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

     and vocals
  • Booker T. Jones
    Booker T. Jones
    Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...

     – Piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

     and Organ
    Organ (music)
    The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

  • Steve Cropper
    Steve Cropper
    Steve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...

     – Guitar
  • Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

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