Albert King discography

Albert King (1923–1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer who was active from the late 1940s to 1992. During the earlier part of his career, he recorded several singles for smaller record labels. In 1966, he began an association with Stax Records, where he enjoyed his greatest commercial success with both singles and albums. His 1967 album, Born Under a Bad Sign, has been acknowledged as one of the most important blues albums.[1][2][3]

Albert King discography
Studio albums15
Live albums15
Compilation albums22+
Singles47

After Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, King recorded for several smaller labels. Meanwhile, his former record companies issued a number of live recordings, compilations, and re-packaged material. This trend accelerated after King's death in 1992, resulting in some charting releases as well as the inevitable redundancies.

Albums 1962–1992

Studio albums

List of studio albums with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak[4]
R&B US
1969 Years Gone By Stax (STS-2010) 133
Jammed Together (with Steve Cropper & Pops Staples) Stax (STS-2020) 171
1970 Blues for Elvis - King Does the King's Things Stax (STS-2015)
1971 Lovejoy Stax (STS-2040) 29 188
1972 I'll Play the Blues for You Stax (STS-3009) 11 140
1974 I Wanna Get Funky Stax (STS-5505) 37
1976 Truckload of Lovin' Utopia (BUL 1-1387)[lower-alpha 1] 26 166
Albert Utopia (BUL 1-1731)[lower-alpha 2] 54
1977 King Albert Tomato (TOM-6002)
The Pinch[5] (re-released in 1992 as The Blues Don't Change)[6] Stax (STX-4101)
1978 New Orleans Heat Tomato (TOM-7022) 74
1983 San Francisco '83[lower-alpha 3] Fantasy (F-9627)
1984 I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby Fantasy (F-9633)[lower-alpha 4]
1986 The Lost Session (archive release; recorded 1971) Stax (8534)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Live albums

List of live albums with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak[4]
R&B US
1968 Live Wire/Blues Power Stax (STS-2003) 40 150
1977 Albert Live Utopia (CYL2-2205)[lower-alpha 5] 182
1988 Blues at Sunrise[lower-alpha 6] Stax (8546)
1990 Wednesday Night in San Francisco[lower-alpha 7] Stax (8556)
1990 Thursday Night in San Francisco[lower-alpha 8] Stax (8557)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak
US[4]
1962 The Big Blues (re-released in 1969 as Travelin' To California) King (852)
1967 Born Under a Bad Sign Stax (S723)
1969 King of the Blues Guitar Atlantic (SD8213) 194
1972 Wattstax: The Living Word (also various Stax performers) Stax (STS 2-3010)
1974 Montreux Festival (also Chico Hamilton & Little Milton) Stax (STS-5520)
1977 I'll Play the Blues for You (also John Lee Hooker) Tomato (2696141)
1979 Chronicle (also Little Milton) Stax (STX-4123)
1982 Masterworks Atlantic (AD 2-4002)
1986 The Best of Albert King Stax/Fantasy (60-005)
1989 Let's Have a Natural Ball Modern Blues (MB-723)
1990 Door to Door (also Otis Rush) Chess/MCA (CH-9322)
1991 Red House Essential (ESSLP 147)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Posthumous albums (since 1993)

Live albums

List of live albums with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak
Blues
1993 Blues at Sunset Stax (8581)
1994 Chicago 1978 Charly (754)
1998 Rainin' in California Wolf (120.500)
1999 In Session (with Stevie Ray Vaughan) Stax (7501) 1
1999 Live in Canada Charly (755)
2001 The Godfather of the Blues: His Last European Tour P-Vine
2003 Talkin' Blues Thirsty Ear (THI 57129.2)
Live 69 Tomato (TOM 2068)
Blues from the Road Fuel 2000 (302 061 318 2)
2014 Live in the '70s Rockbeat (ROC-CD-3245)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Selected compilation albums

Numerous Albert King compilation albums issued by a number of record companies have been released over the years (AllMusic shows over 100 compilations).[7] The following lists some of the more notable and current releases:

List of compilation albums with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak
Blues
1993 The Ultimate Collection Rhino (71268)
1994 The Tomato Years Rhino (71623)
Funky London Stax (8586)
1996 Hard Bargain Stax (8594)
1999 Blues Masters: The Very Best of Albert King Rhino (75703)
2001 More Big Blues Ace (827)
2002 Blue on Blues (also Freddie King) Fuel 2000 (302 061 186 2)
2004 The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings Collectables (2887)
2006 Stax Profiles: Albert King Stax (8622)
2007 The Very Best of Albert King Stax (30296) 13
2011 The Definitive Albert King On Stax Stax (32765)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Singles 1954–1992

List of singles with year, title, label, and chart peak
Year Title A-side / B-side Label (Cat. no.) Chart
peak[8]
R&B US
1954 "Bad Luck Blues" / "Be on Your Merry Way" Parrot (798)
1959 "Why Are You So Mean to Me" / "Ooh-Ee Baby" Bobbin (114)
1960 "Need You By My Side" / "The Time Has Come" Bobbin (119)
"Blues at Sunrise" / "Let's Have a Natural Ball" Bobbin (126)
1961 "I Walked All Night Long" / "I've Made Nights by Myself" Bobbin (129)
"Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" / "This Morning" King (5575)[lower-alpha 9] 14
"Travelin' to California" / "Dyna-Flow" King (5588)[lower-alpha 10]
1962 "I Get Evil" / "What Can I Do to Change Your Mind" Bobbin (135)
1963 "I'll Do Anything for You" / "Got to Be Some Changes Made" Bobbin (141)
"How About that Old Blue Ribbon" / "I've Made Nights by Myself" Bobbin (143)
"This Funny Feeling" / "Had You Told It Like It Was" King (5751)
1964 "Worrisome Baby" / "C. O. D." Coun-Tree (1006)
"Lonesome" / "You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong" Coun-Tree (1007)
1966 "Laundromat Blues" / "Overall Junction" Stax (190) 29
"Oh Pretty Woman" / "Funk Shun" Stax (197)
1967 "Crosscut Saw" / "Down Don't Bother Me" Stax (201) 34
"Born Under a Bad Sign" / "Personal Manager" Stax (217) 49
1968 "Cold Feet" / "You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain" Stax (241) 20 67
"(I Love) Lucy" / "You're Gonna Need Me" Stax (252) 46
"Blues Power" / "Night Stomp" Stax (0020)
1969 "The Hunter" / "As the Years Go Passing By" Atlantic (2604)
"Drowning on Dry Land Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax (0034)
"Tupelo Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax (0047)
"Water" / "Opus De Soul" Stax (0048)
"Cockroach" / "Wrapped Up in Love Again" Stax (0058)
1970 "Can't You See What You're Doing to Me" / "Cold Sweat" Stax (0069) 50 127
1971 "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" / "Lovejoy, Ill." Stax (0101) 38 103
1972 "Angel of Mercy" / "Funky London" Stax (0121) 42
"I'll Play the Blues for You Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax (0135) 31
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" / "Little Brother (Make a Way)" Stax (0147) 35 91
1973 "Playing on Me" / "High Cost of Living" Stax (0166)
1974 "That's What the Blues Is All About" / "I Wanna Get Funky" Stax (0189) 15
"Flat Tire" / "I Can't Hear Nothing but the Blues" Stax (0217)
"Crosscut Saw" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Stax (0228)
"Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Stax (0234)[lower-alpha 11]
1975 "I'm Doing Fine" / "Ain't It Beautiful" Stax (0245)
1976 "Cadillac Assembly Line" / "Nobody Wants a Loser" Utopia (10544) 40
"Sensation, Communication Together" / "Gonna Make It Somehow" Utopia (10682) 80
"Guitar Man" / "Rub My Back" Utopia (10770) 79
1977 "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" /"I Don't Care What My Baby Do" Utopia (10879) 95
1978 "Call My Job" / "Love Shock" Tomato (10001) 72
"Chump Change" / "Good Time Charlie" Tomato (10002) 72
"The Pinch Paid Off Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax (3203)
1979 "The Very Thought of You" / "I Get Evil" Tomato (10009) 87
"Born Under a Bad Sign" / "I've Got the Blues" Tomato (10012)
1983 "Ask Me No Questions" / "Honey Bee" Fantasy (940)
1986 "Down the Road I Go" / "Money Lovin' Woman" Stax (1071)
A blank space under "Chart peak" indicates a release that did not reach the charts.

Footnotes

  1. Also issued as Tomato TOM-6003
  2. Also issued as Tomato TOM-6004
  3. Also issued as Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco with two bonus tracks (Stax 8571)
  4. Also issued as Stax 8560
  5. Also issued as Tomato TOM2-7005
  6. Recorded 1973, Erlewine 1996, p. 148
  7. Recorded 1968, Erlewine 1996, p. 148
  8. Recorded 1968, Erlewine 1996, p. 148
  9. Also issued as Bobbin 131
  10. Also issued as Bobbin 130 and King 6265
  11. Also issued as Stax 3225

References

  1. "Award Winners and Nominees" (type Albert King in the bar labeled "Nominee Name", then search). Blues Foundation. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  2. "Grammy Hall of Fame". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  3. Schuessler, Jennifer (March 24, 2021). "Janet Jackson and Kermit the Frog Added to National Recording Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. "Albert King Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. Unterberger, Ritchie. "Albert King: The Pinch – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. Unterberger, Ritchie. "Albert King: The Blues Don't Change – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  7. "Albert King Discography — compilations". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  8. Whitburn 1988, p. 238.

Bibliography

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