Woman Across the River

Woman Across the River is an album by the American blues musician Freddie King, released in 1973.[2] It was the last of three albums King made for Shelter Records.[3] King's three Shelter albums were re-released as a collection titled King of the Blues.[4]

Woman Across the River
Studio album by
Freddie King
Released1973 (1973)
Recorded1973
GenreBlues, Texas blues
Length39:04
LabelShelter[1]
ProducerLeon Russell
Freddie King chronology
Texas Cannonball
(1972)		 Woman Across the River
(1973)		 Burglar
(1974)

The album peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Production

Like King's first two Shelter albums, Woman Across the River was produced by label head Leon Russell.[2] King was backed by many session musicians, including Carl Radle on bass and Jim Keltner on drums.[6] The album was mixed at Ardent Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee.[7] King covered two Willie Dixon songs, "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready".[8]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[11]

Texas Monthly called the album "more than competent," but thought that it made "a few too many concessions to the rock sound."[12] AllMusic noted the "perhaps heavier rock elements," writing that "King's last Shelter album was his most elaborately produced, with occasional string arrangements and female backups vocals."[9] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings opined that it "reflects the awkward phase blues was going through in the early '70s."[13] The Commercial Appeal praised the "exquisite Russell ballad" "Help Me Through the Day".[7]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Woman Across the River"Bettye Crutcher, Allen Jones2:46
2."Hootchie Cootchie Man"Willie Dixon4:48
3."Danger Zone"Percy Mayfield4:32
4."Boogie Man"Chuck Blackwell, Leon Russell3:45
5."Leave My Woman Alone"Ray Charles3:33
6."Just a Little Bit"Ralph Bass, Buster Brown, John Thornton, Fats Washington2:27
7."Yonder Wall"Elmore James2:25
8."Help Me Through the Day"Russell4:27
9."I'm Ready"Dixon3:45
10."Trouble in Mind"Richard M. Jones3:41
11."You Don't Have to Go"Jimmy Reed2:55

References
  1. "Freddie King | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Blues guitarist Freddie King joins Rock Hall royalty in 2012". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
  3. Komara, Edward; Lee, Peter (July 22, 2004). The Blues Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 9781135958329 – via Google Books.
  4. Conner, Thomas (December 21, 2001). "We Three Kings". Tulsa World. Spot. p. 21.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research. p. 424.
  6. Strong, Martin C. (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Times Books. p. 442.
  7. Ellis, Bill (July 1, 2000). "OLD FOLKS AND NEWCOMERS GIVE THE PAST ITS PROPS". The Commercial Appeal. p. F8.
  8. Gregory, Hugh (July 22, 2003). Roadhouse Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879307479 – via Google Books.
  9. "Woman Across the River - Freddie King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 848–849.
  11. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 633.
  12. Patoski, Joe Nick (October 1992). "What a Disc!". Texas Monthly. 20 (10): 134.
  13. Russell, Tony (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 363.
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