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Background Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, featuring The Memphis Horns. Style and influence The release of Born Under a Bad Sign in 1967 "would change the face of American music, modernizing the blues". "'It was the great divide of modern blues,
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Born Under a Bad Sign is the second studio album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records. It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from March 1966 to June 1967, throughout five different sessions. King played with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Memphis Horns for these recording sessions. Although the album failed to reach any music chart, it did receive positive reviews from music critics and is often cited as one of the greatest blues albums ever made. Born Under a Bad Sign influenced many guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born Under a Bad Sign has been recognized by several music institutions, and has been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the National Recording Registry.
| 1 | Born Under a Bad Sign | ♡ | 2:48 | Booker T. Jones / William Bell |
| 2 | Crosscut Saw | ♡ | 2:36 | |
| 3 | Kansas City | ♡ | 2:33 | |
| 4 | Oh, Pretty Woman | ♡ | 2:50 | |
| 5 | Down Don’t Bother Me | ♡ | 2:11 | Albert King |
| 6 | The Hunter | ♡ | 2:44 | |
| 7 | I Almost Lost My Mind | ♡ | 3:31 | Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 8 | Personal Manager | ♡ | 4:30 | |
| 9 | Laundromat Blues | ♡ | 3:23 | |
| 10 | As the Years Go Passing By | ♡ | 3:48 | |
| 11 | The Very Thought of You | ♡ | 3:48 |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000095360
Credits
Baritone Saxophone — Joe Arnold Bass — Donald “Duck” Dunn Cover — Loring Eutemey Drums — Al Jackson Jr. Flute — Joe Arnold Mastered By — Bob Irwin Piano — Booker T. Jones Rhythm Guitar — Steve Cropper Tenor Saxophone — Andrew Love, Charles Axton, Joe Arnold Trumpet — Wayne Jackson
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