01	Laundromat Blues			By Sandy Jones Recorded on March 25, 1966			03:22
	02	Overall Junction			By Albert King Recorded on March 25, 1966			02:21
	03	Oh, Pretty Woman			By A.C. Williams Recorded on August 3, 1966			02:48
	04	Funk Shun			By Albert King Recorded on August 3, 1966			03:46
	05	Crosscut Saw			By R.G. Ford Recorded on November 2, 1966			02:35
	06	Down Don't Bother Me*			By Albert King Recorded on November 2, 1966 *Bonus Track			02:11
	07	Born Under a Bad Sign			By Booker T. Jones & William Bell Recorded on May 17, 1967			02:48
	08	Personal Manager			By David Porter & Albert King Recorded on May 17, 1967			04:30
	09	Kansas City*			By Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller Recorded on June 9, 1967 *Bonus Track			02:33
	10	The Very Thought of You*			By Ray Noble Recorded on June 9, 1967 *Bonus Track			03:49
	11	The Hunter*			By Booker T. Jones, C. Wells, Al Jackson, Jr., Donald Dunn & Steve Cropper Recorded on June 9, 1967 *Bonus Track			02:45
	12	I Almost Lost My Mind*			By Ivory Joe Hunter Recorded on June 9, 1967 *Bonus Track			03:31
	13	As the Years Go Passing By*			By Deadric Malone Recorded on June 9, 1967 *Bonus Track			03:48
	14	Cold Feet			By Albert King & Al Jackson, Jr Recorded on December 12, 1967			02:48
	15	You Sure Drive A Hard Bargain			By Betty Crutcher & Allen Jones Recorded on March 22, 1968			03:21
	16	I Love Lucy			By William Bell & Booker T. Jones Recorded on March 22, 1968			02:47
	17	You're Gonna Need Me			By Albert King Recorded on March 22, 1968			02:48

Albert King, vocals & lead guitar
Booker T. Jones, keybords
Steve Cropper, guitar
Duck Dunn, bass
Al Jackson, drums
Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson, trumpet;
two tenor saxophones, usually including Andrew Love)


King of the Blues Guitar
Date of Release 1969
Styles Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Urban Blues

Atlantic's original vinyl edition of this was comprised of Albert's Stax singles - a few from Born Under a Bad Sign, along with "Cold Feet," "I Love Lucy" (two of King's patented monologues), and the beautiful "You're Gonna Need Me." Great stuff. Even greater, though, is the CD reissue, which includes those singles (which didn't appear on any other LPs) and all of Born Under a Bad Sign. Need I say more? - Dan Forte

1. Laundromat Blues (Jones) - 3:19
2. Overall Junction (King) - 2:19
3. Oh, Pretty Woman (Williams) - 2:45
4. Funk-Shun (King) - 2:30
5. Crosscut Saw (Ford) - 2:31
6. Down Don't Bother Me [*] (King) - 2:13
7. Born Under a Bad Sign (Bell/Jones) - 2:45
8. Personal Manager (King/Porter) - 4:28
9. Kansas City [*] (Leiber/Stoller) - 2:29
10. The Very Thought of You [*] (Noble) - 3:45
11. The Hunter [*] (Cropper/Dunn/Jackson/Jones/Wells) - 2:43
12. I Almost Lost My Mind [*] (Hunter) - 3:25
13. As the Years Go Passing By [*] (Malone) - 3:43
14. Cold Feet (Jackson/King) - 2:43
15. You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain (Crutcher/Jones) - 2:55
16. (I Love) Lucy (Bell/Jones) - 2:45
17. You're Gonna Need Me (King) - 2:45

Steve Cropper - Guitar
The Memphis Horns
Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
Albert Goldman - Liner Notes
Wayne Jackson - Trumpet
Booker T. Jones - Keyboards
Albert King - Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Love - Sax (Tenor)
Jim Stewart - Producer
Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums
Zal Schreiber - Mastering
Loring Eutemey - Design
Baron Wolman - Photography

1968 LP Atlantic 8213
CD Atlantic 8213
CS Atlantic 8213-4
CD Atlantic 8213-2
Atlantic MCAD-42183