B.B. King in London

B.B. King in London
B.B. King in London
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	11 October 1971 (US); 19 November 1971 (UK)
Recorded	June 9–16, 1971
Studio	Olympic Studios, Command Studios, London
Genre	Blues
Length	34:24
Label	ABC (US); Probe (UK)
Producer	Ed Michell, Joe Zagarino
B.B. King chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

B.B. King in London is a studio album by B.B. King, recorded in London in 1971. He is accompanied by US session musicians and various British rock- and R&B musicians, including Ringo Starr, Alexis Korner and Gary Wright, as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, Greg Ridley, Steve Marriott, and Jerry Shirley.

The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1971, in order to coincide with the first date of King's tour of the country.^[6]

John Lennon had announced that he would perform on some of the tracks, but ended up having no involvement with the album.^[7]

Track listing[]

"Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
"Blue Shadows" (Lloyd Glenn) -- 5:11
"Alexis' Boogie" (Alexis Korner) -- 3:30
"We Can't Agree" (Wilhelmina Gray, Louis Jordan) -- 4:48
"Ghetto Woman" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) -- 5:15
"Wet Hayshark" [instrumental] (Gary Wright) -- 2:29
"Part-Time Love" (Clay Hammond) -- 3:17
"Power of the Blues" (Pete Wingfield) -- 2:23
"Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09

Personnel[]

B. B. King – lead guitar, lead vocals
Peter Green – guitar on "Caldonia"
Alexis Korner – guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
David Spinozza – guitar (track 9)
Paul Butler – guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
John Best – bass guitar
Greg Ridley – bass guitar on "Alexis' Boogie"
Steve Winwood – Hammond organ
Gary Wright – piano, Hammond organ
Dr Ragovoy – piano
Pete Wingfield – piano
Dr. John – keyboards (and guitar on track 5)
Rick Wright – keyboards
Joshie Armstead – background vocals
Tasha Thomas – background vocals
Carl Hall – background vocals
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, piano, Fender Rhodes
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Steve Marriott – harmonica on "Alexis' Boogie"
Duster Bennett – harmonica
Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, clarinet
Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
Chuck Findley – trombone
Ringo Starr – drums (tracks 5, 6, 7)^[8]
Jerry Shirley – drums on "Alexis' Boogie"
Jim Gordon – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Barry Ford – drums
John Uribe – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 9)
Jimmie Haskell - string arrangement, conductor on "Ghetto Woman"

Technical

Andy Hendriksen, Baker Bigsby, Chris Kimsey, Eddie James, Joe Venneri, John Stronach, Lee Kiefer, Pete Booth, Phillip Holland, Rufus Cartwright, Tom Brown - engineer
Keith Morris - photography

References[]

^ Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2 ed.). Schirmer Trade Books. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8256-7256-9. B.B. King in London is the usual pointless hook-the-blues-guy-up-with-well-meaning-rockers-who-love-him-but-can't-play-his-stuff-half-as-well-as-his-own-band exercise
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ "European Tour for B.B. King". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. 28 August 1971. p. 2.
^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
^ Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.

External links[]

Alexis Korner discography

[1] Dahl, Bill. B.B. King in London at AllMusic

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[MH_Guide-3] Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2 ed.). Schirmer Trade Books. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8256-7256-9. B.B. King in London is the usual pointless hook-the-blues-guy-up-with-well-meaning-rockers-who-love-him-but-can't-play-his-stuff-half-as-well-as-his-own-band exercise

[RS_Guide-4] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

[Penguin-5] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[6] "European Tour for B.B. King". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. 28 August 1971. p. 2.

[Diary-7] Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.

[ATN-8] Castleman, Harry; Podrazik, Walter J. (1977). All Together Now – The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975 (Second ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-345-25680-8.

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Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1968: His Best - The Electric B.B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Jack, You're Dead" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
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