Woman Across the River

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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)
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3.5/5 stars[4]

Woman Across the River is an album by the American blues musician Freddie King, released in 1973.[5] It was the last of three albums King made for Shelter Records.[6] King's three Shelter albums were rereleased as a collection titled King of the Blues.[7]

The album peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[8]

Production[]

Like King's first two Shelter albums, Woman Across the River was produced by label head Leon Russell.[5] King was backed by many session musicians, including Carl Radle on bass and Jim Keltner on drums.[9] The album was mixed at Ardent Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee.[10] King covered two Willie Dixon songs, "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready".[11]

Critical reception[]

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."[2] 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".[10]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Woman Across the River - Freddie King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. pp. 848–849.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 633.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blues guitarist Freddie King joins Rock Hall royalty in 2012". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
  6. ^ Komara, Edward; Lee, Peter (July 22, 2004). "The Blues Encyclopedia". Routledge – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Conner, Thomas (December 21, 2001). "We Three Kings". Tulsa World. Spot. p. 21.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research. p. 424.
  9. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Times Books. p. 442.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Ellis, Bill (July 1, 2000). "OLD FOLKS AND NEWCOMERS GIVE THE PAST ITS PROPS". The Commercial Appeal. p. F8.
  11. ^ Gregory, Hugh (July 22, 2003). "Roadhouse Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  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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