B.B. King in London

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B.B. King in London
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Studio album by
Released11 October 1971 (US)
19 November 1971 (UK)
RecordedJune 9–16, 1971
Studio Olympic Studios, Command Studios, London
Genre Blues
Length34:24
Label ABC (US)
Probe (UK)
Producer Ed Michell, Joe Zagarino
B.B. King chronology
Live in Cook County Jail
(1971)
B.B. King in London
(1971)
L.A. Midnight
(1972)
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B.B. King in London is a nineteenth 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.

Contents

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

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

Personnel

Technical

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