Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall

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Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
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Studio album by
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded1954–1961
Genre Chicago blues
Length62:47
Label Vee-Jay
Producer Calvin Carter
Jimmy Reed chronology
Now Appearing
(1960)
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
(1961)
Just Jimmy Reed
(1962)

Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961.

Contents

Overview

Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of studio recreations of a Carnegie Hall performance along with additional studio recordings. [1]

"Bright Lights, Big City", which opens the album, was released as a single around the same time. It became one of Reed's most successful and last songs on the Billboard Hot R&B charts. [2] The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album five out of five stars. He noted "In some ways, it almost does make for a greatest-hits compilation, as it contains most of Reed's most popular tunes". [1]

Chart performance

The album debuted on the US Billboard Top LPs on the 22nd of October, in 1961, reaching a peak position of No. 46 during a thirty one-week stay on the chart. [4]

Chart (1961)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs [4] 46

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall – Reviews". AllMusic . Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Jimmy Reed". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp.  345–346. ISBN   0-89820-068-7.
  3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 542. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 122. Retrieved July 10, 2025.