The Blues Don't Change

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The Blues Don't Change
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Studio album by
Albert King
Recorded
  • July 1973
  • March–April 1974
StudioStax, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre Soul blues
Length42:53
Label Stax
Producer

The Blues Don't Change is an album by American blues musician Albert King. He recorded it at the Stax Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1973 and 1974. In 1977, Stax released the album with the same songs and running order as The Pinch. [1] [2]

Contents

The album is composed of soul- and rhythm and blues-oriented songs written by Mack Rice and others, including a re-working of King's popular 1966 song "Oh, Pretty Woman".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone called The Pinch, "less blues oriented than his best work." [4] Richie Unterberger of AllMusic, in a 3/5 stars review noted, "These are some of King's most soul-oriented sessions, with contributions from the Memphis Horns and a couple of the MG's." [1] He added that the album focuses more on King's vocals rather than his guitar playing. [1]

Track listing

  1. "The Blues Don't Change" (Mack Rice, John Gary Williams) – 5:26
  2. "I'm Doing Fine" (Erma Clanton, Earl Randle) – 3:50
  3. "Nice to Be Nice (Ain't That Nice)" (Willie Ghee, Rice) – 3:02
  4. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (A.C. Williams) – 4:45
  5. "King of Kings" (Henry Bush, Allen A. Jones) – 3:28
  6. "Feel the Need" (Abrim Tilmon, Johnny Allen) – 3:30
  7. "Firing Line (I Don't Play With Your Woman, You Don't Play With Mine)" (Rice) – 3:44
  8. "The Pinch Paid Off, Pt. 1" (Permiller Ward, Helen Washington) – 3:42
  9. "The Pinch Paid Off, Pt. 2" (Ward, Washington) – 4:50
  10. "I Can't Stand the Rain" (Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles) – 2:52
  11. "Ain't It Beautiful" (Bush, Jones, Carl Smith) – 4:01

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Unterberger, Ritchie. "Albert King: The Blues Don't Change – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ Unterberger, Ritchie. "Albert King: The Pinch – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 350. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. 1 2 Marsh, Dave (December 15, 1977). "Hot Rods' album relies on originals". The Daily Item . Rolling Stone. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
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