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The Very Best of Albert King
04/20/1999 | Rhino / Wea
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All Music Guide Review
There have been many compilations of Albert King's classic Stax recordings over the years, including the wonderful double-disc set The Ultimate Collection, but Rhino's The Very Best of Albert King is perhaps the best for curious listeners, since it offers 16 classics on one disc. There may be a few favorites missing, from "The Hunter" to "The Phone Booth," but the disc does a wonderful job of summarizing the classic Stax years while adding some highlights from his latter-day recordings for Tomato. In the end, what matters is that the bare basics -- "Let's Have a Natural Ball," "C.O.D.," "Laundromat Blues," "Oh Pretty Woman," "Crosscut Saw," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Personal Manager," "Blues Power" -- are all here, making this ideal for neophytes on a tight budget. (Of course, Born Under a Bad Sign remains an excellent introduction on its own terms, as well.) ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The Very Best of Albert King Track Listing
Credits of The Very Best of Albert King
- Don James
- Organ, Performer
- James Mitchell
- Sax (Baritone), Performer
- Jerry Peters
- Keyboards, Performer
- Greg Poree
- Guitar, Performer
- David Porter
- Producer
- Freddie Robinette
- Sax (Baritone), Performer
- Willie Stewart
- Organ
- Wilbur Thompson
- Trumpet, Performer
- Michael Toles
- Guitar, Performer
- James Vaughn
- Piano, Performer
- James Washington
- Organ
- Tommy Williams
- Saxophone
- Lee Otis Wright
- Bass, Performer
- Bert de Coteaux
- Keyboards, Producer, Performer
- Willie James Exon
- Guitar, Performer
- Al Jackson, Jr.
- Drums, Producer, Performer
- Roosevelt Pointer
- Bass, Performer
- James Alexander
- Bass, Performer
- Bill Dahl
- Liner Notes, Project Assistant
- Winston Stewart
- Performer
- Leo Gooden
- Producer
- Bill Greensmith
- Photography, Project Assistant
- Mickey Gregory
- Trumpet, Performer
- Andrew McKinney
- Producer
- Wa Wa Watsou
- Guitar
- Kenny Rice
- Performer
- Maria Villar
- Design
- Henry E. Davis
- Bass
- Larry Protho
- Trumpet, Performer
- Bob Lyons
- Producer
- Fred Jackson, Jr.
- Sax (Tenor), Performer
- Michael W. Johnson
- Project Assistant
- Allen Jones
- Organ, Performer, Piano (Electric), Producer
- Bob Fisher
- Remastering
- Harold White
- Sax (Tenor), Performer
- Charles Wright
- Sax (Tenor), Performer
- Joe Arnold
- Flute, Sax (Baritone), Performer, Sax (Tenor)
- James Austin
- Compilation Producer
- Charles "Packy" Axton
- Sax (Tenor), Performer
- Bill Belmont
- Project Assistant
- Hugh Brown
- Art Direction
- Henry Bush
- Producer
- Ben Cauley
- Trumpet, Performer
- Lewis Collins
- Sax (Alto), Performer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Bass, Performer, Producer
- Billy Fender
- Guitar, Performer
- James Gadson
- Drums
- Isaac Hayes
- Producer
- Jack Hale
- Trombone, Performer
- Willie Hall
- Drums, Performer
- Steve Hawkins
- Project Assistant
- Harvey "Joe" Henderson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roger Hopps
- Trumpet, Performer
- Ike Turner
- Piano, Performer
- Wayne Jackson
- Trumpet, Performer
- Booker T. Jones
- Piano, Producer
- Henry Jones
- Producer
- Albert King
- Guitar, Main Performer, Vocals
- Donald Kinsey
- Guitar, Performer
- Andrew Love
- Sax (Tenor), Performer
- Steve Cropper
- Guitar, Producer, Performer
- Joe Sample
- Keyboards, Performer
- King Errisson
- Conga
- Chuck Rainey
- Bass, Performer
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