Live Wire/Blues Power
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Template:Music ratings Live Wire/Blues Power is a blues album by Albert King.[1] It was recorded live in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium.[2] Leftovers from the recordings were released on the albums Wednesday Night in San Francisco and Thursday Night in San Francisco.[3]
The album peaked at No. 150 on the Billboard 200.[4]
Production
The album was produced by Al Jackson Jr.[5]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone called the album "one man’s reworking of a classic format to make an intensely personal statement, invoking all the cliches without becoming for one second a cliche itself."[6] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music deemed it a "classic [that] introduced [King's] music to the white rock audience."[7]
Track listing
- "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:04
- "Blues Power" (Albert King) – 10:18
- "Night Stomp" (Raymond Jackson, King) – 5:49
- "Blues at Sunrise" (King) – 8:44
- "Please Love Me" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) – 4:01
- "Look Out" (King) – 5:20[8]
Personnel
- Albert King – electric guitar, vocals
- Willie James Exon – guitar
- James Washington – organ
- Roosevelt Pointer – bass
- Theotis Morgan – drums
- Technical
- Bill Halverson, Ron Capone – engineer
- Ivan Nagy – cover photograph
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Croatian International Albums (HDU)[9] | 33 |
References
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