Name: I'll Play The Blues For You [Remastered]
Brand: Fantasy
SKU: 24162047
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I'll Play The Blues For You [Remastered]

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Album: I'll Play The Blues For You [Remastered]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I'll Play The Blues For You (Pts 1 & 2)	More Info...	7:20
2)	Little Brother (Make A Way)	More Info...	2:49
3)	Breaking Up Somebody's Home	More Info...	7:19
4)	High Cost Of Loving	More Info...	2:57
5)	I'll Be Doggone	More Info...	5:41
6)	Answer To The Laundromat Blues	More Info...	4:38
7)	Don't Burn Down The Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)	More Info...	5:07
8)	Angel Of Mercy	More Info...	4:24
9)	I'll Play The Blues For You Alternate Version	More Info...	8:44
10)	Don't Burn Down The Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across) Alternate Version	More Info...	5:13
11)	I Need A Love	More Info...	4:29
12)	Albert's Stomp	More Info...	2:18

Album: I'll Play The Blues For You [Remastered]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I'll Play The Blues For You (Pts 1 & 2)	More Info...	7:20
2)	Little Brother (Make A Way)	More Info...	2:49
3)	Breaking Up Somebody's Home	More Info...	7:19
4)	High Cost Of Loving	More Info...	2:57
5)	I'll Be Doggone	More Info...	5:41
6)	Answer To The Laundromat Blues	More Info...	4:38
7)	Don't Burn Down The Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)	More Info...	5:07
8)	Angel Of Mercy	More Info...	4:24
9)	I'll Play The Blues For You Alternate Version	More Info...	8:44
10)	Don't Burn Down The Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across) Alternate Version	More Info...	5:13
11)	I Need A Love	More Info...	4:29
12)	Albert's Stomp	More Info...	2:18

Performer Notes

Personnel: Albert King (vocals, guitar); The Memphis Horns (horns); The Bar-Kays & The Movement (bass, drums).
Originally released on Stax (3009). Includes liner notes by Tom Wheeler.
Personnel: Albert King (vocals, guitar).
Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino.
Liner Note Authors: Tom Wheeler; Bill Dahl.
Recording information: Memphis (1972).
Photographer: Bernard Nagler.
Arrangers: Allen Jones ; Henry Bush.
It's not as if Albert King hadn't tasted success in his first decade and a half as a performer, but his late-'60s/early-'70s recordings for Stax did win him a substantially larger audience. During those years, the label began earning significant clout amongst rock fans through events like Otis Redding's appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival and a seemingly endless string of classic singles. When King signed to the label in 1966, he was immediately paired with the Stax session team Booker T. & the MG's. The results were impressive: "Crosscut Saw," "Laundromat Blues," and the singles collection Born Under a Bad Sign were all hits. Though 1972's I'll Play the Blues for You followed a slightly different formula, the combination of King, members of the legendary Bar-Kays, the Isaac Hayes Movement, and the sparkling Memphis Horns was hardly a risky endeavor. The result was a trim, funk-infused blues sound that provided ample space for King's oft-imitated guitar playing. King has always been more impressive as a soloist than a singer, and some of his vocal performances on I'll Play the Blues for You lack the intensity one might hope for. As usual, he more than compensates with a series of exquisite six-string workouts. The title track and "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" both stretch past seven minutes, while "I'll Be Doggone" and "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" (where King coaxes a crowd to "take it to the bridge," James Brown-style) break the five-minute barrier. Riding strutting lines by bassist James Alexander, King runs the gamut from tough, muscular playing to impassioned cries on his instrument, making I'll Play the Blues for You one of a handful of his great Stax sets. ~ Nathan Bush

Professional Reviews

Living Blues (p.66) - "[The album] rivals 1967's BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN as King's greatest album and was the highest charting album of his career..."