Albert King ‎– Born Under A Bad Sign

 Stax records 1967 ‎– S 723

credits and notes:

Born Under a Bad Sign was the first album by Albert King for Stax Records 

and his second album overall. It is composed of singles released by King 

recorded between March 3, 1966 and June 9, 1967, with additional studio 

tracks. Providing accompaniment to Albert King, who sang and played lead guitar, 

were the Stax in-house recording session band, Booker T. and the MGs, 

featuring the Memphis Horns

    Albert King – lead guitar and vocals

    Steve Cropper – rhythm guitar

    Booker T. Jones – organ, piano

    Isaac Hayes – piano

    Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar

    Al Jackson, Jr. – drums

    Wayne Jackson – trumpet

    Andrew Love – tenor saxophone

    Joe Arnold – baritone saxophone, flute

Memphis, TN, March 25, 1966

tracklist:

A1 Born Under A Bad Sign

Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell

2:45

A2 Crosscut Saw

Written-By – R.G. Ford

2:31

A3 Kansas City

Written-By – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller*

2:29

A4 Oh, Pretty Woman

Written-By – A.C. Williams

2:45

A5 Down Don't Bother Me

Written-By – Albert King

2:13

A6 The Hunter

Written-By – Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, C. Wells*, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper

2:43

B1 I Almost Lost My Mind

Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter

3:25

B2 Personal Manager

Written-By – Albert King, David Porter

4:28

B3 Laundromat Blues

Written-By – Sandy Jones (2)

3:19

B4 As The Years Go Passing By

Written-By – Deadric Malone

3:43

B5 The Very Thought Of You

Written-By – Ray Noble

3:45

upl

Pix