Albert King – Lovejoy: Stax Soul-Blues Classic

Albert King – Lovejoy | Stax STS 2040

updated 10/01/2026

Stax Records 1971 ‎– STS 2040

description:

Albert King – *Lovejoy* (Stax STS 2040) is a powerful 1971 electric blues
 album produced and arranged by Don Nix. Recorded between 
December 1970 and January 1971 in Hollywood and Muscle Shoals, 
the album blends Albert King’s distinctive blues guitar and commanding 
vocals with blues-rock, soul and funk influences.

The sessions feature an exceptional lineup including Jesse Ed Davis, 
Tippy Armstrong, Wayne Perkins, Donald “Duck” Dunn, David Hood, 
Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins, Barry Beckett, John Gallie and Sandy Konikoff, 
with backing vocals from Jeanie Greene and the Mount Zion Singers.

*Lovejoy* includes King’s versions of the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women” 
and Taj Mahal’s “She Caught the Katy,” alongside Don Nix compositions such
 as “Bay Area Blues,” “Lovejoy, Ill.” and “Going Back to Iuka.” The album captures 
Albert King at the meeting point of electric blues, Southern soul and early-1970s blues-rock.

line up:

Muscle Shoals session:
Albert King : Vocal, Lead Guitar
Wayne Perkins : Rhythm Guitar
Tippy Armstrong : Rhythm Guitar
Barry Beckett : Keyboards
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
Jeannie Greene & Mt. Zion Singers 
(Marlin Greene & Wayne Perkins) : Background Vocals

Skyhill Studios section:
Albert King : Vocal, Lead Guitar
Jesse Edwin Davis : Rhythm Guitar
John Gallie : Keyboards
Donald "Duck" Dunn : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums
Sandy Konikoff : Percussion

The Hollywood tracks primarily feature Davis, Gallie, Dunn, Keltner and Konikoff, 
while the Muscle Shoals recordings feature Perkins, Armstrong, Beckett, Hood and Hawkins.

Recording date & studios

Recorded: December 1970 – January 1971

Studios:

Skyhill Studios, Hollywood, California
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Producer & arranger: Don Nix
Engineers: Peter Nichols; Marlin Greene, Larry Hamby and Steve Smith
Remix engineer: John Fry

tracklist:

A1 Honky Tonk Woman
Written-By – Mick Jagger-Keith Richards*
A2 Bay Area Blues
Written-By – Don Nix, Donald "Duck" Dunn
A3 Corina Corina
Written-By – Don Nix
A4 She Caught The Katy & Left A Mule To Ride
Written-By – Taj Mahal, Yank Rachel*
A5 For The Love Of A Woman
Written-By – Don Nix
B1 Lovejoy, ILL.
Written-By – Don Nix
B2 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
Written-By – Don Nix
B3 Going Back To Iuka
Written-By – Don Nix
B4 Like A Road Leading Home
Written-By – Dan Penn, Don Nix

Link available upon request