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1972 studio album by Albert King
I'll Play the Blues for You
Studio album by Albert King
Released1972
Recorded1972 in Memphis, Tennessee
GenreSoul blues, Blues
Length39:44
LabelStax
ProducerAllen Jones, Henry Bush
Albert King chronology
Lovejoy
(1971) 		I'll Play the Blues for You
(1972) 		Blues at Sunset
(1973)
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

I'll Play the Blues for You is the seventh studio album by American blues guitarist Albert King released in 1972.

In 2017, the single version of the title track was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Track listing

  1. "I'll Play the Blues for You, Pts. 1-2" (Jerry Beach) – 7:20
  2. "Little Brother (Make a Way)" (Henry Bush, Marshall Jones, Carl Smith) – 2:49
  3. "Breaking up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 7:19
  4. "High Cost of Loving" (Sherwin Hamlett, Allen A. Jones) – 2:56
  5. "I'll Be Doggone" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 5:41
  6. "Answer to the Laundromat Blues" (Albert King) – 4:37
  7. "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)" (Allen A. Jones, Carl Wells) – 5:07
  8. "Angel of Mercy" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) – 4:20

Bonus tracks 'Stax Remasters 2012' (previously unreleased)

  2. "I'll Play the Blues for You" (alternate version) – 8:44
  3. "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Want To Come Back Across)" (alternate version) – 5:13
  4. "I Need a Love" – 4:29
  5. "Albert's Stomp" – 2:18

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. "BLUES HALL OF FAME - ABOUT/Inductions - Blues Foundation". Blues.org. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. "I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
Albert King
Studio albums
Years Gone By (1969)
Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things (1970)
Lovejoy (1971)
I'll Play the Blues for You (1972)
I Wanna Get Funky (1974)
The Pinch a.k.a. The Blues Don't Change (1974)
Albert (1976)
King Albert (1977)
I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby (1984)
Live albums
Live Wire/Blues Power (1968)
Blues at Sunrise (1988)
Wednesday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Thursday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Blues at Sunset (1993)
In Session (1999)
Compilations
The Big Blues (1962)
Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Singles
"I Get Evil" (1962)
"Crosscut Saw" (1967)
"Born Under a Bad Sign" (1967)
"As the Years Go Passing By" (1969)
"The Hunter" (1969)
"The Very Thought of You" (1979)
Other songs
"Kansas City" (1967)
"I Almost Lost My Mind" (1967)
"Watermelon Man" (1968)
"Every Day I Have the Blues" (1968)
"Drifting Blues" (1968)
"Killing Floor" (1969)
"The Sky Is Crying" (1969)
"You Don't Love Me" (1969)
"Hound Dog" (1970)
"What'd I Say" (1971)
"She Caught the Katy" (1971)
"I'll Be Doggone" (1972)
"Match Box Blues" (1973)
"Stormy Monday" (1973)
1976: "I'm Ready" (1976)
"My Babe" (1976)
"Dust My Broom" (1984)
"Red House" (1992)
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