1971 B.B. King – B.B. King In London
B.B. King In London is the nineteenth studio album by B.B. King, recorded in London in 1971. He is accompanied by US session musicians and various British rock- and R&B musicians, including Ringo Starr, Alexis Korner and Gary Wright, as well as members of Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, Greg Ridley, Steve Marriott, and Jerry Shirley.
The album was released in the United Kingdom on November 19, 1971 in order to coincide with the first date of King’s tour of the country.
Wright and his female companion Fritz started a short-lived blues-based band Sunrise which came to an end after Wright’s untimely death in a car accident in 1974. Sunrise also included session blues guitarist Paul Asbell. John Lennon had announced that he would perform on some of the tracks, but ended up having no involvement with the album.
Tracks
1 Caldonia (Fleecie Moore) 03:58
2 Blue Shadows (Lloyd Glenn) 05:09
3 Alexis’ Boogie (Alexis Korner) 03:29
4 We Can’t Agree (Louis Jordan; Wilhelmina Gray) 04:45
5 Ghetto Woman (B.B. King; Dave Clark) 05:13
6 Wet Hayshark (Gary Wright) 02:28
7 Part Time Love (Clay Hammond) 03:15
8 Power Of The Blues (Pete Wingfield) 02:21
9 Ain’t Nobody Home (Jerry Ragovoy) 03:14
Biography
Musicians
1 Caldonia
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | Peter Green |
| Electric Piano | Rick Wright |
| Organ | Gary Wright |
| Harmonica | Duster Bennett |
| Clarinet | Bill Perkins |
| Sax | Bill Perkins |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Trombone | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Jim Price |
| Trumpet | Ollie Mitchell |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
2 Blue Shadows
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | John Uribe |
| Electric Piano | Gary Wright |
| Organ | Steve Winwood |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
3 Alexis’ Boogie
| Bass | Greg Ridley |
| Drums | Jerry Shirley |
| Acoustic Guitar | B.B. King |
| Acoustic Guitar | Alexis Korner |
| Harmonica | Steve Marriott |
4 We Can’t Agree
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | John Uribe |
| Electric Piano | Gary Wright |
| Organ | Steve Winwood |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
5 Ghetto Woman
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | Mac Rebennack |
| Electric Piano | Jim Price |
| Piano | Gary Wright |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
6 Wet Hayshark
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Gordon |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Piano | Gary Wright |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Trumpet | Jim Price |
7 Part Time Love
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Ringo Starr |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Organ | Gary Wright |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Trumpet | Jim Price |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
8 Power Of The Blues
| Bass | John Best |
| Drums | Barry Ford |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | Paul Butler |
| Piano | Pete Wingfield |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
9 Ain’t Nobody Home
| Bass | Klaus Voormann |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | B.B. King |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | John Uribe |
| Organ | Gary Wright |
| Piano | Jerry Ragovoy |
| Sax | Bobby Keys |
| Trombone | Jim Price |
| Trumpet | Jim Price |
| Background Vocals | Carl Hall |
| Background Vocals | Jo Armstead |
| Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
| Vocals | B.B. King |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ed Michel, Joe Zagarino
Arranged By – Jimmie Haskell (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Price (Track 9)
Conductor – Jimmie Haskell (Track 5)
Engineer – Joe Zagarino
Engineer (Assistant) – Baker Bigsby, Chris Kimsey, Eddie James, Joe Venneri, John Stronach, Lee Kiefer, Pete Booth, Phillip Holland, Rufus Cartwright, Tom Brown
Design – George Whiteman
Photography – Keith Morris
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Overdubbed At The Village Recorder
Overdubbed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Overdubbed At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Olympic Studios
Recorded At Command Studios
Copyright ABC Records Inc