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Live Wire/Blues Power

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  • Artist: Albert King
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1968
  • Total Time: 38:16
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Blues

Review

Live Wire/Blues Power is one of Albert King's definitive albums. Recorded live at the Fillmore Auditorium in 1968, the guitarist is at the top of his form throughout the record -- his solos are intense and piercing. The band is fine, but ultimately it's King's show -- he makes Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" dirty and funky and wrings out all the emotion from "Blues at Sunrise." ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock Albert King (4:04)
Blues Power (Lyrics) Albert King Albert King (10:18)
Night Stomp Albert King, Raymond Jackson Albert King (5:49)
Blues at Sunrise Albert King Albert King (8:44)
Please Love Me B.B. King, Jules Taub Albert King (4:01)
Look Out Albert King Albert King (5:20)

Credits

Ron Capone (Engineer), Bill Halverson (Engineer), Albert King (Guitar), Albert King (Vocals), Albert King (Main Performer), Jumpin' Gene Simmons (Liner Notes), Al Jackson, Jr. (Drums), Al Jackson, Jr. (Producer)
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Live Wire / Blues Power
Live album by Albert King
Released 1968
Recorded 1968
Genre Blues
Length 38:16
Label Stax Records
Producer Al Jackson
Professional reviews
Albert King chronology
Born Under A Bad Sign
(1967)		 Live Wire/Blues Power
(1968)		 Years Gone By
(1969)

Live Wire/Blues Power is a Blues album by Albert King, recorded live in June 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium. This was Albert King's first live album. Leftovers from these live recordings were released later in 1990 in the albums Wednesday Night In San Francisco and Thursday Night In San Francisco.

Track listing

  1. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:04
  2. "Blues Power" (King) – 10:18
  3. "Night Stomp" (Raymond Jackson, King) – 5:49
  4. "Blues At Sunrise" (King) – 8:44
  5. "Please Love Me" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) – 4:01
  6. "Look Out" (King) – 5:20

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