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B B KING INDIANOLA MISSISSIPPI SEEDS
Released 1970
Recorded The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., May-June 1970 (except track 8 recorded at the Hit Factory, New York City, January 1969)
Label MCA
Format:[email protected]
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Indianola Mississippi Seeds is a 1970 album in which B. B. King mixed elements of blues and pop/rock. Producer Bill Szymczyk decided to follow up on the success of the hit "The Thrill Is Gone" by matching King with a musical all-star cast. The result was one of King's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the most highly regarded blues crossover albums of all time.
The album appeared on several of Billboard's album charts in 1970, reaching number 26 on the Pop album chart, number seven on the Jazz album chart and eight on Billboard's listing for "Black Albums." The album also generated several hit singles, "Chains and Things", King's own "Ask Me No Questions" and Leon Russell's "Hummingbird".
King himself, also, views the album as one of his greatest achievements. When asked about his best work, King has said, "I know the critics always mention Live & Well or Live at the Regal, but I think that Indianola Mississippi Seeds was the best album that I've done artistically."
Tracklist & Artistes
1."Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" — 1:26
B. B. King — piano & vocal
2."You're Still My Woman" — 6:04
B. B. King — guitar & vocal
Carole King — piano
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
3."Ask Me No Questions" — 3:08
B. B. King — guitar & vocal
Leon Russell – piano
Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
4."Until I'm Dead and Cold" — 4:45
B. B. King — guitar & vocal
Carole King — piano
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
5."King's Special" — 5:13
B. B. King — lead guitar
Leon Russell – piano
Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
6."Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore" — 5:18
B. B. King — guitar & vocal
Carole King — piano & electric piano
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
7."Chains and Things" — 4:53
B.B. King — guitar & vocal
Carole King — electric piano
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
8."Go Underground" — 4:00
B. B. King — lead guitar & vocal
Paul Harris — piano
Hugh McCracken — rhythm guitar
Gerald Jemmott — bass
Herb Lovelle — drums
9."Hummingbird" — 4:36
B. B. King — guitar & vocal
Leon Russell — piano & conductor
Joe Walsh — rhythm guitar
Bryan Garofalo — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
Sherlie Matthews, Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Venetta Fields — "Angelic chorus"
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