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) 03:14Biography B.B. King
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
