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"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues", [2] the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference. [3] "
Born Under a Bad Sign is the second compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records.It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from March 1966 to June 1967, throughout five different sessions.
In 1967, Stax released the album Born Under a Bad Sign, a collection of the singles King recorded at Stax. [8] The title track of that album (written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell) became King's best-known song and has been covered by several artists (including Cream, Paul Rodgers, and Jimi Hendrix). The production of the songs was sparse ...
The song was recorded on June 9, 1967, at the Stax Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Albert King sings and plays lead guitar. The backing is provided by Booker T. Jones on organ, Steve Cropper on rhythm guitar, Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson Jr. on drums; plus members of the Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson on trumpet, Andrew Love on tenor saxophone and Joe Arnold on baritone saxophone.
Born Under a Bad Sign is a 1967 compilation album by Albert King. Born Under a Bad Sign may also refer to: "Born Under a Bad Sign" (song), by Albert King, 1967 "Born Under a Bad Sign", a season 2 episode of Supernatural
Blues at Sunset is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live at Wattstax (August 20, 1972) and at the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 1, 1973), and released in 1993. Material recorded at the 1973 Montreux festival had previously been released in his albums Montreux Festival and Blues At Sunrise.
His 1967 album, Born Under a Bad Sign, has been acknowledged as one of the most important blues albums. [1] [2] [3] After Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, King recorded for several smaller labels. Meanwhile, his former record companies issued a number of live recordings, compilations, and re-packaged material.
The Windsor Star wrote that the album "is one of the most challenging, enjoyable new releases of 1988... Talk To Your Daughter combines some traditional blues elements, as in 'Born Under a Bad Sign' and the marvellous title tune, with more adventurous things, like 'Help the Poor', to create an aural tapestry of bluesy music that is played with intensity and a strong sense of balance."