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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 ...
Other standout tracks include a cover of "Born Under A Bad Sign", originally recorded by Albert King, and "(Your Love) Can't Be Right", which was also released as a single. The Bob Marley song "Is This Love?" was also included, and featured Dawn Shahan on backing vocals. The album was indeed a great commercial success, but many fans and critics ...
"The Hunter" was first released on Albert King's 1967 album, Born Under a Bad Sign, which "became one of the most popular and influential blues albums of the late '60s". [2] Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "The Hunter" as one of the songs that "form the very foundation of Albert King's musical identity and legacy. [2]
Born Under a Bad Sign" written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell. The song is a simple but atypical I7-V7-IV7 12-bar progression with a key signature corresponding to C ♯ major but with every B ♯ and E ♯ lowered to B ♮ and E ♮, making the song C ♯ Dorian. [23] [verification needed] "Dorian" by First of October.
King played a second Flying V, a 1966 model, after his 1959 model was stolen. Reportedly this one was given to him by Gibson; this is the guitar he used to record "Born Under a Bad Sign". [2] The 1959 V was recovered and it was retired in 1974, to make way for the second Lucy. [3]
"Born Under a Bad Sign" is an instrumental jam of the Albert King number written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell (performed by Band of Gypsys). "Red House" is the original, mono take from the European version of Are You Experienced, but without some of the outro chat (previously unavailable in US and Canada). [2]