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1974 studio album by Albert King
I Wanna Get Funky
Studio album by Albert King
Released1974
Recorded1972
GenreElectric blues, Funk
Length46:00
LabelStax
ProducerHenry Bush, Allen Jones
Albert King chronology
Blues at Sunrise
(1973) 		I Wanna Get Funky
(1974) 		Montreux Festival
(1974)
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

I Wanna Get Funky is the eighth studio album by Albert King, covering various blues tunes with heavy funk overtones, by Albert King, recorded in 1972 and released in 1974. With a rhythm section led by the Bar-Kays and horn arrangements by the Memphis Horns, it is considered by AllMusic as a "another very solid, early-'70s outing".

Artwork

In the artwork, Albert King is seen smoking and playing the guitar.

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Get Funky" (Carl Smith) – 4:08
  2. "Playing on Me" (Sir Mack Rice) – 3:25
  3. "Walking the Back Streets and Crying" (Sandy Jones) – 6:28
  4. "'Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone" (Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 7:32
  5. "Flat Tire" (Henry Bush, Booker T. Jones, Albert King) – 4:43
  6. "I Can't Hear Nothing But the Blues" (Henry Bush, Dave Clark) – 4:16
  7. "Travelin' Man" (Albert King) – 2:52
  8. "Crosscut Saw" (R.G. Ford) – 7:45
  9. "That's What the Blues Is All About" (Bobby Patterson, Jerry Strickland) – 3:53

Personnel

Technical
  • Daryl Williams, Robert Jackson, William C. Brown III - engineer
  • Maldwin Hamlin - photography

References

  1. ^ "I Wanna Get Funky - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ "I Wanna Get Funky - Albert King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

External links

Albert King
Studio albums
Years Gone By (1969)
Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things (1970)
Lovejoy (1971)
I'll Play the Blues for You (1972)
I Wanna Get Funky (1974)
The Pinch a.k.a. The Blues Don't Change (1974)
Albert (1976)
King Albert (1977)
I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby (1984)
Live albums
Live Wire/Blues Power (1968)
Blues at Sunrise (1988)
Wednesday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Thursday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Blues at Sunset (1993)
In Session (1999)
Compilations
The Big Blues (1962)
Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Singles
"I Get Evil" (1962)
"Crosscut Saw" (1967)
"Born Under a Bad Sign" (1967)
"As the Years Go Passing By" (1969)
"The Hunter" (1969)
"The Very Thought of You" (1979)
Other songs
"Kansas City" (1967)
"I Almost Lost My Mind" (1967)
"Watermelon Man" (1968)
"Every Day I Have the Blues" (1968)
"Drifting Blues" (1968)
"Killing Floor" (1969)
"The Sky Is Crying" (1969)
"You Don't Love Me" (1969)
"Hound Dog" (1970)
"What'd I Say" (1971)
"She Caught the Katy" (1971)
"I'll Be Doggone" (1972)
"Match Box Blues" (1973)
"Stormy Monday" (1973)
1976: "I'm Ready" (1976)
"My Babe" (1976)
"Dust My Broom" (1984)
"Red House" (1992)
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Discography
King Records
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