Hard Bargain is a blues album by Albert King, released in 1996 with outtakes and previously unreleased material recorded between 1966 and 1972.[1]
| Hard Bargain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–1972 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 46:29 | |||
| Label | Stax Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Overall Junction" (King) – 2:19
- "Funk-Shun" (King) – 3:43
- "You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain" (Crutcher, Jones) – 3:17
- "You're Gonna Need Me" (King) – 2:48
- "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 2:49
- "Drownin' on Dry Land" (Gregory, Jones) – 4:23
- "Heart Fixing Business" (Banks, Jones) – 3:26
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 5:29
- "I Get Evil" (King) – 3:29
- "Shake 'Em Down" (Nix) – 3:09
- "I Believe to My Soul" (Charles) – 4:36
- "Got to Be Some Changes Made" (King) – 4:29
- "Albert's Groove, No. 2" (King) – 2:32[1]
Personnel
edit- Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
- Booker T. Jones – Piano and Organ
- Isaac Hayes – Piano
- Steve Cropper – Guitar
- Donald Dunn – Bass
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hard Bargain - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Hard Bargain - Albert King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.