Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall

Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
Studio album by Jimmy Reed
Released	1961
Recorded	1954–1961
Genre	Chicago blues
Length	62:47
Label	Vee-Jay
Producer	Calvin Carter
Jimmy Reed chronology

Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of studio recreations of a Carnegie Hall performance along with additional studio recordings.^[1]

"Bright Lights, Big City", which opens the album, was released as a single around the same time. It became one of Reed's most successful and last songs on the Billboard Hot R&B charts.^[2] The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album five out of five stars. He noted "In some ways, it almost does make for a greatest-hits compilation, as it contains most of Reed's most popular tunes".^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.

Record 1, side 1:

"Bright Lights, Big City" – 2:50
"I'm Mr. Luck" – 3:34
"Baby What's Wrong" – 3:24
"Found Joy" – 3:41
"Kind of Lonesome" – 2:52

Record 1, side 2:

"Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth" – 2:33
"Tell Me You Love Me" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith) – 2:54
"Blue Carnegie" – 2:53
"I'm a Love You" – 2:07
"Hold Me Close" – 2:38
"Blue Blue Water" – 2:45

Record 2, side 1:

"Baby What You Want Me to Do" – 2:31
"You Don't Have to Go" – 3:10
"Hush Hush" – 2:43
"Found Love" – 2:24
"Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner) – 2:50
"You Got Me Dizzy" – 2:58

Record 2, side 2:

"Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:54
"Take Out Some Insurance" (Jesse Stone) – 2:31
"Boogie in the Dark" – 2:41
"Going to New York" – 2:26
"Ain't That Loving You Baby" – 2:25
"The Sun is Shining" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner) – 2:57

Personnel

Jimmy Reed - guitar, vocals, harmonica
Eddie Taylor - guitar
Phil Upchurch - guitar
Lonnie Brooks - guitar
William "Lefty" Bates - second guitar
Willie Dixon - bass guitar
Earl Phillips - drums
Mary Lee Reed - backing vocals

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall – Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Jimmy Reed". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 345–346. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[Unterberger-1] Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall – Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[Whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Jimmy Reed". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 345–346. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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