Albert (Albert King album)
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| Albert | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Utopia | |||
| Producer | Bert DeCoteaux | |||
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Albert is an album by the American musician Albert King, released in 1976.[1][2] He supported it with a North American tour.[3] The album peaked at No. 54 on Billboard's Soul LP's chart.[4]
Albert was produced by Bert DeCoteaux.[5] It made use of disco and funk rhythms, female backing choruses, and horn sections, in part due to King's popularity with younger rock audiences.[6][7] As with many of his albums, King chose to record with studio musicians rather than his backing band.[8] "My Babe" and "I'm Ready" were written by Willie Dixon.[9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All Music Guide to the Blues |   [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [9] |
The New York Times called Albert "a cleverly produced, disco-tinged album".[12] The Oakland Tribune noted that the contemporary production touches "don't intrude on King's growling vocals and biting blues guitar."[13] The Lincoln Journal Star preferred Albert to Truckload of Lovin', saying that "King gets back to a more direct blues approach, still maintaining a modern approach."[14] The Ann Arbor News said that "there are occasional brief flashes of his technique, but most of the numbers here are fairly short".[15]