Woman Across the River
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| Woman Across the River | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Blues, Texas blues | |||
| Length | 39:04 | |||
| Label | Shelter[1] | |||
| Producer | Leon Russell | |||
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Woman Across the River is an album by the American blues musician Freddie King, released in 1973.[2] It was the last of three albums King made for Shelter Records.[3] King's three Shelter albums were re-released as a collection titled King of the Blues.[4] The album peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Like King's first two Shelter albums, Woman Across the River was produced by label head Leon Russell.[2] King was backed by many session musicians, including Carl Radle on bass and Jim Keltner on drums.[6] The album was mixed at Ardent Studios, in Memphis, Tennessee.[7] King covered two Willie Dixon songs, "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "I'm Ready".[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| The Gazette | C+[11] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [12] |
The Gazette called the album "painfully mechanical, with little or no personal involvement."[11]
Texas Monthly called the album "more than competent," but thought that it made "a few too many concessions to the rock sound."[13] AllMusic noted the "perhaps heavier rock elements," writing that "King's last Shelter album was his most elaborately produced, with occasional string arrangements and female backups vocals."[9] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings opined that it "reflects the awkward phase blues was going through in the early '70s."[14] The Commercial Appeal praised the "exquisite Russell ballad" "Help Me Through the Day".[7]