Wednesday Night in San Francisco

1990 live album by Albert King
Wednesday Night in San Francisco
Live album by
Albert King
Released1990
RecordedJune 26, 1968
VenueFillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
GenreBlues
Length43:21
LabelStax
ProducerAl Jackson Jr.
Albert King chronology
Door to Door
(1990)
Wednesday Night in San Francisco
(1990)
Thursday Night in San Francisco
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

Wednesday Night in San Francisco is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium. This album, together with Thursday Night in San Francisco, contains leftovers recorded live on the same dates as Live Wire/Blues Power. Wednesday Night in San Francisco, released in 1990, contains material recorded on June 26, 1968.[citation needed]

Track listing

Wednesday Night in San Francisco
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Watermelon Man"Herbie Hancock0:44
2."Why You So Mean to Me"Albert King7:55
3."I Get Evil"King5:25
4."Got to Be Some Changes Made"King9:24
5."Personal Manager"King, David Porter7:21
6."Born Under a Bad Sign"William Bell, Booker T. Jones4:08
7."Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong"King8:24
Total length:43:21

[1]

Personnel

  • Albert King – electric guitar, vocals
  • Willie James Exon – guitar
  • James Washington – organ
  • Roosevelt Pointer – bass
  • Theotis Morgan – drums[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wednesday Night in San Francisco - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ "Wednesday Night in San Francisco - Albert King | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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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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