Born Under a Bad Sign

Infobox Album
Name = Born Under a Bad Sign
Type = Album
Artist = Albert King

Released = 1967
Recorded = March 1966 - June1967
Genre = Blues
Length = 34:19
Label = Stax Records
Producer = Jim Stewart
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kbd7yl7jxpsb link]
Last album = "The Big Blues"
(1962)
This album = "Born Under a Bad Sign"
(1967)
Next album = "Live Wire/Blues Power"
(1968)

"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues album by Albert King, recorded between 1966 and 1967,and released in 1967 by Stax Records. This was the first album Albert King recorded on Stax, and the title song became a blues standard.

Eric Clapton closely imitated the solo of "Crosscut Saw" for Cream's song "Strange Brew" and the band covered the title song for their 1968 album "Wheels of Fire". Led Zeppelin incorporated elements of "The Hunter" into "How Many More Times" from their self-titled debut album and former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted often incorporated the title track into some of his live bass solos when he was in the band. The vocal melody from "As The Years Go Passing By" inspired Duane Allman's composition of the main riff from "Layla" from Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Track listing

#"Born Under A Bad Sign" (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 2:47
#"Crosscut Saw" (R.G. Ford) – 2:35
#"Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:33
#"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Williams) – 2:48
#"Down Don't Bother Me" (Albert King) – 2:10
#"The Hunter" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr, Booker T. Jones) – 2:45
#"I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 3:30
#"Personal Manager" (Albert King, David Porter) – 4:31
#"Laundromat Blues" (Sandie Jones) – 3:21
#"As The Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 3:48
#"The Very Thought Of You" (Ray Noble) – 3:46

Personnel

* Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
* Steve Cropper – Electric guitar
* Booker T. Jones – Piano
* Isaac Hayes – Piano
* Donald "Duck" Dunn – Bass
* Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
* The Memphis Horns – Horns

Artists who have covered "Born Under a Bad Sign"

#Blue Cheer
#Tommy Bolin
#Booker T. and the M.G.s (Note that Booker T. Jones co-authored the song)
#Jack Bruce
#Paul Butterfield Blues Band
#Cream
#Dimebag Darrell and Doug Pinnick
#Robben Ford
#Peter Green
#Richard Hawley
#Jimi Hendrix (Instrumental)
#The MC5
#MDC
#Paul Rodgers
#The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan
#Homer Simpson
#Pat Travers
#Umphrey's McGee
#Pappo
#Miguel Botafogo