Woman Across the River | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Blues, Texas blues | |||
Length | 39:04 | |||
Label | Shelter [1] | |||
Producer | Leon Russell | |||
Freddie King chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Woman Across the River" | Bettye Crutcher, Allen Jones | 2:46 |
2. | " Hootchie Cootchie Man" | Willie Dixon | 4:48 |
3. | "Danger Zone" | Percy Mayfield | 4:32 |
4. | "Boogie Man" | Chuck Blackwell, Leon Russell | 3:45 |
5. | "Leave My Woman Alone" | Ray Charles | 3:33 |
6. | " Just a Little Bit" | Ralph Bass, Buster Brown, John Thornton, Fats Washington | 2:27 |
7. | " Yonder Wall" | Elmore James | 2:25 |
8. | "Help Me Through the Day" | Russell | 4:27 |
9. | " I'm Ready" | Dixon | 3:45 |
10. | " Trouble in Mind" | Richard M. Jones | 3:41 |
11. | "You Don't Have to Go" | Jimmy Reed | 2:55 |
Woman Across the River | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Blues, Texas blues | |||
Length | 39:04 | |||
Label | Shelter [1] | |||
Producer | Leon Russell | |||
Freddie King chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Woman Across the River" | Bettye Crutcher, Allen Jones | 2:46 |
2. | " Hootchie Cootchie Man" | Willie Dixon | 4:48 |
3. | "Danger Zone" | Percy Mayfield | 4:32 |
4. | "Boogie Man" | Chuck Blackwell, Leon Russell | 3:45 |
5. | "Leave My Woman Alone" | Ray Charles | 3:33 |
6. | " Just a Little Bit" | Ralph Bass, Buster Brown, John Thornton, Fats Washington | 2:27 |
7. | " Yonder Wall" | Elmore James | 2:25 |
8. | "Help Me Through the Day" | Russell | 4:27 |
9. | " I'm Ready" | Dixon | 3:45 |
10. | " Trouble in Mind" | Richard M. Jones | 3:41 |
11. | "You Don't Have to Go" | Jimmy Reed | 2:55 |