Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
| Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1954–1961 | |||
| Genre | Chicago blues | |||
| Length | 62:47 | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay | |||
| Producer | Calvin Carter | |||
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Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of studio recreations of a Carnegie Hall performance along with additional studio recordings.[1]
"Bright Lights, Big City", which opens the album, was released as a single around the same time. It became one of Reed's most successful and last songs on the Billboard Hot R&B charts.[2] The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album five out of five stars. He noted "In some ways, it almost does make for a greatest-hits compilation, as it contains most of Reed's most popular tunes".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.
| Record 1, side 1:
| Record 1, side 2:
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| Record 2, side 1:
| Record 2, side 2:
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Personnel
[edit]- Jimmy Reed - guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Eddie Taylor - guitar
- Phil Upchurch - guitar
- Lonnie Brooks - guitar
- William "Lefty" Bates - second guitar
- Willie Dixon - bass guitar
- Earl Phillips - drums
- Mary Lee Reed - backing vocals
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall – Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1988). "Jimmy Reed". Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 345–346. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
