I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby

1984 studio album by Albert King
I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby
Studio album by
Albert King
Released1984
Recorded
  • January 1984
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreBlues
Length38:01
LabelFantasy[1]
Producer
  • Albert King
  • Tony Llorens
  • Jim Stewart
Albert King chronology
Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco
(1983) 		I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby
(1984) 		The Best Of Albert King
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]

I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby is an album by the American blues musician Albert King.[4] It was released in 1984 by Fantasy Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" category.[6]

Track listing

  1. "Phone Booth" (Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Mike Vannice, Dennis Walker) - 3:54
  2. "Dust My Broom " (Elmore James, Robert Johnson) - 3:57
  3. "The Sky Is Crying" (James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) - 5:39
  4. "Brother, Go Ahead and Take Her" (Dennis Walker) - 4:28
  5. "Your Bread Ain't Done" (Doug MacLeod) - 3:57
  6. "Firing Line (I Don't Play With Your Woman, You Don't Play with Mind)" (Sir Mack Rice) - 3:26
  7. "The Game Goes On" (Edward Early) - 3:26
  8. "Truck Load of Lovin'" (Jimmy Lewis) - 4:19
  9. "You Gotta Sacrifice" (Michael Llorens) - 4:20[2]

Personnel

  • Albert King - lead guitar, vocals
  • Gus Thornton - bass
  • Tony Llorens - piano
  • Michael Llorens - drums
  • Steve Douglas - tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Cal Lewiston - trumpet[7]

References

  1. ^ Popson, Tom (10 June 1988). "3 DAYS, 3 STAGES ADD UP TO BLUES BONANZA". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b "I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby - Albert King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 841.
  4. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 630.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ "Albert King". Grammy.com. November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby - Albert King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

External links

  • I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby at Discogs (list of releases)
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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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