In August 1967, “Stax” label released “Born Under a Bad Sign”, the second Albert King studio album. It was recorded March 1966 – June 1967, at “Stax Studios” in Memphis Tennessee, and was produced by Jim Stewart. In 1985, “Born Under a Bad Sign” was inducted into the “Blues Foundation Hall of Fame” in the “Classics of Blues Recordings” category In 1999, the album received a “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”; in 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 491 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Albert King– vocals, lead guitar
• Steve Cropper– rhythm guitar
• Booker T. Jones– organ, piano
• Isaac Hayes– piano
• Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
• Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
• Andrew Love– tenor saxophone
• Joe Arnold – baritone saxophone, flute
• Wayne Jackson– trumpet

Track listing:

1. Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
2. Crosscut Saw – R. G. Ford
3. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
4. Oh, Pretty Woman – C. Williams
5. Down Don’t Bother Me – Albert King
6. The Hunter – Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson, Jr.
7. I Almost Lost My Mind – Ivory Joe Hunter
8. Personal Manager – Albert King, David Porter
9. Laundromat Blues – Sandy Jones
10. As the Years Go Passing By – Deadric Malone
11. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble