Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall

1961 studio album by Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
Studio album by
Jimmy Reed
Released1961 (1961)
Recorded1954–1961
GenreChicago blues
Length62:47
LabelVee-Jay
ProducerCalvin Carter
Jimmy Reed chronology
Now Appearing
(1960) 		Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
(1961) 		Just Jimmy Reed
(1962)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.

Record 1, side 1:

  1. "Bright Lights, Big City" – 2:50
  2. "I'm Mr. Luck" – 3:34
  3. "Baby What's Wrong" – 3:24
  4. "Found Joy" – 3:41
  5. "Kind of Lonesome" – 2:52

Record 1, side 2:

  1. "Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth" – 2:33
  2. "Tell Me You Love Me" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith) – 2:54
  3. "Blue Carnegie" – 2:53
  4. "I'm a Love You" – 2:07
  5. "Hold Me Close" – 2:38
  6. "Blue Blue Water" – 2:45

Record 2, side 1:

  1. "Baby What You Want Me to Do" – 2:31
  2. "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:10
  3. "Hush Hush" – 2:43
  4. "Found Love" – 2:24
  5. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner) – 2:50
  6. "You Got Me Dizzy" – 2:58

Record 2, side 2:

  1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith) – 2:54
  2. "Take Out Some Insurance" (Jesse Stone) – 2:31
  3. "Boogie in the Dark" – 2:41
  4. "Going to New York" – 2:26
  5. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" – 2:25
  6. "The Sun is Shining" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner) – 2:57

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall – Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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