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Length
  
39:20

Artist
  
B.B. King

Producer
  
Bill Szymczyk

Label
  
ABC (LP)MCA (CD)

Release date
  
October 1970

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Released
  
October 1970 (LP)May 1989 (CD)

Recorded
  
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., May–June 1970 (except track 8 recorded at the Hit Factory, New York City, January 1969)

Indianola Mississippi Seeds(1970)
  
Live in Cook County Jail(1971)

Genres
  
Blues, Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Pop music, Folk music

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Similar
  
BB King albums, Blues albums

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Indianola Mississippi Seeds is B. B. King's eighteenth studio album. It was released on October 1970 on ABC Records on LP and May 1989 on MCA Records on CD. On this album B. B. King mixed elements of blues and rock music. Producer Bill Szymczyk decided to follow up on the success of the hit "The Thrill Is Gone" by matching King with a musical all-star cast. The result was one of King's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the most highly regarded blues crossover albums of all time.

Contents

The album appeared on several of Billboard's album charts in 1970, reaching number 26 on the Pop album chart, number seven on the Jazz album chart and eight on Billboard's listing for "Black Albums." The album also generated several hit singles, "Chains and Things", King's own "Ask Me No Questions" and Leon Russell's "Hummingbird".

King himself, also, views the album as one of his greatest achievements. When asked about his best work, King has said, "I know the critics always mention Live & Well or Live at the Regal, but I think that Indianola Mississippi Seeds was the best album that I've done artistically."

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Homage paid to a hometown

The album title is a tribute to King's upbringing near Indianola, Mississippi. Although King was born on a plantation between two smaller towns, Itta Bena and Berclair, which are actually closer to Greenwood, King has always considered Indianola his hometown.

The album package — which was itself recognized with a Grammy — includes what appears to be a copy of B. B. King's birth certificate with official registration in Indianola. The liner notes also contain a note that reads, "Congratulations Albert and Nora on your son Riley, September 16, 1925."

Over time, King's hometown has paid respects back to him. In 2008, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened in Indianola, with the mission to "preserve and share the legacy and values of B. B. King, to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta, and to promote pride, hope, and understanding through exhibitions and educated programs."

Critical acclaim

Indianola Mississippi Seeds is one of three of B. B. Kings recordings listed in The Rough Guide to Blues 100 Essential CDs (along with Live at the Regal and Singin' the Blues). The album was named # 23 on a list of the best "Album Chartmakers by Year" for 1970.

Track listing

All songs written by B. B. King, except where noted.

  1. "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" — 1:26
  2. B. B. King — piano & vocal
  3. "You're Still My Woman" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 6:04
  4. B. B. King — guitar & vocal
  5. Carole King — piano
  6. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  7. Russ Kunkel — drums
  8. "Ask Me No Questions" — 3:08
  9. B. B. King — guitar & vocal
  10. Leon Russell – piano
  11. Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
  12. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  13. Russ Kunkel — drums
  14. "Until I'm Dead and Cold" — 4:45
  15. B. B. King — guitar & vocal
  16. Carole King — piano
  17. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  18. Russ Kunkel — drums
  19. "King's Special" — 5:13
  20. B. B. King — lead guitar
  21. Leon Russell – piano
  22. Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
  23. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  24. Russ Kunkel — drums
  25. "Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore" — 5:18
  26. B. B. King — guitar & vocal
  27. Carole King — piano & electric piano
  28. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  29. Russ Kunkel — drums
  30. "Chains and Things" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 4:53
  31. B.B. King — guitar & vocal
  32. Carole King — electric piano
  33. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  34. Russ Kunkel — drums
  35. "Go Underground" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 4:00
  36. B. B. King — lead guitar & vocal
  37. Paul Harris — piano
  38. Hugh McCracken — rhythm guitar
  39. Gerald Jemmott — bass
  40. Herb Lovelle — drums
  41. Joe Zagarino — Engineer
    42. The Hit Factory, New York City
  42. "Hummingbird" (Leon Russell) — 4:36
  43. B. B. King — guitar & vocal
  44. Leon Russell — piano & conductor
  45. Joe Walsh — rhythm guitar
  46. Bryan Garofalo — bass
  47. Russ Kunkel — drums
  48. Sherlie Matthews, Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Venetta Fields — "Angelic chorus"

Personnel

  • B.B. King – Guitar, piano, vocals
  • Joe Walsh – Guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – Guitar
  • Carole King – Piano, electric piano
  • Leon Russell – Piano
  • Paul Harris – Piano
  • Bryan Garofalo– Bass
  • Gerald Jemmott – Bass
  • Russ Kunkel – Drums
  • Herb Lovelle – Drums
  • Bill Szymczyk – producer

    • Production

  • Produced by Bill Szymczyk
  • Strings and Horns arranged by Jimmie Haskell
  • Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
  • Engineers — Bill Szymczyk & Gary Kellgren
  • Assistant Engineers — Llyllianne Douma (Lillian Davis Douma), Mike Stone, & John Henning
  • Mastering — Bob Macleod — Artisan Sound Recorders

    • Other

  • Cover design — Lockart
  • Photography — Ivan Nagy
  • Management — Sidney A. Seidenberg
  • Leon Russell appears with love from Shelter Records
  • Carole King & Merry Clayton appear through the courtesy of Ode 70 Records
  • Congratulations to Albert and Nora on your son Riley, September 16, 1925

    • Awards

    Photographer, Ivan Nagy and cover designer, Robert Lockart won the 1971 Grammy for "Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography" for Indianola Mississippi Seeds.

    Songs

    1Nobody Loves Me but My Mother1:27
    2You're Still My Woman6:07
    3Ask Me No Questions3:11

    References

    Indianola Mississippi Seeds Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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