Larger than Life (Freddie King album)
| Larger than Life | ||||
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| Live album (with studio tracks) by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Armadillo World Headquarters | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| Freddie King chronology | ||||
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Larger than Life is an album by the American musician Freddie King, released in 1975.[1][2] He supported it with a North American tour.[3]
Production
Most of the album was recorded in April 1975 at Armadillo World Headquarters, in Austin, over three nights.[4][5] Other tracks were produced by Mike Vernon, in Hollywood, which King did not care for.[6][4] Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones played guitar on the album, his first appearance on record.[7] Bobby Tench also played guitar on some tracks.[8] David "Fathead" Newman contributed on saxophone; Pete Wingfield played piano.[9][10] "Woke Up This Morning" is a version of the B. B. King song.[11] "Meet Me in the Morning" was written by Bob Dylan.[12] "You Can Run but You Can't Hide" is a cover of the Paul Butterfield song.[11] "Boogie Bump", one of the album's singles, was influenced by disco.[13]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [14] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [15] |
The Ann Arbor News concluded, "It's blues, but it's blues with a rock 'em and sock 'em feel, with plenty of Freddie's great driving vocals and his biting guitar."[16] The Omaha World-Herald called the album "a powerful blues-soul amalgam".[17] The Lincoln Journal Star praised the "flash-fried guitar solos".[18]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide called Larger than Life "a barrelhousing live-in-Texas epitaph."[15]
Track listing
Side one
- "It's Better to Have (And Don't Need)"
- "You Can Run but You Can't Hide"
- "Woke Up This Morning"
- "It's Your Move"
- "Boogie Bump"
Side two
- "Meet Me in the Morning"
- "The Things I Used to Do"
- "Ain't That I Don't Love You"
- "Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
References
- ^ Komara, Edward, ed. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Taylor and Francis. p. 573.
- ^ Gregory, Hugh (2003). Roadhouse Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 27.
- ^ "Blues guitarist Freddie King to appear Sunday". The Pueblo Chieftain. February 13, 1976. p. 14A.
- ^ a b c The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 364.
- ^ Walker, Robert (October 17, 1975). "Jazz, Blues, and Booze". The Daily Utah Chronicle. p. 5.
- ^ Scott, Frank (1991). The Down Home Guide to the Blues. A Cappella Books. p. 102.
- ^ North, Peter (April 12, 2000). "Jr. Boy is back, but this time he's the frontman". Edmonton Journal. p. C3.
- ^ Gaar, Gillian G. (Spring 2012). "Freddie King". Goldmine. Vol. 38, no. 5. p. 66.
- ^ Claypool, Bob (December 7, 1975). "Blues". Spotlight. The Houston Post. p. 34.
- ^ "Pop". Weekender. Evening Despatch. January 10, 1976. p. 3.
- ^ a b Cruden, A. (October 26, 1975). "A Master of the Blues Hits 'em Hard". Detroit Free Press. p. 9A.
- ^ Carnes, Jim (November 2, 1975). "Disc-cussion". Sunday Gazette-Mail. p. 20M.
- ^ Gerds, Warren (November 16, 1975). "Records in Review". Close Up. Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 14.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. IV. MUZE. p. 3014.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 276.
- ^ "Record Review". The Ann Arbor News. October 12, 1975. p. 40.
- ^ Smith, Will (October 24, 1975). "Soul, Etc". Omaha World-Herald. p. 8.
- ^ Becker, Bart (October 29, 1975). "Big Freddie". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 14.