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L.A. Midnight
Studio album by
B.B. King
Released1972
GenreBlues
LabelABC
ProducerEd Michel
B.B. King chronology
B.B. King in London
(1971) 		L.A. Midnight
(1972) 		Guess Who
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

L.A. Midnight is the twentieth studio electric blues album by B.B. King released in 1972. It features two extended guitar jams with fellow guitarists Jesse Ed Davis and Joe Walsh ("Midnight" and "Lucille's Granny"). It also features Taj Mahal on harmonica and guitar. ("Can't You Hear Me Talking to You" and "I've Been Blue Too Long" respectively). "Can't You Hear Me Talking To You" also features Davis on guitar.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) - 5:54
  2. "Help the Poor" (Charles Singleton) - 3:33
  3. "Can't You Hear Me Talking" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) - 3:57
  4. "Midnight" (B.B. King) - 8:14

Side B

  1. "Sweet Sixteen" (Joe Josea) - 7:01
  2. "(I Believe) I've Been Blue Too Long" (Dave Clark, B.B. King) - 4:50
  3. "Lucille's Granny" (B.B. King) - 7:53[1]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "L.A. Midnight - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ "B.B. King – L.A. Midnight (1972, True Sound Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved May 13, 2021.


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