I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album)

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"I'll Play the Blues for You" is a 1972 electric blues album by legendary guitarist and singer Albert King, widely regarded as one of his finest and most influential recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Albert King album
electric blues album
studio album
artist Albert King
associatedWith Memphis soul
surface form: Memphis soul sound
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures Albert King with guitar
decade 1970s
followedBy Blues at Sunrise
surface form: Blues at Sunrise (album)
follows Lovejoy (album)
genre blues
electric blues
hasInfluenceOn blues guitarists
electric blues genre
hasStyle groove-oriented blues
slow blues ballads
soul-influenced blues
hasTrack Angel of Mercy
Laundromat Blues
surface form: Answer to the Laundromat Blues

Breaking Up Somebody's Home
Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)
High Cost of Loving
I'll Be Doggone
I'll Play the Blues for You
surface form: I'll Play the Blues for You, Part 1

I'll Play the Blues for You
surface form: I'll Play the Blues for You, Part 2

Little Brother (Make a Way)
isConsidered one of Albert King's finest recordings
one of Albert King's most influential recordings
labelCatalog Stax STS-3009
language English
lead guitarist Albert King
length approximately 38 minutes
mainInstrumentFeatured electric guitar
vocals
notableWorkOf Albert King
originalFormat vinyl LP
performer Albert King
precededBy Lovejoy (album)
producer Allen Jones
recordedBy Albert King
recordedFor Stax Records
recordLabel Stax Records
surface form: Stax

Stax Records
reissueFormat compact disc
digital download
releaseDate 1972
title I'll Play the Blues for You
vocalist Albert King

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Albert King notableAlbum I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album)
Where the Hood At? usesSamplesOrInterpolation I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album)
this entity surface form: Elements of "I'll Play the Blues for You" by Albert King (interpolation/feel, not direct sample)