Texas Cannonball
| Texas Cannonball | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 2–27, 1972 | |||
| Genres | Electric blues, Texas blues | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Producers | Leon Russell, Denny Cordell | |||
| Freddie King chronology | ||||
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Texas Cannonball is a studio album by the American musician Freddie King, released in 1972 by Shelter Records.[1][2]
Artwork
[edit]The album cover was created by the American artist Jim Franklin. It depicts King surrounded by a field of bluebonnets and leaping armadillos.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Reviewing a 1991 reissue of Texas Cannonball, The Commercial Appeal called the album "a masterpiece" and said that it is "full of dashing solos and some of [King's] finest vocals since his heyday in the late '50s and early '60s."[8] In 2007, the Houston Chronicle listed it among the 75 essential Texas blues albums.[9]
AllMusic critic Richie Unterberger wrote that the album was "similar to his first Shelter outing (Getting Ready), but with more of a rock feel."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lowdown in Lodi" | John Fogerty | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Reconsider Baby" | Lowell Fulson | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt)" | Israel Tolbert | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Me and My Guitar" | Chuck Blackwell, Leon Russell | 4:02 |
| 5. | "I'd Rather Be Blind" | Russell | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Trust Your Neighbor" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 3:54 |
| 2. | "You Was Wrong" | Freddie King | 3:45 |
| 3. | "How Many More Years" | Howlin' Wolf | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 3:15 |
| 5. | "The Sky Is Crying" | Elmore James | 3:24 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Blues guitarist Freddie King joins Rock Hall royalty in 2012". Goldmine.
- ↑ Komara, Edward (August 22, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press.
- ↑ Hollern, Madeline (July 28, 2021). "How Jim Franklin Turned the Armadillo into Texas' Counterculture Mascot". Austin Monthly. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- 1 2 "Texas Cannonball Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 849.
- ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 633.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 398.
- ↑ Wynn, Ron (May 17, 1991). "Freddie King Masterpiece of '72 Blues Is Reissued". The Commercial Appeal. p. E17.
- ↑ Dansby, Andrew (September 30, 2007). "Sounds of Texas – The blues Texas style: 75 essential recordings". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 12.
External links
[edit]- Texas Cannonball at Discogs (list of releases)
