Getting Ready...

by Freddie King

Overview

The first of Freddie King's three albums for Leon Russell's Shelter label set the tone for his work for the company: competent electric blues with a prominent rock/soul influence. King sings and plays well, but neither the sidemen nor the material challenge him to scale significant heights. Part of the problem is that King himself wrote none of the songs, which are divided between Chicago blues standards and material supplied by Leon Russell and Don Nix. The entire album is included on the compilation King of the Blues. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2023
Label:	Elemental
UPC:	0600753965245
Rank:	32097

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Freddie King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Guest Artist,Bass,Bass (Electric)
Don Preston   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Leon Russell   Guest Artist,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards
Kathi McDonald   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chuck Blackwell   Drums
Claudia Lennear   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Charles Myers   Drums
John Gallie   Organ,Keyboards
Charles Blackwell   Drums
Aaron Preston   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Joey Cooper   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

James A. Lane   Composer
James Lane   Composer
Don Nix   Composer,Producer
Eddie Boyd   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Composer
Freddie King   Composer
Charles Segar   Composer
Robert Leroy Johnson   Composer
William Lee Conley Broonzy   Composer
Joseph Perry   Composer
Muff Winwood   Composer
Tom Cartwright   Producer
Terence P. Minogue   Producer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Leon Russell   Composer,Producer
Tim Edmundson   Mastering
Chance Johnson   Producer
Colleen Graven   Producer
Bernadette Fauver   Production Coordination
Valerie Skard   Producer
Adam Varon   Producer
Charles Levan   Producer
Ed Caraeff   Photography
Don Nox   Composer
Spencer Davis   Composer
Steve Hoffman   Engineer,Liner Notes
Steve Winwood   Composer
Steven Tyler   Composer
Big Maceo Merriweather   Composer
Kevin Flaherty   Producer
Bill Dahl   Liner Notes
Cheryl Pawelski   Producer