Indianola Mississippi Seeds

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Indianola Mississippi Seeds
Los Angeles, California, May–June 1970 (except track 8 recorded at the Hit Factory, New York City, January 1969)
GenreBlues, R&B
Length39:20
LabelABC (LP)
MCA (CD)
ProducerBill Szymczyk
B. B. King chronology
Completely Well
(1969) 		Indianola Mississippi Seeds
(1970) 		Live in Cook County Jail
(1971)

Indianola Mississippi Seeds is

crossover albums
of all time.

The album appeared on several of

Jazz album chart and eight on Billboard's listing for "Black Albums." The album also generated several hit singles, "Chains and Things", King's own "Ask Me No Questions" and Leon Russell
's "Hummingbird".

King himself, also, views the album as one of his greatest achievements. When asked about his best work, King has said, "I know the critics always mention

Live & Well or Live at the Regal, but I think that Indianola Mississippi Seeds was the best album that I've done artistically."[1]

Homage paid to a hometown

The album title is a tribute to King's upbringing near Indianola, Mississippi. Although King was born on a plantation between two smaller towns, Itta Bena and Berclair, which are actually closer to Greenwood, King has always considered Indianola his hometown.[2]

The album package — which was itself recognized with a

Grammy — includes what appears to be a copy of B. B. King's birth certificate with official registration in Indianola. The liner notes also contain a note that reads, "Congratulations Albert and Nora on your son Riley, September 16, 1925."[3]

Over time, King's hometown has paid respects back to him. In 2008, the

B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened in Indianola, with the mission to "preserve and share the legacy and values of B. B. King, to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta, and to promote pride, hope, and understanding through exhibitions and educated programs."[4]

Critical acclaim

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
[7]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[8]

Indianola Mississippi Seeds is one of three of B. B. Kings recordings listed in The Rough Guide to Blues 100 Essential CDs (along with Live at the Regal and Singin' the Blues).[9] The album was named # 23 on a list of the best "Album Chartmakers by Year" for 1970.[10]

Track listing

All songs written by B. B. King, except where noted.

  1. "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" — 1:26
    • B. B. King — piano & vocal
  2. "You're Still My Woman" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 6:04
  3. "Ask Me No Questions" — 3:08
    • B. B. King — guitar & vocal
    • Leon Russell – piano
    • Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
    • Bryan Garofalo — bass
    • Russ Kunkel — drums
  4. "Until I'm Dead and Cold" — 4:45
    • B. B. King — guitar & vocal
    • Carole King — piano
    • Bryan Garofalo — bass
    • Russ Kunkel — drums
  5. "King's Special" — 5:13
    • B. B. King — lead guitar
    • Leon Russell – piano
    • Joe Walsh – rhythm guitar
    • Bryan Garofalo — bass
    • Russ Kunkel — drums
  6. "Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Anymore" — 5:18
    • B. B. King — guitar & vocal
    • Carole King — piano & electric piano
    • Bryan Garofalo — bass
    • Russ Kunkel — drums
  7. "Chains and Things" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 4:53
    • B.B. King — guitar & vocal
    • Carole King — electric piano
    • Bryan Garofalo — bass
    • Russ Kunkel — drums
  8. "Go Underground" (B. B. King, Dave Clark) — 4:00
    The Hit Factory, New York City
  9. "Hummingbird" (Leon Russell) — 4:36

Personnel

Credits

Production

Other

  • Cover design — Robert Lockart
  • Photography — Ivan Nagy
  • Management — Sidney A. Seidenberg
  • Leon Russell appears with love from Shelter Records
  • Carole King & Merry Clayton appear through the courtesy of Ode 70 Records
  • Congratulations to Albert and Nora on your son
    Riley
    , September 16, 1925

Charts

Album charts

year chart peak
1970 Billboard Black Albums 8
1970
Billboard Jazz Albums
 7
1970 Billboard Pop Albums 26

Singles

year Singles chart peak
1970 "Chains And Things"
Billboard Black Singles
 6
1970 "Chains And Things"
Billboard Pop Singles
 45
1970 "Hummingbird" Billboard Black Singles 25
1970 "Hummingbird" Billboard Pop Singles 48
1971 "Ask Me No Questions" Billboard Black Singles 18
1971 "Ask Me No Questions" Billboard Pop Singles 40

Awards

Photographer, Ivan Nagy and cover designer, Robert Lockart won the

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
" for Indianola Mississippi Seeds.

Releases

year format label catalog #
1970
LP
 ABC 713
1989
CD
 MCA MCAD-31343
1989
CS
 MCA MCAC-31343
1995 CD Beat Goes On 237
2002 CD Beat Goes On 237

See also

Notes and sources

  1. ISBN 0-87930-613-0
    )
  2. ISBN 1-57806-017-6
    )
  3. ^ Liner notes referenced are from the 1989 remastered CD, Indianola Mississippi Seeds, (MCA Records, MCAD-31343)
  4. ^ B. B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, web site, accessed April 2, 2007
  5. ^ Ron Wynn, "Review: Indianola Mississippi Seeds",
    Allmusic (link
    )
  6. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ISBN 0-394-72643-X
    .
  8. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4
    .
  9. ISBN 1-85828-560-7
    )
  10. ISBN 0-440-57580-X) (link to list for 1970
    )

External links
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