Years Gone By

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Years Gone By is the third studio album by Albert King, released by Stax Records in 1969.^[3] In the same year, the album reached number 46 on Billboard R&B Albums chart and number 133 on Billboard 200.^[4]

Critical reception

In AllMusic, Cub Koda said: "King cranked out this solid, if typical, album for the Stax label after the success of Born Under a Bad Sign. With Booker T. & the M.G.'s drummer Al Jackson Jr. producing, the set includes such staples as "You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong," "Wrapped up in Love Again," and a powerful version of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor." For fans of King's guitar work, the inclusion of the instrumental workouts on "You Don't Love Me" and "Drowning on Dry Land" are a special bonus. Not an essential Albert King album, but one of his good ones."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Wrapped Up in Love Again" (Albert King) – 2:18
2. "You Don't Love Me" (instrumental) (Willie Cobbs) – 3:28
3. "Cockroach" (Bettye Crutcher, Deanie Parker) – 3:18
4. "
   Chester Burnett
   ) – 3:05
5. "Lonely Man" (Milton Campbell, Bob Lyons) – 2:39
6. "If the Washing Don't Get You, The Rinsing Will" (Homer Banks, James Cross, Allen Jones) – 2:12
7. "Drownin' on Dry Land" (Mickey Gregory, Allen Jones) – 3:54
8. "Drownin' on Dry Land" (instrumental) (Mickey Gregory, Allen Jones) – 2:38
9. "Heart Fixing Business" (Homer Banks, Allen Jones) – 2:41
10. "You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong" (Albert King) – 3:14
11. "Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Morgan Robinson) – 4:09^[1]

Personnel

• Albert King – lead guitar, vocals
• Booker T. Jones – keyboards, piano, organ
• Steve Cropper – rhythm guitar
• Donald Dunn – bass guitar
• Al Jackson Jr. – drums, arrangements^[5]

Technical

• Ron Capone - recording engineer
• Honeya Thompson - art direction
• Don Paulsen - cover photography

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