Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall | ||||
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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1954–1961 | |||
Genre | Chicago blues | |||
Length | 62:47 | |||
Label | Vee-Jay | |||
Producer | Calvin Carter | |||
Jimmy Reed chronology | ||||
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Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of studio recreations of a Carnegie Hall performance along with additional studio recordings. [1]
" Bright Lights, Big City", which opens the album, was released as a single around the same time. It became one of Reed's most successful and last songs on the Billboard Hot R&B charts. [2] The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961. [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album five out of five stars. He noted "In some ways, it almost does make for a greatest-hits compilation, as it contains most of Reed's most popular tunes". [1]
All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.
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