Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall explained

Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Reed
Cover:	Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall.jpg
Recorded:	1954–1961
Genre:	Chicago blues
Label:	Vee-Jay
Producer:	Calvin Carter
Prev Title:	Now Appearing
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Just Jimmy Reed
Next Year:	1962

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.

"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.^[1] The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961.^[1]

Critical reception

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".

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.Record 1, side 1:

1. "Bright Lights, Big City"  - 2:50
2. "I'm Mr. Luck"  - 3:34
3. "Baby What's Wrong"  - 3:24
4. "Found Joy"  - 3:41
5. "Kind of Lonesome"  - 2:52

Record 1, side 2:

1. "Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth"  - 2:33
2. "Tell Me You Love Me" (Jimmy Reed, Al Smith)  - 2:54
3. "Blue Carnegie"  - 2:53
4. "I'm a Love You"  - 2:07
5. "Hold Me Close"  - 2:38
6. "Blue Blue Water"  - 2:45

Record 2, side 1:

1. "Baby What You Want Me to Do"  - 2:31
2. "You Don't Have to Go"  - 3:10
3. "Hush Hush"  - 2:43
4. "Found Love"  - 2:24
5. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner)  - 2:50
6. "You Got Me Dizzy"  - 2:58

Record 2, side 2:

1. "Big Boss Man" (Luther Dixon, Al Smith)  - 2:54
2. "Take Out Some Insurance" (Jesse Stone)  - 2:31
3. "Boogie in the Dark"  - 2:41
4. "Going to New York"  - 2:26
5. "Ain't That Loving You Baby"  - 2:25
6. "The Sun is Shining" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner)  - 2:57

Personnel

• Jimmy Reed - guitar, vocals, harmonica
• Eddie Taylor - guitar
• Phil Upchurch - guitar
• Lonnie Brooks - guitar
• William "Lefty" Bates - second guitar
• Willie Dixon - bass guitar
• Earl Phillips - drums
• Mary Lee Reed - backing vocals

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn , Joel . Joel Whitburn. 1988. Jimmy Reed. Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Record Research. 0-89820-068-7. 345–346.