Years Gone By Explained

Years Gone By
Type:	Album
Artist:	Albert King
Cover:	YearsGoneBy.jpg
Released:	May 1969
Recorded:	February 1969
Genre:	Blues
Length:	33:36
Label:	Stax
Producer:	Al Jackson, Jr.
Prev Title:	Live Wire/Blues Power
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	King of the Blues Guitar
Next Year:	1969

Years Gone By is the third studio album by Albert King, released by Stax Records in 1969. In the same year, the album reached number 46 on Billboard R&B Albums chart and number 133 on Billboard 200.^[1]

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."

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. "Killing Floor" (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

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^[2]

Technical

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/years-gone-by-r88904 Years Gone By — Billboard Albums
2. Web site: Years Gone By - Albert King | Credits . May 23, 2021. AllMusic.