The first of
Freddie King's three albums for
Leon Russell's Shelter label set the tone for his work for the company: competent electric blues with a prominent rock/soul influence.
King sings and plays well, but neither the sidemen nor the material challenge him to scale significant heights. Part of the problem is that
King himself wrote none of the songs, which are divided between Chicago blues standards and material supplied by
Leon Russell and
Don Nix. The entire album is included on the compilation King of the Blues. ~ Richie Unterberger