Born Under a Bad Sign (song)

"Born Under a Bad Sign"
"Born Under a Bad Sign"
Single by Albert King
from the album Born Under a Bad Sign
B-side	"Personal Manager"
Released	May 24, 1967
Recorded	May 17, 1967
Studio	Stax, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Soul blues
Length	2:44
Label	Stax
Composer(s)	Booker T. Jones
Lyricist(s)	William Bell
Albert King singles chronology

"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues",^[2] the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference.^[3] "Born Under a Bad Sign" appeared on the R&B chart and became a blues standard.

^ King of the Blues Guitar (CD reissue liner notes). Albert King. New York City: Atlantic Records. 1989. p. 1. 8213-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ O'Neal, Jim (November 10, 2016). "1988 Hall of Fame Inductees: Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King (Stax, 1967)". Blues.org. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
^ Palmer, Robert (1982). Deep Blues. New York City: Penguin Books. p. 246. ISBN 0-14006-223-8.

[1] King of the Blues Guitar (CD reissue liner notes). Albert King. New York City: Atlantic Records. 1989. p. 1. 8213-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[O'Neal-2] O'Neal, Jim (November 10, 2016). "1988 Hall of Fame Inductees: Born Under a Bad Sign – Albert King (Stax, 1967)". Blues.org. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

[Palmer-3] Palmer, Robert (1982). Deep Blues. New York City: Penguin Books. p. 246. ISBN 0-14006-223-8.

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