I'll Play the Blues for You

I'll Play the Blues for You is the seventh studio album by American blues guitarist Albert King released in 1972.^[1]

I'll Play the Blues for You
Studio album by Albert King
Released	1972
Recorded	1972 in Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Soul blues, blues
Length	39:44
Label	Stax
Producer	Allen Jones, Henry Bush
Albert King chronology
Lovejoy (1971) I'll Play the Blues for You (1972) Blues at Sunset (1973)
Singles from I'll Play the Blues for You
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" Released: October 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

In 2017, the single version of the title track was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.^[3]

Track listing

1. "I'll Play the Blues for You, Pts. 1-2" (Jerry Beach) – 7:20
2. "Little Brother (Make a Way)" (Henry Bush, Marshall Jones, Carl Smith) – 2:49
3. "Breaking up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 7:19
4. "High Cost of Loving" (Sherwin Hamlett, Allen A. Jones) – 2:56
5. "I'll Be Doggone" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) – 5:41
6. "Answer to the Laundromat Blues" (Albert King) – 4:37
7. "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Wanna Come Back Across)" (Allen A. Jones, Carl Wells) – 5:07
8. "Angel of Mercy" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) – 4:20^[1]

Bonus tracks 'Stax Remasters 2012' (previously unreleased)

9. "I'll Play the Blues for You" (alternate version) – 8:44
10. "Don't Burn Down the Bridge ('Cause You Might Want To Come Back Across)" (alternate version) – 5:13
11. "I Need a Love" – 4:29
12. "Albert's Stomp" – 2:18

Personnel

• Albert King – electric guitar, vocals
• The Memphis Horns – horns
• The Bar-Kays & The Movement – rhythm section^[1]
• Allen Jones – arrangements, producer
• Henry Bush – arrangements, engineer, producer
• Bernard Nagler – photography