Born Under a Bad Sign

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Born Under a Bad Sign
The album cover for Born Under a Bad Sign. The cover features a drawing of various objects related to superstition, including: a black cat, snake eyes, an ace of spades, and a calendar displaying the date Friday the 13th.
Compilation album by
Albert King
ReleasedAugust 1967 (1967-08)
RecordedMarch 1966 – June 1967
StudioStax, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreElectric blues
Length34:19
LabelStax
ProducerJim Stewart
Albert King chronology
The Big Blues
(1962) 		Born Under a Bad Sign
(1967) 		Live Wire/Blues Power
(1968)

Born Under a Bad Sign is the second compilation album by American blues musician Albert King, released in August 1967 by Stax Records. It features eleven electric blues songs that were recorded from March 1966 to June 1967, throughout five different sessions. King played with two in-house bands: Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Memphis Horns. Although the album failed to reach any music chart, it did receive positive reviews from music critics and is often cited as one of the greatest blues albums ever made. Born Under a Bad Sign influenced many guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Born Under a Bad Sign has been recognized by several music institutions, and has been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the National Recording Registry.