Born Under a Bad Sign

~ Recording by Albert King

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingEast Memphis Music: The HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rondor InternationalEM 50009
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingAtlantic Blues: Guitar (club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)A2 81695
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingAtlantic Blues: GuitarVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 81695-2
1.7Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingKing of the Blues GuitarAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)CD 8213
1.7Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingKing of the Blues GuitarAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-82017-2
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingAtlantic BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)782309-2
7.23Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959–1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7 82218-2
1.7Born Under A Bad Sign2:45Albert KingKing Of The Blues GuitarAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1993-04-02
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)7567-82017-2
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
  • US1993-04-06
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 577
2.15Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingRhythm & Blues FormidableVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1993-11-05
Carrère (just "CARRERE", not "CARRERE MUSIC")9548-32378-2
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingBlues Brother Soul Sister, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDINCD61
1.12Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingQ Rhythm and BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Hit LabelAHLCD 7
1.14Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingThe Ultimate CollectionAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 712268
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingThe Chart Show Ultimate BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Hit LabelAHLCD 19
3.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingLa Route du BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1995-11-30
Versailles (French label)VER 480395 2
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBlues for You: The Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
StaxCDSXD 120
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingLiving the Blues: Blues LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicMSD-35881 / R859-01
1.6Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe Blues AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin TVVTDCD 54
1.13Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe Very Best of Blues Brother Soul SisterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDINCD115
2.12Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingThe Story of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1996-11-27
Starlite (Swiss label with budget releases)CDB 1024/3
1.9Born Under a Bad Sign2:51Albert KingEssential Blues 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
House of Blues5146 1183 2
1.9Born Under a Bad Sign2:51Albert KingEssential Blues 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
Platinum Entertainment51416 1183 2
1.8Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingUltradisc II Anniversary SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabSPCD 017
1.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingHard Rock Cafe: Modern BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-10-27
Hard Rock Records (Hard Rock Cafe (cat.#: R...)), Rhino (reissue label)R2 7421
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
  • US1998-11-24
Sundazed MusicLP 5031
2.14Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingA Little Blues in Your SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.9Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingCQC 2 - Lo Mejor Del Soul ClasicoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Argentina9548-36669-2
2.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingBlues Brother Soul Sister ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-01-11
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)564183-2
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBorn Under a Bad Sign and Other HitsAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-06
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)75719
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBorn Under a Bad Sign and Other HitsAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-06
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)
1.8Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingBlues Masters: The Very Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-20
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75703
1.8Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingBlues Masters: The Very Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75703
1.8Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingThe Very Best ofAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
2.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe Best Blues Album in the World... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-02-29
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)48428
2.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingBest Blues Album in the World... EverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2000-07-25
EMI Music Canada
1.13Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingNew Millennium Blues PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-10-17
Universal Music Special Markets, Rhino (reissue label)314560764-2, R2 79968, R2 79968/314560764-2
1.10Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingBarbeque BeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.13Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingRespect: The Soundtrack to The Soul GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)524 863 2
1.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Stax StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Stax4SCD-4429-2
1.17Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingPure BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-04-17
UTV Records314 556 176-2
1.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingRolling Stone Presents: BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-02-05
Rhino (reissue label)R2 78325
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
  • US2002-06-18
StaxSCD-8606-2
2.2Born Under a Bad Sign2:44Albert KingBlues & Soul MastersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD074
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
StaxSCD24 723-2
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingBlues Guitar HeroesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-05-12
Jv
4.15Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-09
Hip‐O RecordsB0000393-02
2.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingBlues StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-30
Shout! Factory
4.15Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
Hip‐O RecordsCOL 512578 2
2.9Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingSimply the Best Blues · The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)0927470772
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Time‐Life Treasury of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life MusicB0000414-02, M18895
1.7Born Under A Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Best of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)06076-86354-2R
2.3Born Under a Bad Sign2:44Albert KingThe Very Best of Blues Brother Soul SisterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-04-18
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD210
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBorn Under a Bad Sign and Other HitsAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-27
Collectables (US reissue label)COL-CD-8490
3.14Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingGood Morning VietnamVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyBX 903469
2.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingBlues GoldVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-01-10
Hip‐O RecordsB0005714-02
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingStax 50th Anniversary CelebrationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-03-13
StaxSTX2-30203-2
1.23Born Under a Bad Sign (single)2:47Albert KingStax/Volt: The Complete Singles 1959–1968, Volume 7Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-03-26
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.12Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingSweet Soul Music: The Best of StaxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-05-28
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)1736322
1.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingThe Very Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-06-19
StaxSTXCD-30296
1.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingThe Very Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Stax0888072302969
2.25Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingAtlantic Records: The Time CapsuleVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-11-17
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)
3.14Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert King100 Hits: Sixties PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-10-04
100 Hits, Demon Music GroupDMG 100 066
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe Definitive Albert King on StaxAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-04-05
StaxSTX-32765
1.9Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-07-18
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIM 360 001
2.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:43Albert KingPlug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues: The Definitive Collection! Part 3: 1960–1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16923 CP
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBorn Under a Bad Sign (Stax Remasters)Albert KingAlbum
  • US2013-04-02
Stax RemastersSTX-34334-02
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
Stax Remasters0888072343344
1.3Born Under A Bad Sign2:49Albert KingKing Of The Blues GuitarAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
7.23Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959–1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-01-22
Rhino (reissue label)081227954666
1.18Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingClassic StaxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-04-08
Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Stax, Universal UMCUWCLA022
2.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingSoulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of StaxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2017-09-22
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)
2.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:48Albert KingSoulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of StaxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-09-22
Craft Recordings (US jazz label; reissue division of Concord)CR00020
2.2Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingGot the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music on Demand5379526
1.20Born Under a Bad Sign (album version)2:49Albert KingBlues NightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
1.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert King1998Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)
1.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingBlues Guitar MastersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingBorn Under a Bad SignAlbert KingAlbum
StaxSCD 723-2
2.2Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingIl Grande Blues di RepubblicaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.4Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingLa Route du BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingMidnite Jazz & Blues: Blues at SunriseAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:45Albert KingPure BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.12Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingRhythm & BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
7.23Born Under a Bad Sign (single)2:47Albert KingStax‐Volt: The Complete Singles 1959–1968Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!)
1.3Born Under a Bad Sign2:46Albert KingThe Number 1 Blues AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)
1.11Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingThe Stax StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Stax
Promotion
1.20Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Complete Stax–Volt Singles 1959–1968: A 26‐Track SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint)PRCD 3861-2
1.5Born Under a Bad Sign2:47Albert KingRhino's Famous Sweet 16 SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bootleg
1.20Born Under a Bad Sign2:50Albert KingHipocondría Mods: Blues 1945-1969Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Hipocondria ModsHMRCD023
(unknown)
1.1Born Under a Bad Sign2:49Albert KingThe Best of Albert KingAlbert KingAlbum + Compilation
Ace (UK, started in 1978)

Relationships

recorded in:Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:Steve Cropper (in 1967)
Albert King (well-known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:Joe Arnold (in 1967)
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (in 1967)
Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:Isaac Hayes (in 1967)
Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:Albert King (well-known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967)
The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988) (order: 18)
recording of:Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)

Related works

Born Under a Bad Sign

lyricist:William Bell
composer:Booker T. Jones
publisher:Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)
Irving Music, Inc.
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
later translated versions:I hob an Glücksstern