Hard Bargain is a blues album by Albert King, released in 1996 with outtakes and previously unreleased material recorded between 1966 and 1972.[1]

Hard Bargain
Studio album by Albert King
Released	1996
Recorded	1966 - 1972
Genre	Blues
Length	46:29
Label	Stax Records
Albert King chronology
Mean Mean Blues (1995) Hard Bargain (1996) Born Under A Bad Sign & Other Hits (1997)

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

1. "Overall Junction" (King) – 2:19
2. "Funk-Shun" (King) – 3:43
3. "You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain" (Crutcher, Jones) – 3:17
4. "You're Gonna Need Me" (King) – 2:48
5. "As the Years Go Passing By" (Deadric Malone) – 2:49
6. "Drownin' on Dry Land" (Gregory, Jones) – 4:23
7. "Heart Fixing Business" (Banks, Jones) – 3:26
8. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 5:29
9. "I Get Evil" (King) – 3:29
10. "Shake 'Em Down" (Nix) – 3:09
11. "I Believe to My Soul" (Charles) – 4:36
12. "Got to Be Some Changes Made" (King) – 4:29
13. "Albert's Groove, No. 2" (King) – 2:32[1]

Personnel

• Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
• Booker T. Jones – Piano and Organ
• Isaac Hayes – Piano
• Steve Cropper – Guitar
• Donald Dunn – Bass
• Al Jackson Jr. – drums[3]

References