Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double

Double album

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 LP album

LP album

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 by Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...

, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of a studio recreation of a Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....

 performance on one disc and a second disc that is identical to an LP released separately as The Best of Jimmy Reed.

Reed's recordings of "Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City (1961 song)

"Bright Lights, Big City" is a blues song written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1961. It became one of Reed's most popular songs, reaching number three in the R&B chart and number fifty-eight in the Hot 100. The song was included on the album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall...

" and "Big Boss Man

Big Boss Man (song)

"Big Boss Man" is a blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960 and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. The song was a hit for Reed and has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists, including Elvis Presley and B.B...

" were voted two of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Personnel

• Lefty Bates
  Lefty Bates
  Lefty Bates was an American Chicago blues guitarist. He led the Lefty Bates Combo, and variously worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the Aristo-Kats, the Hi-De-Ho Boys, the Moroccos, the Impressions, and a latter day version of the Ink Spots...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Lonnie Brooks
  Lonnie Brooks
  Lonnie Brooks is an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Dubuisson, Louisiana, United States...
  
   – guitar
• Willie Dixon
  Willie Dixon
  William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Earl Phillips – drums
  Drum kit
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• Jimmy Reed
  Jimmy Reed
  Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...
  
   – guitar, harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  , vocals
• Mary Reed – backing vocals
• Eddie Taylor
  Eddie Taylor
  Eddie Taylor was an American electric blues guitarist and singer.-Biography:Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, United States, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his early years playing at venues around Leland, Mississippi, where he taught his friend Jimmy Reed to...
  
   – guitar
• Phil Upchurch
  Phil Upchurch
  Phil Upchurch is an American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist.Upchurch started his career working with The Kool Gents, The Dells, and The Spaniels before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush and Jimmy Reed. He then returned to Chicago to play and record with Woody Herman, Stan Getz,...
  
   – guitar

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed

Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries...

, except where noted.

Record 1, side 1:

1. "Bright Lights, Big City
   Bright Lights, Big City (1961 song)
   "Bright Lights, Big City" is a blues song written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1961. It became one of Reed's most popular songs, reaching number three in the R&B chart and number fifty-eight in the Hot 100. The song was included on the album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall...
   
   " – 2:50
2. "I'm Mr. Luck" – 3:34
3. "Baby What's Wrong" – 3:24
4. "Found Joy" – 3:41
5. "Kind of Lonesome" – 2:52

Record 1, side 2:

1. "Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth" – 2:33
2. "Tell Me You Love Me" (Jimmy Reed/Al Smith) – 2:54
3. "Blue Carnegie" – 2:53
4. "I'm a Love You" – 2:07
5. "Hold Me Close" – 2:38
6. "Blue Blue Water" – 2:45

Record 2, side 1:

1. "Baby What You Want Me to Do
   Baby What You Want Me to Do
   "Baby What You Want Me to Do" is a blues song that was written and recorded by Jimmy Reed in 1959...
   
   " – 2:31
2. "You Don't Have to Go" – 3:10
3. "Hush Hush" – 2:43
4. "Found Love" – 2:24
5. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed/Ewart Abner) – 2:50
6. "You Got Me Dizzy" – 2:58

Record 2, side 2:

1. "Big Boss Man
   Big Boss Man (song)
   "Big Boss Man" is a blues song written by Luther Dixon and Al Smith in 1960 and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. The song was a hit for Reed and has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of artists, including Elvis Presley and B.B...
   
   " (Luther Dixon
   Luther Dixon
   Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 60s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, and others...
   
   /Al Smith) – 2:54
2. "Take Out Some Insurance" – 2:31
3. "Boogie in the Dark" – 2:41
4. "Going to New York" – 2:26
5. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" – 2:25
6. "The Sun is Shining" (Jimmy Reed/Ewart Abner) – 2:57