JazzTimes (9/01, p.89) - "...An excellent retrospective..."
Living Blues (3-4/02, p.77) - "...Superb..."
Personnel includes: Freddie King (vocals, guitar); Leon Russell (guitar, piano); Don Preston (guitar, background vocals); Eric Clapton, George Terry, Bobby Tench, Fred Jordan, Cornell Dupree (guitar); Trevor Lawrence, Willie Bridges (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Chris Mercer, Mick Eves, Steve Gregory, George Coleman, Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Bud Beadle (baritone saxophone); Gene Reed, Clifford Scott (saxophone); Ernie Royal, Martin Banks, Ron Carthy (trumpet); Patrick Henderson (piano, organ); George Stubbs, Sonny Thompson (piano); Roy Davies (electric piano, Clavinet); John Gallie, Dick Sims (organ); Bill Willis, Gerry Jemmott, Dick Dunn, DeLisle Harper (bass); Steve Ferrone, Jamie Oldaker (drums); Mike Vernon (percussion).
Producers include: Leon Russell, Don Nix, Denny Cordell, Mike Vernon, Tom Dowd.
Compilation producer: Andy McKaie.
Recorded between August 26, 1960 and March 31, 1975. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (Universal Mastering).