| Texas Cannonball | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 2–27, 1972 | |||
| Genres | Electric blues, Texas blues | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Producers | Leon Russell, Denny Cordell | |||
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Texas Cannonball is a studio album by the American musician Freddie King, released in 1972 by Shelter Records.
The album cover was created by the American artist Jim Franklin. It depicts King surrounded by a field of bluebonnets and leaping armadillos.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Reviewing a 1991 reissue of Texas Cannonball, The Commercial Appeal called the album "a masterpiece" and said that it is "full of dashing solos and some of [King's] finest vocals since his heyday in the late '50s and early '60s." In 2007, the Houston Chronicle listed it among the 75 essential Texas blues albums.
AllMusic critic Richie Unterberger wrote that the album was "similar to his first Shelter outing (Getting Ready), but with more of a rock feel."
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lowdown in Lodi" | John Fogerty | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Reconsider Baby" | Lowell Fulson | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt)" | Israel Tolbert | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Me and My Guitar" | Chuck Blackwell, Leon Russell | 4:02 |
| 5. | "I'd Rather Be Blind" | Russell | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Trust Your Neighbor" | Isaac Hayes, David Porter | 3:54 |
| 2. | "You Was Wrong" | Freddie King | 3:45 |
| 3. | "How Many More Years" | Howlin' Wolf | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Ain't No Sunshine" | Bill Withers | 3:15 |
| 5. | "The Sky Is Crying" | Elmore James | 3:24 |