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''Indianola Mississippi Seeds'' is B. B. King's eighteenth studio album. It was released on October 1970 on ABC Records on LP and May 1989 on MCA Records on CD. On this album B. B. King mixed elements of blues and rock music. Producer Bill Szymczyk decided to follow up on the success of the hit "The Thrill Is Gone" by matching King with a musical all-star cast. The result was one of King's most critically acclaimed albums and one of the most highly regarded blues crossover albums of all time. The album appeared on several of ''Billboard's'' album charts in 1970, reaching number 26 on the Pop album chart, number seven on the Jazz album chart and eight on ''Billboard's'' listing for "Black Albums." The album also generated several hit singles, "Chains and Things", King's own "Ask Me No Questions" and Leon Russell's "Hummingbird". King himself, also, views the album as one of his greatest achievements. When asked about his best work, King has said, "I know the critics always mention ''Live & Well'' or ''Live at the Regal'', but I think that ''Indianola Mississippi Seeds'' was the best album that I've done artistically."〔Jas Obrecht, ''Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists'', Backbeat Books, 2000, p.328 (ISBN 0-87930-613-0)〕 == Homage paid to a hometown == The album title is a tribute to King's upbringing near Indianola, Mississippi. Although King was born on a plantation between two smaller towns, Itta Bena and Berclair, which are actually closer to Greenwood, King has always considered Indianola his hometown.〔Sebastian Danchin, ''Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B. B. King'', University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 1 (ISBN 1-57806-017-6)〕 The album package — which was itself recognized with a Grammy — includes what appears to be a copy of B. B. King's birth certificate with official registration in Indianola. The liner notes also contain a note that reads, "Congratulations Albert and Nora on your son Riley, September 16, 1925."〔Liner notes referenced are from the 1989 remastered CD, ''Indianola Mississippi Seeds'', (MCA Records, MCAD-31343)〕 Over time, King's hometown has paid respects back to him. In 2008, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center opened in Indianola, with the mission to "preserve and share the legacy and values of B. B. King, to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta, and to promote pride, hope, and understanding through exhibitions and educated programs."〔(B. B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center ), web site, accessed April 2, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indianola Mississippi Seeds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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