Hide Away: Best of

Freddie King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1993)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000003356
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Country Boy

2. That's What You Think

3. Have You Ever Loved a Woman

4. You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling

5. Hide Away

6. I Love the Woman

7. San-Ho-Zay

8. See See Baby

9. Sen-Sa-Shun

10. Lonesome Whistle Blues

11. The Stumble

12. It's Too Bad (Things Are Going So Tough)

13. In the Open

14. I'm Tore Down

15. High Rise

16. Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry)

17. Remington Ride

18. My Feeling for the Blues

19. Palace of the King

20. Going Down

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rare gem among "best of" albums, September 17, 2001

By 

Nick Kapur (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hide Away: Best of (Audio CD)

I usually don't go for "greatest hits" or "best of" albums but this one really knocked my socks off. You get a whopping 20 tracks - not just Freddie's super famous hits but also some nice surprises - and every song is so damn good. What's amazing about Freddie is the incredible variety of sounds and blues styles he is able to get out of his guitar - there is something different and unique about every song. As usual, Freddie's vocals are incredible and his bends will blow you away. Freddie is so refreshing because of the incredible energy he brings to every song - even the slow ones.

Freddie King is absolute required listening for Blues fans of any stripe. If you have not heard Freddie much, this album would be a great introduction to the man Clapton once said was the guitarist who most influenced him. You really should buy as many of his albums as you can get your hands on, but if you have to settle for one, this one will more than suffice.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Clapton And Many Others Came From, December 21, 2000

By 

David B. Erickson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hide Away: Best of (Audio CD)

Jimmie Vaughn, once a Fabulous Thunderbird, called Freddie King "a gunslinger." Meaning that he'd take anybody on, on any terms, and come out on top. That's probably why Vaughn, Clapton, and most straightforwardly Peter Green (from the original Fleetwood Mac) chose Freddy as a model for their guitar work. If you're looking for the highest expression of Texas blues guitar, you have to include this recording in your search. (And if you're really into it, you better pick up some Albert Collins and T. Bone Walker, too...)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FREDDIE KING WILL MAKE YOU CRY!, February 28, 2000

By 

Jason (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hide Away: Best of (Audio CD)

This is truly a master at work. Freddie can play....and his powerful singing will make you believe in the BLUES. Hide Away: The Best of Freddie King is a compilation of Freddie's earlier hits. You would buy this CD for just the last song alone -- entitled "I'm Going Down! "....not to mention others like "Palace of the King, I'm Tore Down and Lonsome Whistle Blues! "

This CD is for the Blues Lover! Freddie is probably the best blues artist that ever lived. I would also highly recommend "Burglar", Texas Cannonball" and "Live at the Electric Ballroom!" These are all 5 stars!