Born Under a Bad Sign (song)
| "Born Under a Bad Sign" | ||||
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| Single by Albert King | ||||
| from the album Born Under a Bad Sign | ||||
| B-side | "Personal Manager" | |||
| Released | May 24, 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 17, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Stax, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Soul blues | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Stax | |||
| Composer(s) | Booker T. Jones | |||
| Lyricist(s) | William Bell | |||
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"Born Under a Bad Sign" is a blues song recorded by American blues singer and guitarist Albert King in 1967. Called "a timeless staple of the blues", the song also had strong crossover appeal to the rock audience with its synchronous bass and guitar lines and topical astrology reference. "Born Under a Bad Sign" appeared on the R&B chart and became a blues standard.