title: Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
text: # Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
  
  Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of studio recreations of a Carnegie Hall performance along with additional studio recordings.
  
  "Bright Lights, Big City", which opens the album, was released as a single around the same time. It became one of Reed's most successful and last songs on the Billboard Hot R&B charts. The album includes several other Reed songs that appeared on the charts between 1956 and 1961.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |
  
  Writing for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger gave the album five out of five stars. He noted "In some ways, it almost does make for a greatest-hits compilation, as it contains most of Reed's most popular tunes".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs by Jimmy Reed; except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Jimmy Reed - guitar, vocals, harmonica
  * Eddie Taylor - guitar
  * Phil Upchurch - guitar
  * Lonnie Brooks - guitar
  * William "Lefty" Bates - second guitar
  * Willie Dixon - bass guitar
  * Earl Phillips - drums
  * Mary Lee Reed - backing vocals
  