Going Down

~ Recording by Freddie King

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Going Down3:21Freddie KingGetting Ready…Freddie KingAlbum
Shelter Records (70s US label)SHE-8905
1.6Going Down3:24Freddie KingGetting Ready…Freddie KingAlbum
Shelter Records (70s US label), DCC Compact ClassicsSRZ-8003
1.1Going Down3:19Freddie KingThe Best of Freddie KingFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-04-02
DCC Compact Classics8010, SRZ-8010
1.8Going Down3:23Freddie KingGuitar Player Presents Legends of Guitar: Electric Blues, Vol. 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70564
1.8Going Down3:21Freddie KingLee Presents the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–92; please read annotations before use)9548-31554-2 XV
1.9Going Down3:25Freddy KingQ the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Hit LabelAHLCD 1
1.20Going Down3:19Freddie KingHide Away: The Best of Freddie KingFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71510
1.6Going Down3:22Freddie KingKing of the BluesFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)CDEM 1580
1.6Going Down3:21Freddie KingKing of the BluesFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Shelter Records (70s US label)7243 8 34972 2 5
1.6Going Down3:20Freddie KingKing Of The Blues (1995, printed in UK)Freddie KingAlbum + Compilation
Shelter Records (70s US label)7243 8 34972 2 5
1.6Going Down3:21Freddie KingKing Of The Blues (1995, printed in EU)Freddie KingAlbum + Compilation
Shelter Records (70s US label)7243 8 34972 2 5
2.1Going Down3:22Freddie KingEssential Blues 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
House of Blues5146 1183 2
2.1Going Down3:22Freddie KingEssential Blues 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996
Platinum Entertainment51416 1183 2
1.6Going Down3:21Freddie KingGetting Ready…Freddie KingAlbum
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)7243-8-53866-2-6
1.1Going Down3:23Freddie KingThe Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records YearsFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-06-20
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)72435-27245-2-9
1.11Going Down3:23Freddie KingHarley-Davidson: Southern Road SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Right Stuff (reissues; once EMI, now UMG)72435-35099-2-7
2.12Going Down3:18Freddie KingThe Blues Guitar BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)TBB CD 47555/1, TBB CD 47555/2, TBB CD 47555/3
1.3Going Down3:21Freddie KingThe Best of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)06076-86354-2R
5.21Going Down3:21Freddie KingTaking Care of BusinessFreddie KingAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 16979
1.18Going Down3:23Freddie KingThe Old Grey Whistle Test: BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-09-12
Rhino (reissue label), BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)WMTV175
1.6Going Down3:21Freddie KingGetting Ready...Freddie KingAlbum
Analogue ProductionsAPB-8905
1.1Going Down3:21Freddie KingEastbound & DownVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2012-04-24
Fat Possum RecordsFP1262-2
1.1Going Down3:21Freddie KingEastbound & Down SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -2016-12-01
Fat Possum Records
4.4Going Down3:24Freddie KingGot the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music on Demand5379526
1.6Going Down3:24Freddie KingGetting Ready…Freddie KingAlbum
EMI Music Special Markets
Promotion
1.19Going Down3:25Freddie KingReplay: The Best in Mainstream Music, Vol. 1, No. 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sequel Records (UK reissue label)V.1.4.
1.6Going Down3:22Freddie KingKing Master Series SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)PRCD 7040
Bootleg
1.2Going Down3:22Freddie KingEastbound & Down: Music From Season 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US2009-02-15
1.31Going Down3:22Freddie KingEastbound & Down: Music From Season 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -2010
1.5Going Down3:21Freddie KingThe Day After the Sabbath 105: Goin' DownVarious ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • US2014-08-31
The Day After the Sabbath (blog)TDATS 105
(unknown)
2.1Going Down3:22Freddie KingEssential Blues 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
House of Blues51416 1183 2

Relationships

producer:Don Nix
Leon Russell
mixer:John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):Charles Blackwell (drummer)
Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:Don Preston (blues guitarist)
Leon Russell
organ:Jon Gallie
piano:Leon Russell
background vocals:Joey Cooper (vocals)
Claudia Lennear
Kathl McDonald (singer)
Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 54) (order: 54)
recording of:Going Down (cover)

Related works

Going Down

lyricist and composer:Don Nix
publisher:Irving Music (BMI)
sub-publisher:Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)