# Angel of Mercy guitar solo > The guitar solo on Angel of Mercy by Albert King (1972) starts at about 2:10. From the album I'll Play the Blues for You. Played on a Gibson Flying V. Canonical URL: Albert King, 1972, from *I'll Play the Blues for You*. Solo by *Albert King*. A soulful, funky blues where King's guitar answers each line with sweet, singing bends. Shows how naturally he fit early-70s Memphis soul. Angel of Mercy by Albert King is #12 in our ranking of the best Albert King guitar solos. The solo is played by Albert King and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best Albert King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-king-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Angel of Mercy? Albert King played the solo on Albert King's Angel of Mercy (1972). ### What guitar was used on the Angel of Mercy solo? A gibson flying v, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)