The Royal Sessions is a studio album by Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company fame. Released on 4 February 2014, it consists of ten covers of blues, rhythm & blues and soul songs recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with local musicians and produced by Perry A. Margouleff. Rodgers chose songs for the album that inspired him in his youth. 

Rodgers announced before the album's release that he would be donating all proceeds from it to the Stax Music Academy, an after-school music programme in Memphis, stating that he wanted to "pay the proceeds to the people who gave us this music". 

The album entered the Billboard Blues Albums Chart at number 1, and entered the Billboard 200 at number 81.

Track Listing [320k MP3]

01. 	"I Thank You"   	(Isaac Hayes / David Porter) 	3:10
02. 	"Down Don’t Bother Me"   	(Albert King) 	2:17
03. 	"I Can’t Stand The Rain"   	(Bryant /Miller /Peebles) 	4:05
04. 	"I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" 	5:36
05. 	"That's How Strong My Love Is"   	(Roosevelt Jamison) 	3:15
06. 	"Walk On By"   	(Burt Bacharach / Hal David) 	6:49
07. 	"Any Ole Way"   	(Steve Cropper / Otis Redding) 	2:38
08. 	"It's Growing"   	(Warren Moore / Smokey Robinson) 	3:05
09. 	"Born Under A Bad Sign"   	(Bell / Booker T. Jones) 	4:09
10. 	"I’ve Got Dreams To Remember"   	(Otis Redding) 	6:31

Bonus Tracks

11.     "Shake"
12.     "Walk In My Shadow"
13.     "Wonderful World"