King of the Blues

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1949–1966
2▼CD: 1966–1969
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1Goin’ Down Slow (live)
live cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
6:31
2Tired of Your Jive (live)
live cover recording of:
Tired of Your Jive
writer:
Janet Despenza and Johnny Pate
3:32
3Sweet Sixteen, Parts One and Two (live)
live recording of:
Sweet Sixteen
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Progressive Music (publisher) and Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd.
6:11
4Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-09-14)
producer:
Quincy Jones, Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Burdine (on 1967-09-14)
baritone saxophone:
Barney Hubert (on 1967-09-14)
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1967-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1967-09-14)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-09-14) and B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
keyboard and organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1967-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1967-09-14)
trombone:
Pluma Davis (on 1967-09-14)
trumpet:
Henry Boozier (on 1967-09-14), John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1967-09-14) and Hobart Dotson (on 1967-09-14)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
arranger:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968)
recording of:
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (on 1967-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
2.52:34
5I’m Gonna Do What They Do to Me
recording of:
I’m Gonna Do What They Do to Me
writer:
B.B. King
2:44
6Lucille
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-12-20)
engineer:
Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Bob McNeely (on 1967-12-20)
bass:
David Allen (bassist) (on 1967-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (on 1967-12-20)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1967-12-20) and B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1967-12-20)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (on 1967-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil McNeely (on 1967-12-20) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1967-12-20)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recording of:
Lucille (on 1967-12-20)
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Franklin Boyd Music Ltd., LZMC and Pamco Music
210:16
7Watch Yourself
cover recording of:
Watch Yourself
writer:
Sidney Barnes, Lou Gross and George Kerr
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
5:49
8You Put It on Me
recording of:
You Put It on Me
writer:
Maya Angelou and Quincy Jones
2:47
9Get Myself Somebody
recording of:
Get Myself Somebody
writer:
Maya Angelou and B.B. King
2:36
10I Want You So Bad
recording engineer:
Joe "Ears "Zagarino and Bill Szymczyk
engineer:
Joe Zagarino
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald "Fingers" Jenmott
guitar:
B.B. King and Hugh McCracken
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) and Al Kooper
vocals:
B.B. King
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Want You So Bad
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. and Pamco Music Inc.
4:14
11Why I Sing the Blues
recording engineer:
Joe “Ears” Zagarino (in 1969-01) and Bill Szymczyk (in 1969-01)
engineer:
Joe Zagarino
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald “Fingers” Jenmott (in 1969-01)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-01) and Hugh McCracken (in 1969-01)
piano:
Al Kooper and Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-01)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues (in 1969-01)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
18:36
12Get Off My Back Woman
recording of:
Get Off My Back Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Ferdinand Washington (blues and rhythm and blues songwriter)
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. and Pamco Music Inc.
3:15
13Please Accept My Love (live)
live cover recording of:
Please Accept My Love
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Garlow
publisher:
Kamar Music and Universal Music Careers
2:47
14Fools Get Wise
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1969-06)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott (in 1969-06)
drums (drum set):
Herbie Lovelle (in 1969-06)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken (in 1969-06)
keyboard:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-06)
recording of:
Fools Get Wise (in 1969-06)
writer:
B.B. King
2:39
15No Good
recording of:
No Good
composer:
B.B. King and Ferdinand Washington (blues and rhythm and blues songwriter)
publisher:
Pamco Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Spirit One Music and Universal Music Careers
4:36
16So Excited
recording engineer:
Joe “Ears” Zagarino (in 1969-06) and Bill Szymczyk (in 1969-06)
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott (in 1969-06)
electric piano, organ and piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-06)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken (in 1969-06) and B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
membranophone:
Herbie Lovelle (in 1969-06)
lead vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-06)
recording of:
So Excited (in 1969-06)
composer:
Jerry Jemmott and B.B. King
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Pamco Music
15:36
3▶CD: 1969–1975
4▶CD: 1976–1991