Why I Sing the Blues

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Why I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues
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.
2:50
2Bad Luck
recording of:
Bad Luck
writer:
Sam Ling and Jules Taub
3:03
3Trouble in Mind
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:18
4Dark Is the Night Part 1
partial recording of:
Dark Is the Night (The Blues Has Got Me)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”), B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:36
5Blues at Sunrise
cover recording of:
Blues at Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
2:59
6Dust My Broom
arranger:
B.B. King
cover recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
cover recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
3:17
7I Want to Get Married
recording of:
I Want to Get Married
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:02
8Blues for Me
recording of:
Blues for Me
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:18
9Night Life
cover recording of:
Night Life (Willie Nelson)
writer:
Walt Breeland (American songwriter), Paul Buskirk and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Glad Music Co., Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Glad Music Publishing (in 1962)
4:52
10Blind Love
recording of:
Blind Love
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:29
11Don’t Answer the Door
cover recording of:
Don’t Answer the Door
writer:
Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist James Earl Thompson)
publisher:
Fordyce Publishing Co and Mercedes Music
4:04
12Mean Ole Frisco
cover recording of:
Mean Old Frisco
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
2:31
13Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Going Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:51
14Talkin’ the Blues
recording of:
Talkin' the Blues
writer:
B.B. King
2:19
15It’s My Own Fault
cover recording of:
It’s My Own Fault
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:32
16How Blue Can You Get
cover recording of:
How Blue Can You Get?
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
3:04
17Help the Poor
cover recording of:
Help the Poor
lyricist and composer:
Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Noma Music Inc. and Trio Music Co., Inc.
2:40
18She’s a Mean Woman
recording of:
She's a Mean Woman
writer:
B.B. King
2:34
19Hard Working Woman
recording of:
Hard Workin' Woman
2:35
20Questionnaire Blues
recording of:
Questionaire Blues
writer:
B.B. King
2:56