The King of Blues: Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Outside Help
recording of:
Outside Help
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King7:38
2There’s Something on Your Mind
recording of:
There Is Something on Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Jay McNeely
publisher:
Big Jay Swings Publishing, Mercedes Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
B.B. King & Etta James5:59
3Summer in the City
recording of:
Summer in the City
writer:
Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Beechwood Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bug Music (music publishing), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gallo Music Publishing, Mark Sebastian Music, Robbins Music Corp., Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., The Hudson Bay Music Co. (publisher), Trio Music (publisher) and Trio Music Co., Inc.
B.B. King3:15
4Why 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.
B.B. King4:19
5So 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
B.B. King15:35
6Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
recording of:
Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc.
B.B. King4:47
7I’ve Got a Mind to Give Up Living
recording of:
I’ve Got a Mind to Give Up Living
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King5:30
8Please Love Me
recording of:
Please Love Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:02
9Ain’t Nobody Business
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Porter Grainger/Everett Robbins song)
writer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
B.B. King & Etta James4:20
10The Other Night Blues
recording of:
The Other Night Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:36
11Ain’t Nobody Home
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Home
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
B.B. King7:25
12Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (Different version)
recording of:
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King2:37