The King of Blues: Essential Collection

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

Tracklist

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1How Blue Can You Get?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-09-30)
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Burdine (on 1963-09-30)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1963-09-30)
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1963-09-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1963-09-30)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1963-09-30)
piano:
Charles Brooks (on 1963-09-30)
tenor saxophone:
Vernon Slater (on 1963-09-30)
trumpet:
Carl Adams (trumpeter) (on 1963-09-30) and Kenny Sands (on 1963-09-30)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1963-09-30)
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1964) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1964)
recording of:
How Blue Can You Get? (on 1963-09-30)
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
cover recording of:
How Blue Can You Get? (on 1963-09-30)
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
B.B. King22:42
2Sinner’s Prayer
cover recording of:
Sinner’s Prayer
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
B.B. King & Ray Charles4:25
3Recession Days
recording of:
Recession Blues
lyricist and composer:
Riley B. King
B.B. King2:24
4The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King, Dave Brubeck & Pat Metheny4:41
5Everyday I Have the Blues
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King5:03
6All Over Again
recording of:
All Over Again
writer:
Carl Adams and B.B. King
B.B. King7:07
7In the Midnight Hour
cover recording of:
In the Midnight Hour
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
B.B. King, Etta James, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan4:12
8B.B.’s Boogie
recording of:
B.B. Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:17
9A New Way of Driving
recording of:
A New Way of Driving
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
B.B. King1:55
10Sweet Sixteen
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.
B.B. King4:19
11King’s Shuffle
B.B. King3:15
12Born Under a Bad Sign
cover recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
B.B. King5:30
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