The King’s Blues Box

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

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
C1Take My Hand, Precious Lord
cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:23
C2Save a Seat for Me
recording of:
Save a Seat for Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:06
C3Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:11
C4Old Time Religion
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:31
C5Jesus Gave Me Water
cover recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water
lyricist and composer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
3:04
C6I Never Heard a Man
cover recording of:
I Never Heard a Man
writer:
Lloyd Woodard (American gospel singer)
2:39
C7Army of the Lord
cover recording of:
Army of the Lord
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Hamblen Music
3:08
C8I’m Working on a Building
recording of:
Working on the Building
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:48
D1The 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
4:53
D2Every Day 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.
4:45
D3How 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
3:26
D4Caldonia
cover recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
3:26
D5Please 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
3:02
D6Sweet 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.
4:19
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Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Stardust Records (budget (?) compilations, CLP prefix) (in 2015)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8234333 [info]