Anthology

by B.B. King

Anthology cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 14 November 2000
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:35:02
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-CD MCA anthology of B.B. King's recordings, surveying the blues guitarist's career from his 1950s singles to his later crossover years. King's vibrato-led single-string playing and his guitar Lucille anchor a program spanning the ABC, BluesWay and MCA catalogs.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, male-vocals, bluesy, melodic, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. How Blue Can You Get? (2:42)
  2. Sneakin' Around (2:06)
  3. Help The Poor (2:38)
  4. Stop Leadin' Me On (2:22)
  5. Never Trust A Woman (2:37)
  6. Every Day I Have The Blues (Live At The Regal) (3:08)
  7. Sweet Little Angel (Live At The Regal) (3:47)
  8. All Over Again (2:36)
  9. Don't Answer The Door (5:10)
  10. Gambler's Blues (4:47)
  11. Sweet Sixteen, Parts One & Two (6:11)
  12. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss (2:34)
  13. Lucille (10:13)
  14. Why I Sing The Blues (8:38)
  15. Please Accept My Love (2:35)
  16. The Thrill Is Gone (5:25)
  17. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (1:26)
  18. Hummingbird (4:35)
  19. Chains And Things (4:53)
  20. Ain't Nobody Home (3:15)
  21. Ghetto Woman (5:15)
  22. I Got Some Help I Don't Need (Single Edit) (3:25)
  23. Guess Who (4:07)
  24. To Know You Is To Love You (8:34)
  25. I Like To Live The Love (3:18)
  26. Let The Good Times Roll (5:51)
  27. Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:31)
  28. Better Not Look Down (3:22)
  29. There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (3:47)
  30. Into The Night (4:13)
  31. When Love Comes To Town (4:19)
  32. Call It Stormy Monday (Complete Version) (11:32)
  33. Playing With My Friends (5:19)
  34. I'll Survive (4:51)

Credits

  • Jason Pastori - research [photo]
  • Maxwell Davis - arranged by, conductor, tenor saxophone, arranged by, conductor, organ
  • Carl Adams - trumpet, written-by
  • Unknown Artist - tenor saxophone, trumpet, backing band, backing band [remainder], strings
  • Hugh McCracken - guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Paul Harris - piano, organ, keyboards
  • Bert DeCoteaux - arranged by [strings], arranged by [horns]
  • Jimmie Haskell - arranged by [strings], arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
  • Ira Newborn - written-by, producer, arranged by
  • Dennis Walker - producer, written-by, producer
  • Vartan - art direction
  • Beth Stempel - coordinator [production]
  • t42design - design
  • Mark A. Humphrey - liner notes
  • Lieberman Management LLC - management
  • Dennis Kleiman - photography by [back cover]
  • David Corio - photography by [pg. 19]
  • Dick Waterman - photography by [pg. 25]
  • Kevin Westenberg - photography by [pg. 27]
  • Andrea Laubach - photography by [pg. 5]
  • Cesar Vera - photography by [pgs. 14/15]
  • David Redfern - photography by [pgs. 6/9/16]
  • Jane Feather - written-by
  • Jessie Mae Robinson - written-by
  • Charles Singleton - written-by
  • Granger Hunt - written-by
  • Bill Doggett - written-by
  • Louis Jordan - written-by
  • Peter Chatman - written-by
  • Jules Taub - written-by
  • James F. Johnson - written-by
  • Louis Zito - producer
  • Joe Josea - written-by
  • Bob Thiele - producer
  • Bill Szymczyk - producer
  • Dave Clark - written-by
  • Sam Ling - written-by
  • Rick Darnell - written-by
  • Roy Hawkins - written-by
  • Ed Michel - producer
  • Joe Zagarino - producer
  • Jesse Belvin - written-by
  • Jo Ann Belvin - written-by
  • Syreeta Wright - written-by
  • Esmond Edwards - producer
  • Fleecie Moore - written-by
  • Sam Theard - written-by
  • Stewart Levine - producer
  • Will Jennings - written-by
  • Sidney A. Seidenberg - executive-producer
  • Doc Pomus - written-by
  • John Landis - producer
  • Jimmy Iovine - producer
  • Rob Jacobs - remix
  • Shelly Yakus - remix
  • T-Bone Walker - written-by

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