His Definitive Greatest Hits

by B.B. King

His Definitive Greatest Hits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1999-01-01
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:19:21
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-disc greatest hits collection from B.B. King, spanning his career from the 1950s RPM singles to his later recordings. The set documents the Memphis-born guitarist's single-string vibrato style, one of the most imitated voices in electric blues.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, vocal, acoustic, melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. The Thrill Is Gone (5:27)
  2. Paying The Cost To Be The Boss (2:35)
  3. Don't Answer The Door (Parts One & Two) (5:11)
  4. I Like To Live The Love (3:32)
  5. How Blue Can You Get (2:43)
  6. Why I Sing The Blues (8:39)
  7. Chains And Things (4:55)
  8. To Know You Is To Love You (3:52)
  9. When Love Comes To Town (4:15)
  10. Playin' With My Friends (5:20)
  11. Never Make Your Move Too Soon (5:32)
  12. Better Not Look Down (3:24)
  13. There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (3:47)
  14. Hummingbird (4:35)
  15. Everyday I Have The Blues (Live) (2:40)
  16. Sweet Little Angel (Live) (3:46)
  17. Help The Poor (2:39)
  18. So Excited (5:36)
  19. Broken Heart (2:45)
  20. Ghetto Woman (5:16)
  21. Ain't Nobody Home (3:16)
  22. Darlin' You Know I Love You (4:49)
  23. In The Midnight Hour (3:24)
  24. Into The Night (4:11)
  25. My Lucille (3:41)
  26. The Blues Comes Over Me (5:15)
  27. Since I Met You (2:53)
  28. I'm Moving On (4:17)
  29. Let The Good Times Roll (Live) (5:31)
  30. Woke Up This Mornin' (Live At The Regal) (1:49)
  31. 3 O'Clock Blues (Live) (3:16)
  32. Please Love Me (Live At The Regal) (3:03)
  33. Caldonia (Live At "Ole Miss") (4:00)
  34. Rock Me Baby (Live At San Quentin) (3:27)

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