The Best of B.B. King

by B.B. King

The Best of B.B. King cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: January 1973
  • Label: ABC
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:10
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Highlighting the legendary bluesman's highly successful tenure with ABC Records, this compilation captures his transition from the Chitlin' Circuit to massive international acclaim. The fluid, stinging vibrato of his signature guitar 'Lucille' alongside his sophisticated horn arrangements cemented his title as the King of the Blues.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup

Tracklist

  1. You Upset Me, Baby (3:02)
  2. Everyday I Have The Blues (2:49)
  3. 5 Long Years (3:29)
  4. Sweet Little Angel (3:02)
  5. Beautician Blues (1:59)
  6. Dust My Broom (3:20)
  7. Three O'Clock Blues (3:48)
  8. Ain't That Just Like A Woman (3:15)
  9. I'm King (2:20)
  10. Sweet Sixteen - Pt. I (3:46)
  11. Sweet Sixteen - Pt. II (2:29)
  12. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' (2:43)
  13. Mean Ole Frisco (2:31)
  14. Please Accept My Love (2:35)
  15. Going Down Slow (2:51)
  16. Blues For Me (2:18)
  17. You Don't Know (2:25)
  18. Early Every Morning (2:32)
  19. Blues At Sunrise (2:58)
  20. Please Love Me (2:47)

Credits

  • Ed Michel - compiler, producer
  • B.B. King - primary artist, liner notes, written-by
  • Andy McKaie - compiled by
  • Sidney A. Seidenberg - executive-producer
  • Jeff Sedlik - photography by
  • Bill Szymczyk - producer
  • Ira Newborn - producer, written-by
  • Joe Sagarino - producer
  • John Landis - producer
  • Johnny Pate - producer
  • Stewart Levine - producer
  • Peter Chatman - written-by
  • Jerry Ragovoy - written-by
  • Rick Darnell - written-by
  • Roy Hawkins - written-by
  • Joe Josea - written-by
  • Jimmy Johnson - written-by
  • Jules Taub - written-by
  • Percy Mayfield - written-by
  • Willie Nelson - written-by
  • Sam Ling - Written-By
  • Lowell Fulson - Written-By
  • Eddie Boyd - Written-By

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