The Blues

by B.B. King

The Blues cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Crown
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:39
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled by the budget-friendly Crown label, this early compilation gathers a vital string of successful singles that cemented the guitarist's reign on the rhythm and blues charts. The fluid, stinging single-string guitar solos and booming vocals lay out the definitive blueprint for modern urban blues.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Why Do Everything Happen to Me (2:48)
  2. Ruby Lee (2:37)
  3. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer (2:55)
  4. Don't Have to Cry AKA Past Day (3:17)
  5. Boogie Woogie Woman (2:49)
  6. Early in the Morning (2:36)
  7. I Want to Get Married (3:04)
  8. That Ain't the Way to Do It (2:19)
  9. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles (2:59)
  10. Don't You Want a Man Like Me (2:40)
  11. You Know I Go for You (2:39)
  12. What Can I Do (2:50)
  13. Sweet Little Angel (3:04)
  14. Don't Keep Me Waiting (2:16)
  15. Tickle Britches (2:29)
  16. Don't Break Your Promise (2:24)
  17. I'm in Love (2:16)
  18. Bye! Bye! Baby (2:30)

Credits

  • Sue Quin - vocals
  • James Dean - written-by
  • Paul Riser - written-by
  • William Weatherspoon - written-by
  • B.B. King - Primary Artist

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