Eight Classic Albums

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Identical to the first four discs of Ten Classic Albums on their subsidiary.

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-19 10:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Singin’ the Blues / The Blues
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1Please Love Me
producer:
Joe Bihari
alto saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952-12)
bass:
James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (in 1952-12)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Ted Curry (in 1952-12)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
piano:
Connie McBooker (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone) (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1952-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
arranger:
Bill Harvey (saxophone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1953) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1953)
recorded at:
ACA Studios in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Please Love Me (in 1952-12)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:48
2You Upset Me Baby
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
trumpet:
Harry D. Jones (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Modern Studios in Culver City, California, United States (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
recording of:
You Upset Me Baby (from 1954-08-18 until 1958-08-19)
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:01
3Everyday I Have the Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (on 1954-03-02)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-03-02)
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1954-03-02)
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.
2:48
4Bad Luck
cover recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
writer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
42:53
5Three O’Clock Blues
cover recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
3:00
6Blind Love
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1953)
recording of:
Blind Love (in 1953)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
2:55
7Woke Up This Morning (My Baby’s Gone)
recording of:
Woke Up This Morning
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing and Powerforce Music
42:56
8You Know I Love You
recording of:
Darlin’ You Know I Love You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:04
9Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:00
10Ten Long Years
recording of:
Ten Long Years
writer:
Jules Bihari and Riley B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:47
11Did You Ever Love a Woman
cover recording of:
Did You Ever Love a Woman
composer:
Arnold Dwight Moore (Arnold Dwight Moore)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:33
12Crying Won’t Help You
recording of:
Cryin’ Won’t Help You Now
composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:58
13Why Do Things Happen to Me
cover recording of:
Why Do Everything Happen to Me?
lyricist and composer:
Roy Hawkins
2:45
14Ruby Lee
recording of:
Ruby Lee
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:35
15When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
recording of:
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:53
16Past Day
recording of:
Past Day
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:14
17Boogie Woogie Women
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:47
18Early Every Morning
recording of:
Early Every Morning
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
2:34
19I Want to Get Married
recording of:
I Want to Get Married
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:01
20That Ain’t the Way to Do It
recording of:
That Ain’t the Way to Do It
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:19
21Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
cover recording of:
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
composer:
J.J. Cale
2:57
22Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
recording of:
Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:38
23You Know I Go for You
recording of:
You Know I Go for You
writer:
B.B. King, Sam Ling and Jules Taub
2:37
24What Can I Do
recording of:
What Can I Do
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:47
2▼CD: King of the Blues / B.B. King Sings Spiritual
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1I’ve Got a Right to Love My Baby
recording of:
I’ve Got a Right to Love My Baby
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:14
2What Way to Go
recording of:
What Way to Go
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:06
3Long Nights (The Feeling They Call the Blues)
recording of:
Long Nights (The Feeling They Call the Blues)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:31
4Feel Like a Million
recording of:
Feel Like a Million
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:31
5I’ll Survive
recording of:
I’ll Survive
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:40
6Good Man Gone Bad
recording of:
Good Man Gone Bad
writer:
B.B. King, Jules Taub and Ferdinand Washington (blues and rhythm and blues songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:45
7If I Lost You
recording of:
If I Lost You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:40
8You’re on the Top
recording of:
You’re on the Top
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:50
9Partin’ Time
recording of:
Partin’ Time
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:00
10I’m King
recording of:
I’m King
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:19
11Precious Lord
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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)
3:22
12Save a Seat for Me
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Save a Seat for Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:03
13Ole Time Religion
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:20
14Sweet 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)
2:07
15Servant’s Prayer
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Thy Servant's Prayer Amen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
3:01
16Jesus Gave Me Water
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water
lyricist and composer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
3:02
17I Never Heard a Man
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Never Heard a Man
writer:
Lloyd Woodard (American gospel singer)
2:34
18Army of the Lord
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Army of the Lord
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Hamblen Music
3:03
19I Am Willing to Run All the Way
recording of:
I'm Willing to Run All the Way
2:13
20I’m Working on the Building
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Working on a Building (Bowles and Hoyle version)
writer:
Lillian Bowles and Winifred O. Hoyle
version of:
Working on the Building
2:46
3▼CD: My Kind of Blues / Easy Listening Blues
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1You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You’ve Done Lost You’re Good Thing Now
writer:
Joe Josea and Riley B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Pub Ltd and Universal Music Careers
5:12
2Mr. Pawn Broker
recording of:
Mr. Pawnbroker
writer:
Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:12
3Understand
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Understand
writer:
Cecil Gant
publisher:
Sure Fire Music Company Inc.
2:38
4Someday Baby
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Some Day Some Where
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
cover recording of:
Worried Life Blues
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
2:51
5Driving Wheel
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Driving Wheel Blues
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Sykes
publisher:
Prestige Music ltd.
2:49
6Walking Dr. Bill
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Walking Dr. Bill
writer:
Doctor Clayton
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:39
7My Own Fault, Baby
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
It's My Own Fault Baby
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
MCA Music Entertainment GmbH
3:31
8Cat Fish Blues
cover recording of:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
2:30
9Hold That Train
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Hold That Train (on 1960-03-03)
writer:
Doctor Clayton
publisher:
Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
3:56
10Please Set the Date
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Please Set a Date
writer:
Memphis Minnie
2:48
11Easy Listening Blues
recording of:
Easy Listening (Blues)
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Powerforce Music and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
2:35
12Blues for Me
recording of:
Blues for Me
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:53
13Night Long
recording of:
Night Long
writer:
B.B. King
2:57
14Confessin’
2:39
15Don’t Touch
recording of:
Don't Touch
writer:
B.B. King
2:43
16Slow Walk
recording of:
Slow Walk
writer:
B.B. King
3:14
17Walkin’
recording of:
Walkin' and Cryin'
writer:
Sam Ling and Riley B. King
2:45
18Hully Gully
recording of:
Hully Gully Twist
writer:
B.B. King
2:56
19Shoutin’ the Blues
recording of:
Shoutin’ the Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Powerforce Music and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
2:42
20Rambler
recording of:
Rambler
writer:
B.B. King
2:29
4▼CD: More B.B King / Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others
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1Bad Case of Love
recording of:
Bad Case of Love
writer:
Curtis Irving and Joe Josea
2:19
2Get Out of Here
recording of:
Get Out of Here
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:40
3Bad Luck Soul
recording of:
Bad Luck Soul
writer:
B.B. King
2:18
4Shut Your Mouth
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954-12)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (in 1954-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954-12)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1955) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Modern Studios in Culver City, California, United States (in 1954-12)
recording of:
Shut Your Mouth (in 1954-12)
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:40
5Baby Look at You
recording of:
Baby, Look at You
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:08
6You’re Breaking My Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
4:13
7My Reward
recording of:
My Reward
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:15
8Don’t Cry Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Cry Anymore
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:18
9Blues for Me
recording of:
Blues for Me
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:18
10Just Like a Woman
recording of:
Just Like a Woman
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:14
11Cotton Tail
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:06
12Solitude
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:17
13Jack the Bear
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:28
14Sophisticated Lady
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:36
15Jeep Blues
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Jeep’s Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
4:37
16Take the A’ Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
3:00
17Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
18Main Stem
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:59
19Mood Indigo
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:57
20Eastside Westside
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
cover recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:05