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

1▶CD: Singin’ the Blues / The Blues
2▼CD: King of the Blues / B.B. King Sings Spiritual
#TitleRatingLength
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
4▶CD: More B.B King / Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others