B.B. King –
The Best Of B.B.King
1973,
United States
00:40:11;
46M;
160S;
172;
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Hummingbird
- 4:32
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Cook County Jail Introduction
- 0:36
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How Blue Can You Get
- 5:07
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Caldonia
- 3:18
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Sweet Sixteen
- 7:00
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Ain't Nobody Home
- 3:36
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Why I Sing The Blues
- 8:36
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The Thrill Is Gone
- 5:24
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Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
- 2:02
Jo Armstead - backing vocals [B1]
Aaron Baron - engineer [A3]
Duster Bennett - harmonica [A4]
Baker Bigsby - compiled by, engineer [remastering], engineer [A5]
Mel Brown - guitar [A5]
John Browning - trumpet [A3, A5]
Joe Burton - trombone [A5]
Dave Clark - written-by [B2]
Merry Clayton - backing vocals [A1]
Bert DeCoteaux - arranged by [strings & horns] [B3]
Jane Feather - written-by [A3]
Venetta Fields - backing vocals [A1]
Chuck Findley - trombone [A4]
Sonny Freeman - drums [A3, A5]
Wilbert Freeman - bass [fender] [A3, A5]
Bryan Garofalo - bass [fender] [A1]
Jim Gordon - drums [A4]
Carl Hall - backing vocals [B1]
Paul Harris - piano [B2], piano, electric piano, organ [B3]
Jimmy Haskell - arranged by [strings & horns] [A1]
Roy Hawkins - written-by [B3]
Louis Hubert - saxophone [tenor] [A3, A5]
Jerry Jemmott - bass [fender] [B2, B3]
Joe Josea - written-by [A5]
Gary Kellgren - engineer [A1]
Jim Keltner - drums [B1]
Bobby Keys - saxophone [tenor] [A4], saxophone [B1]
B.B. King - vocals, guitar [A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3], written-by [A5, B2], piano, written-by [B4]
Clydie King - backing vocals [A1]
Russ Kunkel - drums [A1]
Ron Levy - piano [A3, A5]
Herbie Lovelle - drums [B2, B3]
Sherlie Matthews - backing vocals [A1]
Hugh McCracken - guitar [B2, B3]
Ed Michel - compiled by, engineer [remastering], producer [A1 to A5, B1 to B4], producer [album]
Ollie Mitchell - trumpet [A4]
Fleecie Moore - written-by [A4]
Zee Muffco - engineer [B4]
Bill Perkins - saxophone [baritone], clarinet [A4]
Jim Price - trumpet [A4], arranged by [horns], trumpet, trombone [B1]
Jerry Ragovoy - piano [B1], written-by [B1]
Leon Russell - piano, conductor [A1], written-by [A1]
Phil Schier - engineer [A5]
David Spinozza - guitar [B1]
Bill Szymczyk - producer [A1, A2, B2 to B4], engineer [A1, B3], remix [B2]
Tasha Thomas - backing vocals [B1]
Earl Turbinton - saxophone [alto] [A5]
John Uribe - guitar [B1]
Klaus Voormann - bass [fender] [A4, B1]
Booker Walker - saxophone [alto] [A3]
Joe Walsh - guitar [A1]
Gary Wright - organ [A4, B1]
Richard Wright - piano [electric] [A4]
Joe Zagarino - producer, engineer [A4, B1], engineer [B2, B3]
This album was assembled and remastered at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles by Ed Michel and Baker Bigsby, with the assistance of Kathryn King, Dominic Lumetta, Rob Fraboni, Ken Klinger and Gil Fortis. Throughout, the tracks were recorded and mixed to have their most profound effect at maximum volume. (P) 1972 / 1973 by ABC Records Inc.
A1 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, May and June 1970. A3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, Ill., September, 10, 1970. Location recording by Location Recorders, Inc. A4 recorded at Olympic Studios, London, and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, June, 1971. At the request of a participating artist, this is a shortened version of the master originally released. A5 recorded March, 22, 1971, at The Record Plant, Los Angeles. B1 recorded at Command Studios, London and The Hit Factory, New York, June, 1971. B2 recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, 1969. B3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, lll, September, 10, 1970. B4 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles.
MCA Records, MCL 1612
