| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Three O'Clock Blues | 3:01 |
| 2 | Please Love Me | 2:49 |
| 3 | You Upset Me Baby | 3:01 |
| 4 | Sweet Sixteen, Parts One & Two | 6:12 |
| 5 | Rock Me Baby | 2:59 |
| 6 | How Blue Can You Get? | 2:42 |
| 7 | Every Day I Have the Blues (live)- producer:
- Johnny Pate
- bass:
- Leo Lauchie (on 1964-11-21)
- drums (drum set):
- Sonny Freeman (on 1964-11-21)
- guitar:
- B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
- organ:
- Duke Jethro (on 1964-11-21)
- tenor saxophone:
- Johnny Board (on 1964-11-21) and Bobby Forte (on 1964-11-21)
- trumpet:
- Kenny Sands (on 1964-11-21)
- vocals:
- B.B. King (on 1964-11-21)
- recorded at:
- Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-21)
- live cover recording of:
- Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1964-11-21)
- writer:
- Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
- revised by:
- Peter Chatman
- publisher:
- Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
| 2:41 |
| 8 | Sweet Little Angel (live) | 3:47 |
| 9 | Don't Answer the Door | 5:10 |
| 10 | Paying the Cost to Be the Boss | 2:34 |
| 11 | The Thrill Is Gone- recording engineer:
- Joe “Ears” Zagarino (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Bill Szymczyk (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- producer:
- Bill Szymczyk
- bass:
- Gerald “Fingers” Jemmott (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- drums (drum set):
- Herbie Lovelle (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- electric piano, organ and piano:
- Paul Harris (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- guitar:
- B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Hugh McCracken (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- lead vocals:
- B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- vocals:
- B.B. King (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- performer:
- Ravon Darnell (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25) and Roy Hawkins (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- MCA Records, Inc. (in 1969)
- recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- remasters:
- The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King
- part of:
- Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1985)
- recording of:
- The Thrill Is Gone (from 1969-06-24 until 1969-06-25)
- writer:
- Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
- publisher:
- BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
| 5:25 |
| 12 | Nobody Loves Me but My Mother | 1:27 |
| 13 | Chains and Things | 4:53 |
| 14 | Ain't Nobody Home- producer:
- Ed Michel and Joe Zagarino
- drums (drum set):
- Jim Keltner (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- electric bass guitar:
- Klaus Voormann (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- guitar:
- B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), David Spinozza (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and John Uribe (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- organ:
- Gary Wright (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- piano:
- Jerry Ragovoy (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- saxophone:
- Bobby Keys (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- trombone and trumpet:
- Jim Price (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- vocals:
- Jo Armstead (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), Carl Hall (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Tasha Thomas (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1971) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1971)
- additionally recorded at:
- The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, United States
- recorded at:
- Command Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Olympic Studios in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- recording of:
- Ain’t Nobody Home (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
- lyricist and composer:
- Jerry Ragovoy
- publisher:
- Chappell & Co.
| 3:15 |
| 15 | I Like to Live the Love | 3:17 |
| 16 | Never Make a Move Too Soon- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977)
- producer:
- Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Stewart Levine and Joe Sample
- bass:
- Robert Popwell (in 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- James Gadson (in 1977)
- guitar:
- Roland Bautista (in 1977), B.B. King (in 1977) and Dean Parks (in 1977)
- keyboard:
- Joe Sample (in 1977)
- solo tenor saxophone:
- Wilton Felder (in 1977)
- vocals:
- B.B. King (in 1977)
- performer:
- Stix Hooper (in 1977) and Will Jennings (in 1977)
- cover recording of:
- Never Make a Move Too Soon (in 1977)
- writer:
- Will Jennings and Nesbert Hooper, Jr.
- publisher:
- Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc. and Status Cymbal Music
| 5:30 |
| 17 | Better Not Look Down- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- engineer and mixer:
- Rik Pekkonen
- producer:
- Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Stewart Levine, Johnny Pate and Joe Sample
- baritone saxophone:
- Kim Hutchcroft (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- bass and tenor saxophone:
- Wilton Felder (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- drums (drum set):
- James Gadson (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Stix Hooper (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- guitar:
- Paul Jackson (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), B.B. King (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Dean Parks (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- keyboard:
- Joe Sample (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- percussion:
- Paulinho da Costa (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Stix Hooper (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- saxophone:
- Dennis Quitman (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Larry Williams (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- trombone:
- Charles Fendley (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), Chuck Findley (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Jack Redmond (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- trumpet:
- Gary Grant (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Steve Madaio (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- background vocals:
- Luther Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), Maxine Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Oren Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- vocals:
- Julia Tillman (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and B.B. King (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- performer:
- The Crusaders
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Geffen Records (in 1979) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1979)
- recorded at:
- Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- recording of:
- Better Not Look Down (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
- writer:
- Will Jennings and Joe Sample
- publisher:
- Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
| 3:20 |
| 18 | There Must Be a Better World Somewhere | 3:47 |
| 19 | When Love Comes to Town (7" version)- recording engineer:
- Jack Clement (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and David Ferguson (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- assistant engineer:
- Randy Wine
- producer:
- Jimmy Iovine
- mixer:
- Rob Jacobs and Shelly Yakus
- bass:
- Adam Clayton (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Larry Mullen, Jr. (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- guest guitar and guest vocals:
- B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- guitar and keyboard:
- The Edge (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- background vocals:
- Helen Duncan (from 1987-02 until 1987-11), Phyllis Duncan (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Rebecca Evans Russell (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- lead vocals:
- Bono (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- performer:
- B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and U2 (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1988), Universal Island Records Ltd. (in 1988) and Island Records (in 2017)
- recorded at:
- A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- recording of:
- When Love Comes to Town (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
- lyricist:
- Bono
- composer:
- U2
- publisher:
- Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
| 4:18 |
| 20 | Ten Long Years | 4:40 |
| 21 | I'll Survive | 4:51 |
