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.

Tracklist

1CD: Singin’ the Blues / The Blues
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1Please Love Me
producer:
Joe Bihari
alto saxophone:
George Coleman (in 1952-12)
bass:
James Walker (in 1952-12)
congas:
Charles Crosby (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 (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (in 1952-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
arranger:
Bill Harvey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (in 1953) and P‐VINE RECORDS (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 (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (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 (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
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (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
3:01
3Everyday I Have the Blues2:48
4Bad Luck
cover recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
writer:
Ivory Joe Hunter
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited
2:53
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
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)2:56
8You Know I Love You3:04
9Sweet Little Angel3:00
10Ten Long Years2:47
11Did You Ever Love a Woman2:33
12Crying Won’t Help You2:58
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 Hammer2:53
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 It2:19
21Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
cover recording of:
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
composer:
J.J. Cale
2:57
22Don’t You Want a Man Like Me2:38
23You Know I Go for You2:37
24What Can I Do
recording of:
What Can I Do
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:47
2CD: King of the Blues / B.B. King Sings Spiritual
3CD: My Kind of Blues / Easy Listening Blues
4CD: More B.B King / Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others