- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
A timely release for a best of from the original King of the Blues, featuring the original versions from his classic period, many of which he revisited over the years, most famously in his collaboration with Eric Clapton.
This is the first "Best Of B.B. King" to be released by Ace that features the original masters from the 50s and 60s.
This compilation is an ideal starting point for those who find the hundreds of B.B. King box sets and original albums too confusing or simply too "in-depth".
Four of these tracks were recut on the joint album with Eric Clapton, "Riding With The King" and many of these songs make up a large part of B.B.s live set to this day.
Included are the definitive versions of classics such as Rock Me Baby, Everyday I Have The Blues, Sweet Little Angel, 3 Oclock Blues and Sweet Sixteen.
Track listing:
B.B. BOOGIE
SHES DYNAMITE
SHAKE IT UP AND GO
3 OCLOCK BLUES
PLEASE LOVE ME
WOKE UP THIS MORNING
YOU UPSET ME BABY
EVERY DAY (I HAVE THE BLUES)
WHEN MY HEART BEATS LIKE A HAMMER
TEN LONG YEARS aka I HAD A WOMAN
SWEET LITTLE ANGEL
DONT LOOK NOW, BUT IVE GOT THE BLUES
EARLY IN THE MORNING aka EARLY EVERY MORNING
DAYS OF OLD
MEAN OLE FRISCO
CATFISH BLUES aka FISHIN AFTER ME
SWEET SIXTEEN PART 1 & 2
ILL SURVIVE
DOWNHEARTED (HOW BLUE CAN YOU GET?)
BAD CASE OF LOVE
ROCK ME BABY
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
5 LONG YEARS
THAT EVIL CHILD
WHY I SING THE BLUES
