B.B. King - Why I Sing The Blues

Artist:

King, B.B.

UPC:

076742025625

See Also:

Diane Schuur - Heart to Heart Eric Clapton/B.B. King - Riding With The King

Description:

Personnel includes: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Carole King (piano).
Budget-minded shoppers searching for an introduction to blues master B.B. King can`t hope to do much better than WHY I SING THE BLUES. This low-priced compilation wrings nearly 60 minutes of music from its ten song line-up and contains several of King`s signature tunes. Included here is King`s biggest hit, "The Thrill is Gone," which is one of the few blues singles ever to crack the pop Top 20. The title track, an eight-minute justification of King`s art, serves up ample portions of B.B.`s stinging, vibrato-laced guitar solos. Then there`s the funky "Ghetto Woman," "Ain`t Nobody Home," and "To Know You Is To Love You," complete with Memphis horns and soulful background vocals; and "How Blue Can You Get?," during which King sings the immortal lines "I let you live in my penthouse/You said it was just a shack/I gave you seven children/And now you want to give them back." The blues don`t get much more elemental than that.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Thrill Is Gone, The
2. Ghetto Woman
3. Why I Sing the Blues
4. Ain`t Nobody Home
5. Hummingbird
6. To Know You Is to Love You
7. How Blue Can You Get?
8. Sweet Sixteen
9. So Excited
10. Chains and Things

Album Information

Release Date:

01/01/1995

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Regional Collections

Label:

Universal Special Products

Catalog Number:

20256

Original Release Year:

1992

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Carole King

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