Not to be confused with B.B. King's 1960 or 1989 albums with the same title.
King of the Blues is a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King covering the years 1949 through 1991. Released by MCA Records in 1992, the four CD box set includes some of King's most popular songs as well as some newer recordings.
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King of the Blues |
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Released | October 1992 (1992-10) |
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Recorded | 1949–1991 |
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Genre | Blues |
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Length | 292:29 |
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Label | MCA |
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Disc 1 (1949–1966)
- "Miss Martha King" - (previously unreleased on U.S. LP)
- "She's Dynamite"
- "Three O'Clock Blues"
- "Please Love Me"
- "You Upset Me Baby"
- "Every Day I Have the Blues"
- "Rock Me Baby"
- "Recession Blues"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - (with Duke Ellington Orchestra)
- "I'm Gonna Sit In 'Til You Give In"
- "Blues at Midnight"
- "Sneakin' Around"
- "My Baby's Comin' Home"
- "Slowly Losing My Mind" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "How Blue Can You Get" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "Rockin' Awhile" - (previously unreleased)
- "Help the Poor" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "Stop Leadin' Me On" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "Never Trust a Woman" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "Sweet Little Angel" - (live)
- "All Over Again"
- "Sloppy Drunk" - (previously unreleased)
- "Don't Answer the Door, Parts One and Two"
- "I Done Got Wise"
- "Think it Over"
- "Gambler's Blues" - (live)
Disc 2 (1966–1969)
- "Goin' Down Slow" - (live, previously unreleased)
- "Tired of Your Jive" - (live)
- "Sweet Sixteen, Parts One and Two" - (live, complete version previously unreleased on U.S. LP)
- "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"
- "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me"
- "Lucille"
- "Watch Yourself"
- "You Put It on Me"
- "Get Myself Somebody" - (previously unreleased on LP)
- "I Want You So Bad"
- "Why I Sing the Blues"
- "Get Off My Back Woman"
- "Please Accept My Love" - (live)
- "Fools Get Wise" - (previously unreleased)
- "No Good"
- "So Excited"
Disc 3 (1969–1975)
- "The Thrill Is Gone"
- "Confessin' the Blues"
- "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother"
- "Hummingbird" - (with Leon Russell and Joe Walsh)
- "Ask Me No Questions" - (with Leon Russell and Joe Walsh)
- "Chains and Things" - (with Carole King)
- "Eyesight to the Blind" - (live in Japan, previously unreleased in U.S.)
- "Niji Baby" - (live in Japan, previously unreleased in U.S.)
- "Blue Shadows"
- "Ghetto Woman" - (with Ringo Starr)
- "Ain't Nobody Home"
- "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" - (single edit, previously unreleased on LP)
- "Five Long Years"
- "To Know You Is to Love You" - (with Stevie Wonder)
- "I Like to Live the Love"
- "Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes"