Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. B.B. King

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Three O’Clock Blues (1919–1956)
2▶CD: Rock Me Baby (1957–1962)
3▶CD: How Blue Can You Get (1962–1996)
4▼CD: Why I Sing the Blues (1967–1969)
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1Gambler’s Blues (live)
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1967)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live recording of:
Gambler's Blues (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
King and Taub
publisher:
LZMC
recording of:
Gambler's Blues
writer:
King and Taub
publisher:
LZMC
5:12
2Buzz Me (live)
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
bass:
Louis Satterfield
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1967)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
live recording of:
Buzz Me (on 1966-11-05)
writer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
4:10
3Sweet Sixteen, Parts 1 & 2 (live)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1967)
recorded at:
International Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-05)
6:12
4Think It Over
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-17)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-17)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-17)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-17)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-17)
recording of:
Think It Over (on 1966-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:50
5I Done Got Wise
producer:
Johnny Pate
bass:
Louis Satterfield (on 1966-11-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1966-11-17)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-17)
organ:
Duke Jethro (on 1966-11-17)
tenor saxophone:
Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1966-11-17)
trumpet:
Kenny Sands (on 1966-11-17)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1966-11-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1966-11-17)
recording of:
I Done Got Wise (on 1966-11-17)
writer:
B.B. King
2:20
6Worried Dream
producer:
Johnny Pate
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
organ and piano:
Duke Jethro (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
arranger:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
recording of:
Worried Dream (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:54
7Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Burdine (on 1967-09-14)
baritone saxophone:
Barney Hubert (on 1967-09-14)
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1967-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1967-09-14)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-09-14) and B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
organ and piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1967-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1967-09-14)
trombone:
Pluma Davis (on 1967-09-14)
trumpet:
Henry Boozier (on 1967-09-14), John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1967-09-14) and Hobart Dotson (on 1967-09-14)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-09-14)
recording of:
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (on 1967-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
2:34
8I’m Gonna Do What They Do to Me
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Burdine (on 1967-09-14)
baritone saxophone:
Barney Hubert (on 1967-09-14)
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1967-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1967-09-14)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-09-14) and B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
organ and piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1967-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1967-09-14)
trombone:
Pluma Davis (on 1967-09-14)
trumpet:
Henry Boozier (on 1967-09-14), John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1967-09-14) and Hobart Dotson (on 1967-09-14)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-09-14)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Do What They Do to Me (on 1967-09-14)
writer:
B.B. King
2:47
9Dance With Me
producer:
Johnny Pate and Louis Zito (producer)
alto saxophone:
Lawrence Burdine (on 1967-09-14)
baritone saxophone:
Barney Hubert (on 1967-09-14)
bass:
Leo Lauchie (on 1967-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (on 1967-09-14)
guitar:
Billy Butler (jazz guitarist) (on 1967-09-14) and B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
organ and piano:
Duke Jethro (on 1967-09-14)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1967-09-14)
trombone:
Pluma Davis (on 1967-09-14)
trumpet:
Henry Boozier (on 1967-09-14), John Browning (trumpet player) (on 1967-09-14) and Hobart Dotson (on 1967-09-14)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1967-09-14)
recording of:
Dance With Me (on 1967-09-14)
writer:
B.B. King
3:21
10Lucille
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-12-20)
engineer:
Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Bob McNeely (on 1967-12-20)
bass:
David Allen (bassist) (on 1967-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (on 1967-12-20)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1967-12-20) and B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1967-12-20)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (on 1967-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil McNeely (on 1967-12-20) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1967-12-20)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recording of:
Lucille (on 1967-12-20)
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Franklin Boyd Music Ltd., LZMC and Pamco Music
10:14
11Watch Yourself
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-12-20)
engineer:
Jim Lockert (Enginear)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Bob McNeely (on 1967-12-20)
bass:
David Allen (bassist) (on 1967-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (on 1967-12-20)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1967-12-20) and B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1967-12-20)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (on 1967-12-20)
tenor saxophone:
Cecil McNeely (on 1967-12-20) and Bobby Forte (saxophonist) (on 1967-12-20)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1967-12-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recording of:
Watch Yourself (on 1967-12-20)
writer:
Sidney Barnes, Lou Gross and George Kerr
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
5:49
12You Put It on Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass:
David Allen (bassist) (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05) and B.B. King (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recording of:
You Put It on Me (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
writer:
Maya Angelou and Quincy Jones
2:46
13Messy but Good
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
producer:
Quincy Jones
bass:
David Allen (bassist) (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05) and B.B. King (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
piano:
Lloyd Glenn (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
conductor:
Quincy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968)
recording of:
Messy but Good (from 1968-03 until 1968-08-05)
writer:
Quincy Jones
2:35
14Get Myself Somebody
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1968-11-13)
producer:
Johnny Pate
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1968-11-13)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1968-11-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1969)
recording of:
Get Myself Somebody (on 1968-11-13)
writer:
Maya Angelou and B.B. King
2:36
15My Mood (live)
bass:
Val Patillo (in 1969-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman (in 1969-03)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
organ:
Charles Bowles (in 1969-03)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Gatling (in 1969-03)
trumpet:
Patrick Williams (trumpeter) (in 1969-03)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Village Gate in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-03)
live recording of:
My Mood (in 1969-03)
writer:
Sonny Freeman and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. and Pamco Music Inc.
2:47
16I Want You So Bad
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969-01)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle (in 1969-01)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-01) and Hugh McCracken (in 1969-01)
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-01) and Al Kooper (in 1969-01)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
I Want You So Bad (in 1969-01)
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. and Pamco Music Inc.
4:15
17Get Off My Back Woman
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969-01)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle (in 1969-01)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-01) and Hugh McCracken (in 1969-01)
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-01) and Al Kooper (in 1969-01)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Get Off My Back Woman (in 1969-01)
writer:
B.B. King and Ferdinand Washington (blues and rhythm and blues songwriter)
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. and Pamco Music Inc.
3:17
18Why I Sing the Blues
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (in 1969-01)
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle (in 1969-01)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1969-01) and Hugh McCracken (in 1969-01)
piano:
Paul Harris (American keyboardist/pianist session player) (in 1969-01)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1969-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues (in 1969-01)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
8:37
5▶CD: The Thrill Is Gone (1969–1971)
6▶CD: Lucille Talks Back (1971–1977)
7▶CD: When It All Comes Down (I’ll Still Be Around) (1978–1983)
8▶CD: When Love Comes to Town (1983–1993)
9▶CD: Blues Man (1993–1999)
10▶CD: Key to the Highway (2000–2008)

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) (in 2012)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6633853 [info]
ASIN:US: B008M4HJSW [info]