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Live at the Regal

 
Album Review: Live at the Regal

  • Artist: B.B. King
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1965
  • Total Time: 34:46
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Blues

Review

B.B. King is not only a timeless singer and guitarist, he's also a natural-born entertainer, and on Live at the Regal the listener is treated to an exhibition of all three of his talents. Over percolating horn hits and rolling shuffles, King treats an enthusiastic audience (at some points, they shriek after he delivers each line) to a collection of some of his greatest hits. The backing band is razor-sharp, picking up the leader's cues with almost telepathic accuracy. King's voice is rarely in this fine of form, shifting effortlessly between his falsetto and his regular range, hitting the microphone hard for gritty emphasis and backing off in moments of almost intimate tenderness. Nowhere is this more evident than at the climax of "How Blue Can You Get," where the Chicago venue threatens to explode at King's prompting. Of course, the master's guitar is all over this record, and his playing here is among the best in his long career. Displaying a jazz sensibility, King's lines are sophisticated without losing their grit. More than anything else, Live at the Regal is a textbook example of how to set up a live performance. Talking to the crowd, setting up the tunes with a vignette, King is the consummate entertainer. Live at the Regal is an absolutely necessary acquisition for fans of B.B. King or blues music in general. A high point, perhaps even the high point, for uptown blues. ~ Daniel Gioffre, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Every Day I Have the Blues (Lyrics) Memphis Slim B.B. King (2:38)
Sweet Little Angel (Lyrics) Riley King, Jules Taub B.B. King (4:12)
It's My Own Fault Riley King, Jules Taub B.B. King (3:29)
How Blue Can You Get? Leonard Feather B.B. King (3:44)
Please Love Me (Lyrics) Riley King, Jules Taub B.B. King (3:01)
You Upset Me Baby (Lyrics) Riley King, Jules Taub B.B. King (2:22)
Worry, Worry Pluma Davis, Jules Taub B.B. King (6:24)
Woke up This Morning (My Baby's Gone) Riley King, Jules Taub B.B. King (1:45)
You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Lyrics) Riley King, Joe Josea B.B. King (4:16)
Help the Poor Charlie Singleton B.B. King (2:58)

Credits

Johnny Board (Sax (Tenor)), Henry Boozier (Trumpet), Lawrence Burdine (Saxophone), Pluma Davis (Trombone), Bobby Forte (Sax (Tenor)), Sonny Freeman (Drums), Barney Hubert (Saxophone), Duke Jethro (Piano), B.B. King (Guitar), B.B. King (Vocals), B.B. King (Main Performer), Leo Lauchie (Bass), Leo Lauchie (Bass (Electric)), Millard Lee (Piano), Andy McKaie (Reissue Producer), Ken Sands (Trumpet), Dick Shurman (Liner Notes), Rick Ward (Liner Notes), Mayall York (Bass), Johnny Pate (Producer), John Tobler (Liner Notes), Erick Labson (Digital Remastering), Don Bronstein (Photography), Ray Flerlage (Photography), Geary Chansley (?), Geary Chansley (Reissue Photo Research), Meire Murakami (Reissue Design), Pervis Spann (Introduction)
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Live at the Regal
Live album by B. B. King
Released 1965
Recorded Nov 21, 1964
Genre Blues
Length 34:46
Label ABC, later MCA
Producer Johnny Pate
Professional reviews
B. B. King chronology
My Kind of Blues
(1961)
Live at the Regal
(1965)
Lucille
(1968)

Live at the Regal is a 1965 live album by blues guitarist B. B. King. It was recorded in 1964 at the Regal Theater in Chicago. The album is widely heralded as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded and is #141 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Despite its critical appreciation, B. B. King does not consider it among his best recordings.

Track listing

  1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) - 2:38
  2. "Sweet Little Angel" (Riley King, Jules Taub) - 4:12
  3. "It's My Own Fault" (King, Taub) - 3:29
  4. "How Blue Can You Get?" (Feather) - 3:44
  5. "Please Love Me" (King, Taub) - 3:01
  6. "You Upset Me Baby" (King, Taub) - 2:22
  7. "Worry, Worry" (Davis, Taub) - 6:24
  8. "Woke Up This Morning (My Baby's Gone)" (King, Taub) - 1:45
  9. "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" (Joe Josea, King) - 4:16
  10. "Help the Poor" (Singleton) - 2:58

 
 
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