Singin' the Blues/The Blues

• Artist: B.B. King
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• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 67:23
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Two great original Crown albums from the '50s appear on one import CD, including most of King's Top Ten R&B hits from the period: "3 O'Clock Blues," "Please Love Me," "You Upset Me Baby," "You Know I Love You," "Woke Up This Morning," and "Sweet Little Angel," plus one of his best, "Crying Won't Help You." This is the stuff that was so hugely influential to other blues guitarists and singers in its original recorded version. Here is lots of the real early, gritty stuff: "That Ain't the Way to Do It," "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer," "Don't You Want a Man like Me?" The guitar intro to "Early in the Morning" is one of the finest examples of King in a jazzy mode. Great guitar! ~ George Bedard, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Please Love Me	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:47)
You Upset Me Baby	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(3:00)
Every Day I Have the Blues	Memphis Slim	B.B. King	(2:46)
Bad Luck	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:51)
Three O'Clock Blues	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:59)
Blind Love	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:54)
Woke up This Morning (My Baby's Gone)	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:55)
You Know I Love You	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(3:03)
Sweet Little Angel	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:58)
Ten Long Years	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:46)
Did You Ever Love a Woman	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:31)
Crying Won't Help You	Jules Taub, Sam Ling	B.B. King	(2:56)
Why Does Everything Happen to Me	Roy Hawkins, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:44)
Ruby Lee	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:34)
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:52)
Past Day	Riley King, Joe Josea	B.B. King	(3:13)
Boogie Woogie Woman	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:46)
Early Every Morning	Riley King, Joe Josea	B.B. King	(2:33)
I Want to Get Married	Riley King, Joe Josea	B.B. King	(3:00)
That Ain't the Way to Do It	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:18)
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles	Riley King, Sam Ling	B.B. King	(2:56)
Don't You Want a Man Like Me	Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:37)
You Know I Go for You	Riley King, Jules Taub, Sam Ling	B.B. King	(2:36)
What Can I Do?	Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King	(2:48)

Credits

B.B. King (Guitar), B.B. King (Vocals), B.B. King (Main Performer), Cy Schneider (Liner Notes)