Anthology (remastered)

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

Annotation

Track 1-1 recorded September 30, 1963, New York City. Originally ABC single 10527.
Track 1-2 recorded March 1, 1962, Los Angeles, California. Originally ABC single 10361/also on ABC LP 456, "Mr. Blues" (1963).
Track 1-3 recorded April 7, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10552.
Track 1-4 recorded September 25, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10616.
Track 1-5 recorded September 25, 1964, New York City. Originally ABC single 10599.
Tracks 1-6 & 1-7 recorded live November 21, 1964, The Regal Theater, Chicago, IL. Originally on ABC LP 509, "Live At The Regal" (1965).
Track 1-8 recorded March 3, 1965, New York City. Originally ABC single 10742/also on BluesWay LP 6022, "His Best - The Electric B.B. King" (1968).
Track 1-9 recorded July 14, 1966, Chicago, IL. Originally A&B sides ABC single 10856/also on BluesWay LP 6022.
Track 1-10 recorded live November 5, 1966, The International Club, Chicago, IL. Originally on BluesWay LP 6001, "Blues Is King" (1967).
Track 1-11 recorded live November 5, 1966, The International Club, Chicago, IL. Originally both sides BluesWay single 61012 (This performance digitally reconstructed using ABC 45 r.p.m. single and edited master).
Track 1-12 recorded September 14, 1967, Chicago. Originally BluesWay single 61015/also on BluesWay LP 6011, "Blues On Top Of Blues" (1968).
Track 1-13 recorded December 20, 1967, Los Angeles, CA. Originally release on BlueWay LP 6016, "Lucille" (1698).
Track 1-14 recorded January, 1969, New York City. Originally BluesWay single 61024/ also on BluesWay LP 6031, "Live & Well" (1969).
Track 1-15 recorded live March, 1969, Village Gate, New York City. Originally on BluesWay LP 6031.
Track 1-16 recorded June, 1969, New York City. Originally BluesWay single 61032/ also on BluesWay LP 6037, "Completely Well" (1969).
Track 1-17 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally on ABC LP 713, "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" (1970).
Track 1-18 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11268/ also on ABC LP 713.
Track 1-19 recorded May/June, 1970, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11280/ also on ABC LP 713.
Track 2-1 recorded June 9-16, 1971, London, overdubs New York and Los Angeles. Originally ABC single 11316/ also on ABC LP 730, "B.B. King In London" (1971).
Track 2-2 recorded June 9-16, 1971, London, overdubs New York and Los Angeles. Originally ABC single 11310/ also on ABC LP 730.
Track 2-3 recorded April, 1971, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC single 11321/ also on ABC 743 "L.A. Midnight" (1972).
Track 2-4 recorded June 21, 1972, New York City. Originally ABC single 11330/ also on ABC LP 759, "Guess Who" (1972).
Track 2-5 recorded 1973, Philadelphia, PA. Originally ABC single 11373/ also on ABC LP 794, "To Know You Is To Love You" (1973).
Track 2-6 recorded 1973, Philadelphia, PA. Originally ABC single 11406/ also on ABC LP 794.
Track 2-7 recorded live 1976, Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, CA. Originally ABC Impulse single 31006/ also on ABC Impulse LP 9317, "Bobby Bland & B.B. King Together Again. . .Live" (1976).
Track 2-8 recorded 1977, Hollywood, CA. Originally ABC single 12380/ also on ABC LP 1061, "Midnight Believer" (1978).
Track 2-9 recorded December, 1978 & January, 1979, Hollywood, CA. Originally MCA single 41062/ also MCA LP 3151, "Take It Home" (1979).
Track 2-10 recorded October, 1980, New York City. Originally MCA single 51101/ also on MCA LP 5162 "There Must Be A Better World Somewhere" (1981).
Track 2-11 recorded October, 1984 and March, 1985, Hollywood, CA. Originally MCA single 52530/ also on MCA LP 5561, "Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Into The Night'" (1985).
Track 2-12 recorded February & November, 1987, Memphis, TN and Hollywood, CA. Originally Island single 99225. Extended version Island LP 422-842-299-2 (1988).
Track 2-13 recorded February 15-19, 1993, Memphis, TN. This version previously unreleased/edited/remixed version originally on MCAD-10710, "Blues Summit" (1993).
Track 2-14 recorded March 8-12, 1993, Berkeley, CA. Originally on MCA-10710, "Blues Summit" (1993).
Track 2-15 originally on MCAD-11879, "Blues On The Bayou" (1998).

Other: 088 112 411-2
Other: 088 112 412-2
Matrix / Runout: MFG BY MATSUSHITA UNIVERSAL MEDIA SERVICES 0881124112 0859918560
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L771
Mould SID Code: ifpi 2A54
Matrix / Runout: MFG BY MATSUSHITA UNIVERSAL MEDIA SERVICES 0881124122 0859918560
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L771
Mould SID Code: ifpi 2A53

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-09 16:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Ain't Nobody Home
producer:
Ed Michel and Joe Zagarino
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), David Spinozza (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and John Uribe (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
organ:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
piano:
Jerry Ragovoy (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
trombone and trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
vocals:
Jo Armstead (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), Carl Hall (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Tasha Thomas (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1971) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1971)
additionally recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Command Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Home (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
23:16
2Ghetto Woman
producer:
Ed Michel and Joe Zagarino
bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Ringo Starr (The Beatles) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
electric piano:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
piano:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1971) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1971)
additionally recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Command Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
recording of:
Ghetto Woman (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
5:15
3I Got Some Help I Don't Need (single edit)
recording of:
I Got Some Help I Don’t Need
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc.
3:25
4Guess Who
recording of:
Guess Who
writer:
Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin
publisher:
Michele Publ. Co.
4:08
5To Know You Is to Love You
performer:
Stevie Wonder
cover recording of:
To Know You Is to Love You (1970s song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright)
writer:
Syreeta Wright (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
8:33
6I Like to Live the Love
cover recording of:
I Like to Live the Love
writer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Charles Mann (US soul singer)
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
3:18
7Let the Good Times Roll
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
5:51
8Never Make Your Move Too Soon
producer:
Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist) and Joe Sample
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1978)
cover recording of:
Never Make a Move Too Soon
writer:
Will Jennings and Nesbert Hooper, Jr.
publisher:
Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc. and Status Cymbal Music (BMI-affiliated)
5:31
9Better Not Look Down
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
engineer and mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
producer:
Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist), Johnny Pate and Joe Sample
baritone saxophone:
Kim Hutchcroft (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
bass and tenor saxophone:
Wilton Felder (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Stix Hooper (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
guitar:
Paul Jackson (guitar) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), B.B. King (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
keyboard:
Joe Sample (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Stix Hooper (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
saxophone:
Dennis Quitman (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
trombone:
Charles Fendley (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), Chuck Findley (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Jack Redmond (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Steve Madaio (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
background vocals:
Luther Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01), Maxine Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and Oren Waters (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
vocals:
Julia Tillman (from 1978-12 until 1979-01) and B.B. King (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
performer:
The Crusaders (US jazz group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1979) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
recording of:
Better Not Look Down (from 1978-12 until 1979-01)
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Irving Music, Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
43:22
10There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
recorded in:
New York, United States (in 1980-10)
executive producer:
Sidney A. Seidenberg
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
alto saxophone:
Hank Crawford (in 1980-10)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (in 1980-10)
bass:
Wilbur "Bad" Bascomb (Jr., jazz-funk bassist/songwriter) (in 1980-10)
drums (drum set):
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (in 1980-10)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1980-10) and Hugh McCracken (in 1980-10)
keyboard:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (in 1980-10)
tenor saxophone:
David “Fathead” Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1980-10)
trombone:
Tom “Bones” Malone (US trombonist) (in 1980-10)
trumpet:
Waymon Reed (in 1980-10)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1980-10)
horn arranger:
Hank Crawford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1981)
cover recording of:
There Must Be a Better World Somewhere (in 1980-10)
writer:
Malcolm J Rebennack (aka Dr. John) and Doc Pomus
publisher:
Daremoly Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:47
11Into the Night
engineer:
Freddy Stonewall
producer:
John Landis and Ira Newborn
bass:
Neil Stubenhaus (in 1984-10)
bass synthesizer:
Randy Kerber (in 1984-10)
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene (drummer) (in 1984-10)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1984-10) and Steve Watson (guitarist, recorded B.B. King) (in 1984-10)
piano:
John Hobbs (in 1984-10)
synthesizer:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer) (in 1984-10) and John Hobbs (in 1984-10)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1984-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1985) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1985)
recorded at:
The Studio (Hialeah) in Hialeah, Florida, United States (in 1984-10)
cover recording of:
Into the Night (in 1984-10)
lyricist and composer:
Ira Newborn
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Ltd.
4:13
12When Love Comes to Town
recording engineer:
Jack Clement (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and David Ferguson (Nashville artist, sound engineer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
assistant engineer:
Randy Wine
producer:
Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Rob Jacobs (mixer/recorder for a.o. U2 and Alanis Morissette) and Shelly Yakus
bass:
Adam Clayton (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
drums (drum set):
Larry Mullen, Jr. (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
guest guitar and guest vocals:
B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
guitar and keyboard:
The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
background vocals:
Helen Duncan (session singer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11), Phyllis Duncan (session singer) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Rebecca Evans Russell (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
lead vocals:
Bono (singer of U2) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
performer:
B.B. King (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and U2 (Irish rock band) (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (UK) (in 1988), Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK record company) (in 1988) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2017)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11) and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
recording of:
When Love Comes to Town (from 1987-02 until 1987-11)
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
U2 (Irish rock band)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
3.44:19
13Call It Stormy Monday (Complete version)
performer:
Albert Collins (US blues guitarist/vocalist/harmonica)
cover recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910-1975)
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark), Lord and Walker Publishing, Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) (until 2018-11-01) and Raleigh Music Group (RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC) (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
11:31
14Playing With My Friends
performer:
Robert Cray
recording of:
Playin’ With My Friends
composer:
Robert Cray and Dennis Walker
publisher:
Robert Cray Music and Robischon Publishing
5:19
15I'll Survive
recorded in:
Maurice, Louisiana, United States (in 1998)
executive producer:
Sidney A. Seidenberg
producer:
B.B. King
bass:
Michael Doster (in 1998)
drums (drum set):
Calep Emphrey (in 1998)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1998) and Leon Warren (in 1998)
keyboard:
James Toney (in 1998)
percussion:
Tony Coleman (drummer) (in 1998)
saxophone:
Melvin Jackson (US jazz trumpeter + saxophonist) (in 1998)
trumpet:
Stan Abernathy (Trumpet player) (in 1998) and James Bolden (in 1998)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1998)
recording of:
I’ll Survive (in 1998)
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
4:51