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| 1 | Miss Martha King [#] | King | 2:42 |
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| 2 | She's Dynamite | Whittaker/King | 2:31 |
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| 3 | Three O'Clock Blues | Taub/King/King | 3:02 |
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| 4 | Please Love Me | King/Taub/King | 2:48 |
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| 5 | You Upset Me Baby | King/King/Taub | 3:02 |
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| 6 | Every Day I Have the Blues | Memphis Slim/Chatma | 2:48 |
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| 7 | Rock Me Baby | King/King/Josea | 3:02 |
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| 8 | Recession Blues | King | 2:21 |
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| 9 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Russell/Ellington | 3:15 |
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| 10 | I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In | King/Clark/King | 2:13 |
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| 11 | Blues at Midnight | Hunter | 2:59 |
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| 12 | Sneakin' Around | Kass/Robinson | 2:07 |
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| 13 | My Baby's Comin' Home | Washington/King | 2:08 |
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| 14 | Slowly Losing My Mind [#] | Washington/King | 2:31 |
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| 15 | How Blue Can You Get? [#] | Feather/Feather | 2:42 |
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| 16 | Rockin' Awhile [#] | King | 2:44 |
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| 17 | Help the Poor [#] | Singleton/Singleton | 2:38 |
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| 18 | Stop Leading Me On [#] | Hunt/Hunt | 2:22 |
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| 19 | Never Trust a Woman [#] | Jordan/Doggett | 2:37 |
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| 20 | Sweet Little Angel [Live] | King/King/Taub | 3:50 |
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| 21 | All over Again | Adams/King | 2:35 |
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| 22 | Sloppy Drunk [#] | Rogers | 3:11 |
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| 23 | Don't Answer the Door, Pts. 1 & 2 | Johnson/Johnson | 5:10 |
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| 24 | I Done Got Wise | King/King | 2:20 |
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| 25 | Think It Over | King/King | 2:51 |
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| 26 | Gambler's Blues [Live] | King/King/Pate | 3:16 |
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| 27 | Goin' Down Slow [#] | Oden/Franklin/Oden | 6:30 |
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| 28 | Tired of Your Jive [Live] | Pate/Despenza | 3:32 |
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| 29 | Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2 [Live][#] | Josea/King | 6:11 |
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| 30 | Paying the Cost to Be the Boss | King/King | 2:33 |
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| 31 | I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me | King/King | 2:44 |
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| 32 | Lucille | King | 10:15 |
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| 33 | Watch Yourself | Barnes/Gross/Kerr/G | 5:49 |
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| 34 | You Put It on Me | Jones/Angelou | 2:47 |
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| 35 | Get Myself Somebody [#] | Angelou/King | 2:35 |
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| 36 | I Want You So Bad | King/King | 4:13 |
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| 37 | Why I Sing the Blues | King/King/Clark | 8:35 |
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| 38 | Get off My Back, Woman | King/Washington/Kin | 3:15 |
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| 39 | Please Accept My Love [Live] | King/Ling/King | 2:47 |
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| 40 | Fools Get Wise [#] | King | 2:39 |
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| 41 | No Good | King/Washington/Kin | 4:36 |
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| 42 | So Excited | Jemmott/King/King | 5:35 |
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| 43 | The Thrill Is Gone | Hawkins/Darnell | 5:26 |
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| 44 | Confessin' the Blues | McShann/Brown | 4:58 |
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| 45 | Nobody Loves Me But My Mother | King/King | 1:26 |
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| 46 | Hummingbird | Russell | 4:36 |
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| 47 | Ask Me No Questions | King/King | 3:09 |
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| 48 | Chains and Things | King/Clark | 4:53 |
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| 49 | Eyesight to the Blind [#] | King/Williamson | 4:06 |
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| 50 | Niji Baby [Live][#] | King | 6:28 |
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| 51 | Blue Shadows | Glenn/Glenn | 5:09 |
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| 52 | Ghetto Woman | King/King/Clark | 5:15 |
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| 53 | Ain't Nobody Home | Ragovoy | 3:13 |
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| 54 | I Got Some Help I Don't Need [Single Edit][#] | King/Clark | 3:26 |
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| 55 | Five Long Years | Hooker/Boyd | 5:13 |
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| 56 | To Know You Is to Love You | Wonder/Henderson/Wr | 8:35 |
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| 57 | I Like to Live the Love | Crawford/Mann | 3:29 |
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| 58 | Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes | Lexing/Grayson | 3:15 |
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| 59 | Let the Good Times Roll [Live] | Moore/Theard | 5:33 |
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| 60 | Don't You Lie to Me | Whittaker/McGhee | 6:09 |
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| 61 | Mother Fuyer | King/King | 3:06 |
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| 62 | Never Make a Move Too Soon | Hooper/Jennings/Hoo | 5:29 |
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| 63 | When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around) | Jennings/Sample | 4:12 |
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| 64 | Better Not Look Down | Jennings/Sample | 3:22 |
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| 65 | Caldonia [Live] | Moore | 2:48 |
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| 66 | There Must Be a Better World Somewhere | Dr. John/Pomus/Pomu | 3:46 |
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| 67 | Play With Your Poodle [#] | Whittaker/Tampa Red | :55 |
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| 68 | Darlin' You Know I Love You | Bihari/Taub/King/Ki | 4:46 |
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| 69 | Inflation Blues | Jordan/Southern/Ale | 4:15 |
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| 70 | Make Love to Me [Rehearsal][#] | Weiss/Brunis/Stitze | 1:47 |
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| 71 | Into the Night | Newborn | 4:12 |
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| 72 | Six Silver Strings | Dixon/Crawford | 4:19 |
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| 73 | When Love Comes to Town [7" Edit & Mix][#] | Bono [U2]/Clayton/E | 3:30 |
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| 74 | Right Place, Wrong Time | Dr. John/Rebennack | 4:02 |
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| 75 | Many Miles Travelled | Tiven/Reid/Tiven | 4:01 |
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| 76 | I'm Moving On | Jennings/Sample | 4:10 |
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| 77 | Since I Met You Baby | Hunter | 2:51 |
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Overview
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Production Details
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Editorial Reviews
King of the Blues
Audio Compact Disc [Box]
Label: MCA
Style: Early R&B
King of the Blues
UPC: 008811067724
Release Date: 10/20/1992
Original Release Date: 10/20/1992
Number of Discs: 4
Tracks:
[Miss Martha King [#], 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, I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In, Blues at Midnight, Sneakin' Around, My Baby's Comin' Home, Slowly Losing My Mind [#], How Blue Can You Get? [#], Rockin' Awhile [#], Help the Poor [#], Stop Leading Me On [#], Never Trust a Woman [#], Sweet Little Angel [Live], All over Again, Sloppy Drunk [#], Don't Answer the Door, Pts. 1 & 2, I Done Got Wise, Think It Over, Gambler's Blues [Live], Goin' Down Slow [#], Tired of Your Jive [Live], Sweet Sixteen, Pts. 1 & 2 [Live][#], 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 [#], I Want You So Bad, Why I Sing the Blues, Get off My Back, Woman, Please Accept My Love [Live], Fools Get Wise [#], No Good, So Excited, The Thrill Is Gone, Confessin' the Blues, Nobody Loves Me But My Mother, Hummingbird, Ask Me No Questions, Chains and Things, Eyesight to the Blind [#], Niji Baby [Live][#], Blue Shadows, Ghetto Woman, Ain't Nobody Home, I Got Some Help I Don't Need [Single Edit][#], Five Long Years, To Know You Is to Love You, I Like to Live the Love, Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes, Let the Good Times Roll [Live], Don't You Lie to Me, Mother Fuyer, Never Make a Move Too Soon, When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around), Better Not Look Down, Caldonia [Live], There Must Be a Better World Somewhere, Play With Your Poodle [#], Darlin' You Know I Love You, Inflation Blues, Make Love to Me [Rehearsal][#], Into the Night, Six Silver Strings, When Love Comes to Town [7" Edit & Mix][#], Right Place, Wrong Time, Many Miles Travelled, I'm Moving On, Since I Met You Baby]
Contributors:
- B.B. King
Main Performer
Bill Dahl
No way can a mere four discs cover every facet of the blues king's amazing recording career, but MCA makes a valiant stab at it. The first two discs, as expected, are immaculate: opening with his Bullet Records debut ("Miss Martha King"), the box continues with a handful of pivotal RPM/Kent masters before digging into his 1960s ABC-Paramount material ("I'm Gonna Sit in 'til You Give In" and "My Baby's Comin' Home" are little-recalled gems). The hits -- "The Thrill Is Gone," "Why I Sing the Blues," "To Know You Is to Love You" -- are all here, and if much of the fourth disc is pretty disposable, it only mirrors King's own winding down in the studio. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi
