Blues Summit
Blues Summit | ||||
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Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
Released | June 22, 1993 (1993-06-22) | |||
Recorded | February 15–19, 1993 at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; except tracks 1, 4 and 12, March 8–12, 1993 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 62:37 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Dennis Walker (tracks: A1, B1, B2), Denny Diante (tracks: A2 to A6, B3 to B6) | |||
B.B. King chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
Blues Summit is the thirty-third studio album by B.B. King released in 1993 through the MCA label.[1] The album reached peak positions of number 182 on the Billboard 200, and number 64 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[3] The album won a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Traditional Blues Album.[4]
It is the first of three duet albums in King's studio album discography. Unlike Deuces Wild and 80, all the guests come from the blues and R&B scene. The only song which is not a duet is the original "I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood", which segues into "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" (originally from Indianola Mississippi Seeds). All songs feature the B.B. King band of the era except for "Playin' With My Friends" (the only other new song on the album) and "You Shook Me", where the accompaniment comes from the Robert Cray Band, plus "Everybody's Had the Blues" featuring Joe Louis Walker's band.
A longer version of "Call It Stormy Monday" with the full ending and lacking the horn overdubs of the album version later appeared on the compilation album B.B. King: Anthology.
Credits and personnel
A1 - Playin' With My Friends - 5:17
- Bass – Richard Cousins
- Drums – Kevin Hayes
- Guitar, Vocals – Robert Cray
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Keyboards – Jim Pugh
- Rhythm Guitar – Robert Murray
- Written-By – Dennis Walker, Robert Cray
A2 - Since I Met You Baby - 4:44
- Piano, Vocals – Katie Webster
- Rhythm Guitar – Vasti Jackson
- Saxophone – Nancy Wright
- Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter
A3 - I Pity The Fool - 4:36
- Guitar, Vocals – Buddy Guy
- Harmonica – Kim Wilson
- Rhythm Guitar – Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – Deadric Malone
A4 - You Shook Me - 4:58
- Bass – Richard Cousins
- Drums – Kevin Hayes
- Guitar – Robert Cray
- Guitar, Vocals – John Lee Hooker
- Harmonica – Kim Wilson
- Keyboards – Jim Pugh
- Percussion – Tony Coleman
- Slide Guitar – Roy Rogers
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – J. B. Lenoir, Willie Dixon
A5 - Something You Got - 4:02
- Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Maxayne Lewis, Maxine Waters
- Baritone Saxophone – Walter King
- Percussion – Antoine Salley
- Rhythm Guitar – Robert Cray
- Saxophone Solo – Lee Allen
- Vocals – Koko Taylor
- Written-By – Chris Kenner
A6 - There's Something On Your Mind - 5:59
- Strings [Synthesizer] – Randy Waldman
- Vocals – Etta James
- Written-By – Cecil James McNeely
B1 - Little by Little - 4:07
- Backing Vocals – Joe Louis Walker
- Guitar, Vocals – Lowell Fulson
- Written-By – Amos Blakemore
B2 - Call It Stormy Monday - 7:17
- Guitar, Vocals – Albert Collins
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Written-By – Aaron T. Walker
B3 - You're The Boss - 4:05
- Vocals – Ruth Brown
- Written-By – Leiber & Stoller
B4 - We're Gonna Make It - 3:51
- Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Maxayne Lewis, Maxine Waters
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Rhythm Guitar – Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
- Saxophone Solo – Lee Allen (musician)
- Vocals – Irma Thomas
- Written-By – Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner
B5 - I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood / Nobody Loves Me But My Mother - 8:57
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – B.B. King
B6 - Everybody's Had The Blues - 4:35
- Bass – Henry Oden
- Drums – Paul Revelle
- Guitar, Vocals – Joe Louis Walker
- Horns – Jeff Lewis, Tim Devine
- Keyboards – Mike Eppley
- Percussion – Tony Coleman
- Written-By – Joe Louis Walker
Personnel
- Vocals, Guitar – B.B. King (all tracks)
- Bass – Michael Doster (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Drums – Calep Emphrey, Jr. (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Keyboards – James Toney (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Percussion – Tony Coleman (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Rhythm Guitar – Leon Warren (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Saxophone – Melvin Jackson, Walter King (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
- Trumpet – James Bolden (except tracks 1, 4 and 12)
Other credits
- Musical Director & Horn arrangements – Walter King (except tracks 1 and 4)
- Executive Producer – Sidney A. Seidenberg
References
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Blues Summit". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Blues Summit: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- v
- t
- e
- 1960: My Kind of Blues
- 1968: Blues on Top of Blues
- Lucille
- 1969: Completely Well
- 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds
- 1971: B.B. King in London
- 1972: L.A. Midnight
- Guess Who
- 1973: To Know You Is to Love You
- 1974: Friends
- 1975: Lucille Talks Back
- 1977: King Size
- 1978: Midnight Believer
- 1979: Take It Home
- 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
- 1982: Love Me Tender
- 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz
- 1985: Six Silver Strings
- 1988: King of the Blues: 1989
- 1991: There Is Always One More Time
- 1993: Blues Summit
- 1994: Heart to Heart
- 1997: Deuces Wild
- 1998: Blues on the Bayou
- 1999: Let the Good Times Roll
- 2000: Riding with the King
- Makin' Love Is Good for You
- 2003: Reflections
- 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80
- 2008: One Kind Favor
- 1965: Live at the Regal
- 1967: Blues Is King
- 1969: Live & Well
- 1971: Live in Cook County Jail
- 1974: Together for the First Time... Live
- 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
- 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss
- 1990: Live at San Quentin
- 1991: Live at the Apollo
- 1999: Live in Japan
compilations
- 1957: Singin' the Blues
- 1958: The Blues
- 1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King
- 1983: Why I Sing the Blues
- 1992: King of the Blues
- 1995: Lucille & Friends
- 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits
- 2005: The Ultimate Collection
- 2007: The Best of the Early Years
- 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
- 1951: "3 O'Clock Blues"
- 1952: "Shake It Up and Go"
- 1952: "You Know I Love You
- 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues"
- 1956: "Sweet Little Angel"
- 1959: "Sugar Mama"
- 1961: "Someday Baby"
- 1962: "Goin' Down Slow"
- 1963: "Trouble in Mind"
- 1964: "How Blue Can You Get"
- "Rock Me Baby"
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
- 1965: "Blue Shadows"
- 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind"
- "Just Like a Woman"
- "Five Long Years"
- "Ain't Nobody's Business"
- 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone"
- "Worried Life"
- 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll"
- 1985: "Big Boss Man"
- 1988: "When Love Comes to Town"
- 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
- 1961: "Driving Wheel
- 1974: "Black Night"
- 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me"
- 1985: "In the Midnight Hour"
- 1995: "You Shook Me"
- 1998: "Mean Ole' World"
- 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
- "Buzz Me"
- "Saturday Night Fish Fry"
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
- "Early in the Mornin'"
- 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
- "Come Rain or Come Shine"
- "Since I Fell for You"
- 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad"
- "Early in the Morning"
- 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
- "Sitting on Top of the World"