Blues on Top of Blues
1968 studio album by B.B. King
Blues on Top of Blues | ||||
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Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
Released | 1968 (1968) | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 31:49 | |||
Label | ABC/BluesWay | |||
Producer | Johnny Pate | |||
B.B. King chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Blues on Top of Blues is the fourteenth studio album by B.B. King, released in 1968 on BluesWay BLS-6011. The album reached a peak position of number 46 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Riley King
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heartbreaker" | 2:31 |
2. | "Losing Faith in You" | 2:58 |
3. | "Dance with Me" | 3:22 |
4. | "That's Wrong, Little Mama" | 2:19 |
5. | "Having My Say" | 2:39 |
6. | "I'm Not Wanted Anymore" | 2:24 |
7. | "Worried Dream" | 2:54 |
8. | "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" | 2:35 |
9. | "Until I Found You" | 2:23 |
10. | "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me" | 2:48 |
11. | "Raining in My Heart" | 2:28 |
12. | "Now That You've Lost Me" | 2:28 |
Total length: | 31:49 |
Personnel[5]
B.B. King - Lead vocals, guitar and piano
Johnny Pate Big Band:
- Johnny Pate - Conductor
- Hobart Dotson, John Browning and Henry Boozier - Trumpet
- Pluma Davis - Trombone
- Lawrence Burdine - Alto sax
- Johnny Board - Tenor sax
- Barney Hubert - Baritone sax
- Duke Jethro - Organ
- Leo Lauchie - Bass
- Billy Butler - Guitar
- Sonny Freeman - Drums
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Blues on Top of Blues - B.B. King : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ "Album Search for "blues on top of the blues"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ https://www.elemental-music.com/classic-blues/2534-bb-king-blues-on-top-of-blues-limited-edition-180-gram-lp-8435395501399.html [bare URL]
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- 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"
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