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Completely Well was B.B. King's breakthrough album in 1969, which finally got him the long-deserved acclaim that was no less than his due. It contained his signature number, "The Thrill Is Gone," and eight other tunes, six of them emanating from King's pen, usually in a co-writing situation. Hardliners point to the horn charts and the overdubbed strings as the beginning of the end of King's old style that so identifiably earmarked his early sides for the Bihari Brothers and his later tracks for ABC, but this is truly the album that made the world sit up and take notice of B.B. King. The plus points include loose arrangements and a small combo behind him that never dwarfs the proceedings or gets in the way. King, for his part, sounds like he's having a ball, playing and singing at peak power. This is certainly not the place to start your B.B. King collection, but it's a nice stop along the way before you finish it.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ferdinand Washington, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Washington, ComposerLyricist - Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ferdinand Washington, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Washington, ComposerLyricist - Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAY MCSHANN, Composer - Walter Brown, Author - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Josea, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Davis, ComposerLyricist - Claude Baum, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Ling, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herbert Lovelle, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bert DeCoteaux, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Rick Darnell, ComposerLyricist - Joe Zagarino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Completely Well was B.B. King's breakthrough album in 1969, which finally got him the long-deserved acclaim that was no less than his due. It contained his signature number, "The Thrill Is Gone," and eight other tunes, six of them emanating from King's pen, usually in a co-writing situation. Hardliners point to the horn charts and the overdubbed strings as the beginning of the end of King's old style that so identifiably earmarked his early sides for the Bihari Brothers and his later tracks for ABC, but this is truly the album that made the world sit up and take notice of B.B. King. The plus points include loose arrangements and a small combo behind him that never dwarfs the proceedings or gets in the way. King, for his part, sounds like he's having a ball, playing and singing at peak power. This is certainly not the place to start your B.B. King collection, but it's a nice stop along the way before you finish it.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:05
- Main artists: B.B. King
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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