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The Anthology

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MCA's double-disc set Anthology is a bit of a blessing, actually, a welcome entry to B.B. King's extensive catalog, since the last half of his career has not been anthologized often (it was most notably on the box set The King of Blues). Once King's career entered the '70s, he never lost his way, but his recordings became uneven. The situation didn't improve in the '80s or '90s, either -- he was always reliable, but the records could either be too slick or uninspired or just solid journeyman efforts. Anthology does a terrific job of consolidating the years between 1963 and 1998, his time at ABC and MCA, respectively. Smartly, the compilers lean heavily on the '60s and early-'70s material, with only a handful of tracks from 1980-1998. There are certainly some terrific tracks missing, but by concentrating on his great recordings of the mid-'60s, plus the work that just followed it, they wind up with not just a very enjoyable compilation, but one that's a testament to B.B.'s talents as a guitarist, vocalist, stylist, and showman. This, in conjunction with a compilation of early Flair recordings and Live at the Regal, provide a better history of the great bluesman's career than his box set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
How Blue Can You Get? (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:02:40

Sid Feller, Producer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Jerome Richardson, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Feather, ComposerLyricist - Carl Adams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Feather, ComposerLyricist - Maxwell Davis, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Brooks, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Burdine, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Slater, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Sands, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Sneakin' Around
B.B. King
00:02:05

William Green, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Feller, Producer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Jessie Mae Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Sailes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Hamilton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Glenn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Davis, Conductor, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Turnham, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jewell Grant, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Help The Poor (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:02:37

Sid Feller, Conductor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Stop Leadin' Me On (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:02:21

Sid Feller, Musical Director - B.B. King, MainArtist - Johnny Pate, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Grainger Hunt, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Never Trust A Woman (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:02:36

B.B. King, MainArtist - Johnny Pate, Conductor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Doggett, ComposerLyricist - Louis Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Every Day I Have The Blues (Live At The Regal Theater, Chicago, 1964)
B.B. King
00:03:08

B.B. King, MainArtist - Johnny Board, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Producer - Peter Chatman, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Sands, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pervis Spann, D J, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
Sweet Little Angel (Live At The Regal Theatre, Chicago, 1964 / Edit)
B.B. King
00:03:45

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Board, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Producer - Jules Taub, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Sands, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
All Over Again (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:02:35

B.B. King, MainArtist - Johnny Pate, Producer - Carl Adams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Burdine, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Hubert, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Slater, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Don't Answer The Door
B.B. King
00:05:08

B.B. King, MainArtist - Johnny Pate, Producer - James F. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Gambler's Blues (Live At The International Club, Chicago/1966)
B.B. King
00:04:46

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Pate, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Satterfield, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Zito, Producer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Sands, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Sweet Sixteen (Pts. 1 & 2 / Live At The International Club, Chicago, 1966)
B.B. King
00:06:10

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joe Josea, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Pate, Producer - Louis Satterfield, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Zito, Producer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Sands, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
Paying The Cost To Be The Boss
B.B. King
00:02:32

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Board, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pluma Davis, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Boozier, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John Browning, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hobart Dotson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Zito, Producer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Jethro, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Lauchie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Burdine, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Hubert, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.

13
Lucille
B.B. King
00:10:12

B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Sailes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Thiele, Producer - David Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Glenn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Lockert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maxwell Davis, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Ashby, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.

14
Why I Sing The Blues
B.B. King
00:08:36

Paul Harris, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Dave Clark, ComposerLyricist - Herbie Lovelle, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCraken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.

15
Please Accept My Love (Live At The Village Gate/1969 / Edit)
B.B. King
00:02:34

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - PATRICK WILLIAMS, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Sam Ling, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Bowles, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gatling, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Val Patillo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.

16
The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King
00:05:24

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.

17
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
B.B. King
00:01:26

B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

18
Hummingbird
B.B. King
00:04:33

Jimmie Haskell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Merry Clayton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Leon Russell, Conductor, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Kunkel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Venetta Fields, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sherlie Matthews, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Joe Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Garofalo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clydie King, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

19
Chains And Things
B.B. King
00:04:53

Jimmie Haskell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Russ Kunkel, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carol KING, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Dave Clark, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Garofalo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

DISC 2

1
Ain't Nobody Home (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:03:13

David Spinozza, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Price, Trombone, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY RAGOVOY, ComposerLyricist - Joshie Armstead, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tasha Thomas, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Klaus Voormann, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Keys, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Hall, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - John Uribe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Producer - Doctor Ragavoy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Ghetto Woman (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:05:12

Mac Rebennack, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Haskell, Conductor, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JIM GORDON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jim Price, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Wright, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Clark, ComposerLyricist - Klaus Voormann, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ringo Starr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Joe Zagarino, Producer

℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
I Got Some Help I Don't Need (Single Edit)
B.B. King
00:03:23

Paul Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Feldman, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dave Clark, ComposerLyricist - Joe Walsh, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Garofalo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ED MICHEL, Producer - Jesse Davis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Morin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Guess Who
B.B. King
00:04:06

Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Owens, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Cornell Dupree, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Jerry Jemmott, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Madaio, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - David Sanborn, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Johnson, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Gene Dinwiddie, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Lawrence, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Jo Anne Belvin, ComposerLyricist - Ron Levy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Hopkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zagarino, Producer - Edward Rowe, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbert Freeman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Freeman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Hubert, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Forte, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Burton, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Turbington, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
To Know You Is To Love You
B.B. King
00:08:31

Norman Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Young, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Jackson, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Roland Chambers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Love, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Ronnie Baker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Crawford, Conductor, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Kersey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Memphis Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Mann, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Washington, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Tartarsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
I Like To Live The Love (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:03:16

Norman Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Young, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Chambers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Ronnie Baker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Crawford, Conductor, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ron Kersey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Wonder, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Mann, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Washington, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Tartarsky, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.

7
Let The Good Times Roll (Live At Coconut Grove / 1967 / Extended Version)
B.B. King
00:05:49

Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Ray Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Aarons, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John Starks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Oscar Brashear, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pate, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Theard, ComposerLyricist - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Powell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Anderson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bland, MainArtist - Red Holloway, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Jones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Louis Villery, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Hopkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Toney, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Aikels, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Potier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
Never Make A Move Too Soon
B.B. King
00:05:29

Stix Hooper, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stewart Levine, Producer - WILTON FELDER, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Hutchcroft, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY WILLIAMS, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Roland Bautista, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wilton Lewis Felder, Producer - Robert "Pops" Popwell, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Better Not Look Down
B.B. King
00:03:20

Stix Hooper, Producer - Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stewart Levine, Producer - B.B. King, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Hutchcroft, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY WILLIAMS, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Wilton Lewis Felder, Producer

℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere (Single Version)
B.B. King
00:03:45

Stewart Levine, Producer - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Waymon Reed, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Malone, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doc Pomus, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Dr. John, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rik Pekkonen, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Alto Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David "Fathead" Newman, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Miller, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Cuber, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - William Bascomb, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.

11
Into The Night (From "Into The Night" Soundtrack)
B.B. King
00:04:11

John Hobbs, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ira Newborn, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - B.B. King, MainArtist - Randy Kerber, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Stubenhaus, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Watson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Landis, Producer - Edward Greene, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Cook, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.

12
When Love Comes To Town
U2
00:04:17

Jack Clement, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - B.B. King, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobbye Hall, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bono, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - U2, MainArtist - Adam Clayton, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Wine, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Dave Ferguson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Edge, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Mullen, Jr., Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Phyllis Duncan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Fergusson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Duncan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rebecca Russell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited, under exclusive licence to Mercury Records Limited

13
Call It Stormy Monday (Complete Version)
B.B. King
00:11:30

Dennis Walker, Producer - Tony Coleman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, MainArtist - Albert Collins, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Memphis Horns, Saxophone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Jackson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - James Bolden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Walker, ComposerLyricist - Walker King, Saxophone, Musical Director, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Calep Emphrey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Warren, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Toney, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.

14
Playin' With My Friends
B.B. King
00:05:17

Dennis Walker, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Skidd Mills, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - B.B. King, MainArtist - Robert Cray, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hampton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Cousins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Pugh, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Murray, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.

15
I'll Survive
James Bolden
00:04:50

Tony Coleman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - B.B. King, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Melvin Jackson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN PORTER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe McGrath, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Bolden, Trumpet, Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Ling, ComposerLyricist - Tony Daigle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanley Abernathy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Toney, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Calep Emphrey, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Warren, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Albumbeschreibung

MCA's double-disc set Anthology is a bit of a blessing, actually, a welcome entry to B.B. King's extensive catalog, since the last half of his career has not been anthologized often (it was most notably on the box set The King of Blues). Once King's career entered the '70s, he never lost his way, but his recordings became uneven. The situation didn't improve in the '80s or '90s, either -- he was always reliable, but the records could either be too slick or uninspired or just solid journeyman efforts. Anthology does a terrific job of consolidating the years between 1963 and 1998, his time at ABC and MCA, respectively. Smartly, the compilers lean heavily on the '60s and early-'70s material, with only a handful of tracks from 1980-1998. There are certainly some terrific tracks missing, but by concentrating on his great recordings of the mid-'60s, plus the work that just followed it, they wind up with not just a very enjoyable compilation, but one that's a testament to B.B.'s talents as a guitarist, vocalist, stylist, and showman. This, in conjunction with a compilation of early Flair recordings and Live at the Regal, provide a better history of the great bluesman's career than his box set.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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