Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. B.B. King
Compilation by B.B. King
Released 25 September 2012
Tracklist
- CD 1: Three O’Clock Blues (1919–1956)
- 12:42
- 22:29
- 32:47
- 42:33
- 53:11
- 62:21
- 72:23
- 82:30
- 93:02
- 102:17
- 113:05
- 122:57
- 132:512.0 ★
- 143:05
- 152:41
- 163:09
- 172:492.0 ★
- 182:40
- 192:54
- 203:022.5 ★
- 213:02
- 222:41
- 233:05
- 242:47
- 253:00
- 262:54
- 272:54
- CD 2: Rock Me Baby (1957–1962)
- 13:12
- 22:34
- 32:32
- 42:54
- 52:28
- 62:21
- 72:33
- 85:05
- 93:22
- 106:12
- 113:15
- 122:40
- 133:14
- 143:33
- 155:09
- 163:40
- 172:31
- 183:00
- 194:13
- 203:00
- 213:47
- 223:14
- 233:51
- CD 3: How Blue Can You Get (1962–1996)
- 12:10
- 22:13
- 32:58
- 42:08
- 52:35
- 62:07
- 72:32
- 82:422.0 ★
- 92:26
- 103:06
- 112:57
- 122:37
- 132:36
- 142:55
- 152:24
- 163:08
- 174:10
- 183:08
- 193:35
- 203:00
- 212:10
- 222:35
- 232:21
- 242:26
- 252:23
- 265:112.0 ★
- 272:26
- 282:34
- CD 4: Why I Sing the Blues (1967–1969)
- 15:12
- 24:10
- 36:12
- 42:50
- 52:20
- 62:54
- 72:34
- 82:47
- 93:21
- 1010:142.5 ★
- 115:491.5 ★
- 122:46
- 132:35
- 142:36
- 152:47
- 164:15
- 173:17
- 188:37
- CD 5: The Thrill Is Gone (1969–1971)
- 15:25
- 24:55
- 35:47
- 44:373.0 ★
- 54:05
- 61:27
- 74:55
- 83:09
- 94:38
- 101:42
- 115:12
- 129:55
- 136:01
- 144:01
- 156:21
- 165:38
- CD 6: Lucille Talks Back (1971–1977)
- 15:57
- 25:09
- 35:152.5 ★
- 43:142.6 ★
- 54:09
- 65:14
- 73:42
- 88:36
- 95:55
- 103:47
- 112:27
- 122:54
- 133:16
- 145:392.5 ★
- 156:08
- 163:06
- 173:34
- CD 7: When It All Comes Down (I’ll Still Be Around) (1978–1983)
- 14:12
- 24:10
- 35:42
- 43:212.6 ★
- 53:16
- 65:27
- 72:49
- 85:22
- 96:15
- 106:17
- 115:38
- 124:35
- 134:15
- 143:06
- 154:49
- 164:183.0 ★
- CD 8: When Love Comes to Town (1983–1993)
- 14:123.4 ★
- 24:21
- 3When Love Comes to Townfeat. U24:173.4 ★
- 45:21
- 54:03
- 65:34
- 78:08
- 84:01
- 97:37
- 104:16
- 115:02
- 124:20
- 138:26
- 144:17
- 154:40
- CD 9: Blues Man (1993–1999)
- 15:19
- 26:00
- 38:58
- 43:554.0 ★
- 55:18
- 66:21
- 74:31
- 83:34
- 95:19
- 105:28
- 113:28
- 124:51
- 132:52
- 144:51
- 153:32
- 162:18
- CD 10: Key to the Highway (2000–2008)
- 1Ten Long YearsB.B. King with Eric Clapton4:403.0 ★
- 2Key to the HighwayB.B. King with Eric Clapton3:403.0 ★
- 33:36
- 43:35
- 54:08
- 63:11
- 73:26
- 83:21
- 9Sinner’s PrayerB.B. King with Ray Charles4:25
- 10Early in the MorningB.B. King with Van Morrison4:49
- 11Rock This HouseB.B. King with Elton John3:08
- 123:52
- 133:05
- 144:23
- 153:443.0 ★
- 164:301.0 ★
- 174:481.0 ★
- 185:57
- 193:16
More by B.B. King
Release credits
- engineer [10-12]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- bass [3]
- saxophone [9]
- trumpet [14-17]
- guitar [11]
- piano [16-17]
- trumpet [11]
- engineer [1-2], mix [1-2]
- trombone [10]
- horn [7-8]
- producer [14]
- horn [9], tenor saxophone [1]
- guitar [1]
- co [1-3], executive [10-11]
- bass [15]
- tenor saxophone [13-16]
- guitar [10-13]
- trumpet [5]
- arranger [11-13], electric guitar [4], guest [3], guitar [6.1-17, 7.1-16, 8.1-15, 9.1-12, 3.1-28, 1.1-27, 5.1-5, 5.7-16, 10.1-19, 2.1-23, 4.1-18], lead vocals [4, 10-12], performer [3], piano [6], producer [10.3-7, 6.11-13, 9.9-12], solo [4], vocal [6.1-17, 2.1-23, 9.1-12, 10.1-19, 8.1-2, 8.4-15, 4.1-18, 5.1-3, 5.5-9, 5.13-16, 1.1-27, 3.1-28, 7.1-16]
- baritone saxophone [4.7-9, 2.6-7, 3.21-22]
- guitar [10]
- tenor saxophone [1-4, 11]
- trumpet [7.12, 9.3]
- trombone [14]
- drums (drum set) [7.9-11, 6.5-6]
- horn [1-4], strings [1-4]
- tenor saxophone [10-11]
- arranger [12-14], tenor saxophone [12-14]
- baritone saxophone [11]
- keyboard [7]
- producer [5.1-12, 4.16-18], recording [4]
- guitar [3.13-15, 7.13-16, 4.7-9]
- bass [14-17]
- Hammond organ [9]
- bass [11]
- saxophone [5]
- producer [10-11]
- bass [12]
- trumpet [1, 15-17]
- guitar [2]
- guitar [7-9]
- saxophone [11-13], tenor saxophone [2.10, 4.1-5, 4.10-11, 6.5-6, 6.10, 3.16-20, 3.27-28]
- saxophone [4]
- baritone saxophone [10-11]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- guitar [1]
- vocal [10, 14]
- vocal [8]
- lead vocals [3]
- alto saxophone [10-12]
- synthesizer [14]
- saxophone [11]
- bass [1]
- bass [6-9]
- background vocals [10-13]
- drums (drum set) [7.7-8, 9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12, 10.3-7, 10.14, 8.7]
- guitar [1-4, 8-10]
- arranger [16], brass [7-8], horn [13-16], trumpet [7-8, 13-16]
- background vocals [15]
- trumpet [8-11, 21-24]
- producer [9]
- vocal [4]
- background vocals [9-11]
- background vocals [15]
- piano [7]
- keyboard [5-6]
- background vocals [5-6]
- alto saxophone [10]
- alto saxophone [11-13]
- organ [15]
- piano [8-11]
- congas [12-14, 17-19]
- trombone [4]
- trombone [12]
- background vocals [7-9], keyboard [7-8]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- concertmaster [15-17], violin [15-17]
- guitar [14]
- baritone saxophone [8]
- trumpet [9-11]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- keyboard [10]
- bass [4], bass guitar [4]
- trombone [1-6], trumpet [5]
- guitar [10]
- background vocals [9]
- piano [12-14]
- trumpet [11]
- guitar [5-6]
- bass [11]
- guitar [12]
- horn [15], trumpet [10.3-6, 10.15-19, 9.8]
- bass [8]
- arranger [7-8], background vocals [7-9], conductor [7-8], keyboard [6.7-9, 8.2], producer [8.2, 6.7-8]
- saxophone [8]
- saxophone [4], tenor saxophone [12-13]
- drums (drum set) [5]
- guitar [11]
- bass [10-13]
- keyboard [12]
- recording [3]
- alto saxophone [5-6]
- guitar [4]
- tenor saxophone [9-12]
- guitar [1-6]
- percussion [8]
- producer [1]
- producer [2-3]
- guitar [9]
- piano [4], vocal [4]
- trombone [8, 11]
- saxophone [13-16]
- background vocals [9-11]
- assistant [16]
- guitar [1, 8]
- guitar [3], keyboard [9-11], piano [15-19]
- organ [4.1-9, 3.21-22, 3.26-28], piano [4.6-9, 3.16-20, 3.23-24]
- drums (drum set) [9-10]
- congas [15-17], percussion [15-17]
- alto saxophone [13-16], tenor saxophone [5-6]
- drums (drum set) [7-9]
- drums (drum set) [6.15-17, 8.1]
- producer [1, 3-4]
- guitar [4, 18]
- bass [8]
- congas [15-17], percussion [15-17]
- baritone saxophone [8.7, 7.7-8, 7.13-16]
- arranger [11-13], horn [11-13], trumpet [5-6, 10]
- piano [11], vocal [11]
- guitar [1-2], producer [1-2], vocal [2]
- saxophone [5]
- alto saxophone [15-16], baritone saxophone [17-19]
- trumpet [5-6]
- alto saxophone [15-17], saxophone [5]
- producer [14-17]
- vocal [2-3]
- piano [7]
- trumpet [12-14]
- executive [10-11]
- baritone saxophone [2.1, 1.26-27]
- baritone saxophone [1-7], saxophone [1.20-21, 2.18]
- piano [6-7]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- alto saxophone [15]
- piano [5-6]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- tenor saxophone [13-16]
- flute [15-17]
- bass [10-13]
- engineer [1]
- producer [5-6]
- trombone [5-6, 14-17]
- executive [10-11]
- trumpet [7.4-6, 10.11]
- saxophone [1-3]
- guitar [15], producer [15], vocal [15]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- electric piano [2], organ [4], piano [3]
- conductor [9], piano [9]
- horn [16]
- trombone [7.1-3, 8.9, 9.5]
- alto saxophone [13], saxophone [12, 14]
- trumpet [9]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- keyboard [11]
- violin [15-17]
- arranger [11-13]
- alto saxophone [7.9-11, 1.11], horn [9-11]
- saxophone [13-16]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- drums (drum set) [10, 14]
- violin [15-17]
- horn [12]
- horn [5-6], trumpet [12]
- trumpet [20-21]
- trumpet [9]
- tenor saxophone [12]
- background vocals [3]
- trumpet [2.6-7, 4.7-9]
- trombone [8]
- horn [11-13]
- drums (drum set) [5.1-5, 4.16-18]
- guitar [8]
- tenor saxophone [7-8]
- trumpet [7-9]
- baritone saxophone [5-6]
- co [7-8]
- guitar [5.1-5, 4.16-18, 7.9-11]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- piano [11]
- trombone [15-19]
- producer [1]
- guitar [9]
- guitar [10-13]
- recording [3]
- trombone [4-6]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- trumpet [10-11]
- trumpet [9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12, 10.7, 10.14, 8.7, 7.13-16]
- horn [1]
- drums (drum set) [1-6]
- bass [9.7, 8.8]
- trumpet [9]
- drums (drum set) [5-6]
- keyboard [9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12, 10.3-7, 10.14], organ [11-17]
- bass [8, 10]
- bass [6-7, 13]
- performer [8]
- violin [15-17]
- drums (drum set) [15-19], percussion [15-19]
- alto saxophone [9]
- baritone saxophone [6.14-17, 3.8-11]
- alto saxophone [9]
- trumpet [10.11, 8.8]
- bass [4.16-18, 5.1-5, 6.5-6]
- background vocals [4], drum machine [4], guitar [4], keyboard [4], producer [4]
- piano [4]
- guitar [11-13]
- drums (drum set) [6-7]
- drums (drum set) [3.1-7, 2.6-7, 2.14-17, 4.10-13, 1.20-21]
- guitar [1]
- background vocals [5-6]
- alto saxophone [1.20-21, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10-13, 2.18, 3.1-7]
- synthesizer [1]
- producer [14]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- drums (drum set) [10.9, 10.15-19, 6.2, 6.4, 8.10-13, 9.7], percussion [15-19]
- engineer [10-11]
- electric piano [3], trombone [4], trumpet [4]
- tenor saxophone [15-17]
- conductor [6-9], strings [6-9]
- producer [3]
- keyboard [1]
- piano [11]
- vocal [4]
- producer [9-14]
- trumpet [9]
- trumpet [8]
- Rhodes piano [8], Wurlitzer electric piano [1], keyboard [1-6], piano [10-13], producer [1-6]
- tenor saxophone [9.8, 10.3-6]
- guitar [5.8-9, 6.1]
- producer [3-6], recording [5.4, 6.5-6]
- trumpet [8]
- trumpet [4.7-9, 5.10-16]
- producer [9]
- piano [1], synthesizer [1]
- producer [1]
- trumpet [13-16]
- percussion [11]
- bass [5]
- guitar [3-6], producer [7-8]
- drums (drum set) [11-17]
- guitar [2, 4]
- trombone [23-24]
- piano [9]
- baritone saxophone [23-24], tenor saxophone [2.1, 2.6-7, 1.26-27, 3.16-20, 4.7-9]
- guitar [14]
- guitar [17-19]
- arranger [4.6, 6.14, 3.13-15], conductor [13-14], producer [3.16-28, 4.1-2, 4.4-9, 4.14, 7.4, 2.10]
- guitar [7-8]
- trombone [6.5-6, 6.10-13, 5.13-16]
- trumpet [10]
- producer [9]
- trombone [11]
- background vocals [1-3], vocal [4]
- guitar [2]
- bass [2.1, 1.26-27]
- violin [15-17]
- alto saxophone [15-19]
- guitar [8]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- guitar [9]
- trumpet [4.1-5, 3.8-11, 3.16-20, 3.27-28, 1.26-27, 2.1, 2.6-7]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- baritone saxophone [4-6]
- bass [2], bass guitar [3], electric bass guitar [4]
- saxophone [1-3]
- drums (drum set) [12]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- congas [7-9]
- saxophone [4-6]
- alto saxophone [4.7-9, 2.1, 2.6-7, 3.8-11, 3.21-24, 1.26-27]
- synthesizer [2]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- guitar [15-17]
- percussion [10-13]
- guitar [23-24]
- bass [3.8-11, 3.16-24, 3.26, 4.7-9]
- drums (drum set) [10]
- piano [8-9]
- guitar [10.3-7, 8.7, 9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12]
- performer [8]
- guitar [7-8]
- piano [7.13-16, 3.1-7, 4.10-13, 2.4, 2.12-18]
- trumpet [7-8]
- baritone saxophone [5-6, 10], tenor saxophone [10-16]
- bass [3.27-28, 4.1-2, 4.4-5, 2.10]
- bass [14]
- producer [4.1-2, 4.7-9, 2.10]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- background vocals [1-4]
- bass [13-16]
- percussion [11-13]
- alto saxophone [8]
- trumpet [15]
- guitar [7]
- background vocals [1-4]
- arranger [3.1-11, 2.2, 2.4-5, 2.10, 2.12-18, 1.17-24, 1.26-27], conductor [1-11], organ [2.10, 4.10-13], piano [10], tenor saxophone [2.4, 2.10, 2.12-13, 2.18, 3.1-7, 1.20-23]
- guitar [10]
- saxophone [9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12, 10.3-7, 10.14], trumpet [10]
- background vocals [9]
- producer [5]
- bass [8.7, 10.3-7, 9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12]
- guitar [10-13]
- keyboard [10]
- instrument [5-6]
- guitar [5-6]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- harmonica [8], vocal [8]
- electric bass guitar [17-19]
- piano [1.26-27, 2.1, 2.7]
- piano [8]
- guitar [5-6, 10-17]
- horn [5-6]
- percussion [7-8]
- acoustic bass guitar [15-19], bass [1-2, 8]
- shakers [10]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- keyboard [10-13], organ [10-13]
- Hammond organ [15-19]
- bass [1]
- saxophone [5]
- conductor [8], strings [8]
- baritone saxophone [15]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- cello [15-17]
- guitar [7-9]
- drums (drum set) [13-16]
- background vocals [1-4]
- trumpet [14]
- trumpet [15]
- background vocals [12]
- trombone [9]
- producer [6]
- electric piano [4], keyboard [1-3, 5], organ [4], piano [4.16-18, 5.4, 6.1]
- guitar [4-6]
- vibraphone [2]
- viola [15-17]
- guitar [4]
- drums (drum set) [1-2]
- background vocals [10-13]
- percussion [4]
- trumpet [8]
- engineer [16]
- keyboard [7-8]
- producer [4]
- drums (drum set) [8], piano [1-5, 8]
- drums (drum set) [1-4, 6-7, 11]
- background vocals [3]
- baritone saxophone [1], tenor saxophone [8.9, 2.10]
- trombone [7-9]
- trombone [8, 11]
- conductor [12-13], producer [3.26, 4.12-13]
- saxophone [1-6]
- bass [2.4, 1.20-21, 3.1-7]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- piano [5]
- euphonium [16]
- trumpet [5]
- guitar [8]
- bass synthesizer [1]
- piano [4], strings [4], synthesizer [2, 4]
- assistant [3]
- bass [9]
- piano [9]
- bass [5-6]
- trumpet [11]
- guitar [14]
- background vocals [3]
- tuba [1]
- tenor saxophone [1, 14]
- bass [14]
- guitar [12]
- piano [15-17]
- bass [1]
- saxophone [9], tenor saxophone [8]
- tenor saxophone [15-19]
- engineer [4], mix [4]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- mix [3]
- piano [14]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- bass [1-3]
- trombone [9]
- guitar [1-3]
- guitar [7-9]
- viola [15-17]
- keyboard [7-9]
- keyboard [10], piano [5.10-16, 6.5-6, 6.11-13]
- cello [15-17]
- baritone saxophone [12]
- bass [7-9]
- organ [15-17]
- baritone saxophone [9-11]
- guitar [8]
- trumpet [15-17]
- bass [11-14]
- drums (drum set) [6-9]
- bass [7-8]
- producer [5-8]
- trombone [1-4]
- bass [15-17]
- mix [3]
- arranger [12], conductor [12], producer [1-12]
- executive [7.7-8, 9.1-3, 9.9-12], producer [7.13-16, 8.9]
- producer [1-2, 8]
- trumpet [2.8, 6.14]
- tenor saxophone [6-7]
- drums (drum set) [3.8-11, 3.13-24, 3.26-28, 4.1-9, 4.15, 6.5-6, 6.10, 5.10-16]
- guitar [12]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- trumpet [9.9-12, 10.3-7, 10.14]
- producer [10]
- guitar [4]
- drums (drum set) [1-2]
- trumpet [7.1-6, 6.5-6]
- trombone [7-8]
- guitar [1]
- organ [2]
- producer [7.1-6, 7.9-12, 8.10-13]
- drums (drum set) [1-6], percussion [4], producer [1-6]
- vocal [4]
- drums (drum set) [2.1, 1.13, 1.26-27]
- background vocals [9]
- performing orchestra [8]
- performer [4]
- guitar [3], keyboard [3]
- horn [7-9]
- tenor saxophone [10]
- keyboard [10]
- trumpet [1-4]
- Hammond organ [1-2, 8]
- guitar [4, 12-13, 18]
- bass [9]
- saxophone [8.4, 9.5]
- assistant [1-2]
- trombone [9-11]
- keyboard [8.15, 10.3-6, 9.8], organ [7]
- trumpet [10]
- percussion [3-6]
- percussion [9.2-3, 9.6, 9.9-12, 10.3-7]
- tenor saxophone [5-6]
- bass [1-4, 9, 11]
- producer [15-19]
- performer [3]
- trombone [9]
- bass [15]
- background vocals [10-13]
- harmonica [10], vocal [10]
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [9-11]
- tenor saxophone [8-11, 21-24]
- electric piano [1]
- vibraphone [7-9]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- background vocals [12]
- alto saxophone [12], flute [14], saxophone [9.2-3, 9.6, 10.3-6, 10.14], tenor saxophone [7]
- vibraphone [13-16]
- trumpet [9-11]
- horn [7-9], trumpet [1]
- bass [6.5-6, 6.10, 5.10-16]
- bass [9-11]
- keyboard [9]
- piano [20-21]
- alto saxophone [1-7]
- trombone [11]
- trumpet [7-8]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- bass [4-6], producer [1-6], saxophone [3], tenor saxophone [4-6]
- trumpet [13-16]
- bass [10]
- background vocals [12]
- tenor saxophone [4, 11-13, 18]
Issues
L25 September 2012- L4x CD (smaller 4 CD set)2012