Singer: B.B. King
Album title: The Best Of B.B. King
Label: ABC Records ‎– ABCL 5026
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Date of released: 1973
Category: Blues
Style: Chicago Blues Rating: 3.8/5
Format: MP3 FLAC AA AU MMF VOX APE AIFF AC3
mp3 size: 1481 mb | flac size: 1819 mb

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Hummingbird Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Jimmy Haskell*Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Merry Clayton, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta FieldsBass [Fender] – Bryan GarofaloConductor – Leon RussellDrums – Russ KunkelGuitar – Joe WalshPiano – Leon Russell	4:33
A2	Cook County Jail Introduction	0:37
A3	How Blue Can You Get Bass [Fender] – Wilbert FreemanDrums – Sonny FreemanPiano – Ron LevySaxophone [Alto] – Booker WalkerSaxophone [Tenor] – Louis HubertTrumpet – John Browning	5:08
A4	Caldonia Bass [Fender] – Klaus VoormannClarinet – Bill PerkinsDrums – Jim GordonHarmonica – Duster BennettOrgan – Gary WrightPiano [Electric] – Rick Wright Producer – Joe ZagarinoSaxophone [Baritone] – Bill PerkinsSaxophone [Tenor] – Bobby KeysTrombone – Chuck FindleyTrumpet – Jim Price, Ollie Mitchell	3:18
A5	Sweet Sixteen Bass [Fender] – Wilbert FreemanDrums – Sonny FreemanGuitar – Mel BrownPiano – Ron LevySaxophone [Alto] – Earl TurbintonSaxophone [Tenor] – Louis HubertTrombone – Joe Burton*Trumpet – John Browning	7:04
B1	Ain't Nobody Home Arranged By [Horns] – Jim PriceBacking Vocals – Carl Hall, Joshie Armstead*, Tasha ThomasBass [Fender] – Klaus VoormannDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar – David Spinozza, John UribeOrgan – Gary WrightPiano – Jerry RagovoyProducer – Joe ZagarinoSaxophone – Bobby KeysTrombone – Jim PriceTrumpet – Jim Price	3:37
B2	Why I Sing The Blues Bass [Fender] – Jerry JemmottDrums – Herbie LovelleGuitar – Hugh McCrackenPiano – Paul Harris	8:40
B3	The Thrill Is Gone Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Bert DeCoteauxBass [Fender] – Jerry JemmottDrums – Herbie LovelleGuitar – Hugh McCrackenOrgan – Paul Harris Piano – Paul Harris Piano [Electric] – Paul Harris	5:28
B4	Nobody Loves Me But My Mother	3:05

Credits

• Producer – Bill Szymczyk (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4), Ed Michel (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4)
• Vocals – B.B. King

Notes

UK pressing with yellow/orange circles design label

This album was assembled and remastered at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles by Ed Michel and Baker Bigsby, with the assistance of Kathryn King, Dominic Lumetta, Rob Fraboni, Ken Klinger and Gil Fortis. Throughout, the tracks were recorded and mixed to have their most profound effect at maximum volume. (P) 1972 / 1973 by ABC Records Inc.

A1 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, May and June 1970. A3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, Ill., September, 10, 1970. Location recording by Location Recorders, Inc. A4 recorded at Olympic Studios, London, and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, June, 1971. At the request of a participating artist, this is a shortened version of the master originally released. A5 recorded March, 22, 1971, at The Record Plant, Los Angeles. B1 recorded at Command Studios, London and The Hit Factory, New York, June, 1971. B2 recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, 1969. B3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, lll, September, 10, 1970. B4 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles.

Side B track 4 has a locked groove with some sounds that play infinitely.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: ABCL 5026 A2
• Matrix / Runout: ABCL 5026 B3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ABC 176	B.B. King	The Best Of B.B. King ‎(LP, Comp)	ABC-Paramount	ABC 176	US	1973
PROLP.8035	B.B. King	The Best Of B.B. King ‎(LP, Comp)	Probe	PROLP.8035	New Zealand	1973
SPBA-3054	B.B. King	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp)	Probe	SPBA-3054	Australia	1973
ABCX-767	B.B. King	The Best Of B.B. King ‎(LP, Comp, Qua)	ABC Records	ABCX-767	Canada	1973
ABCL 5026	B.B. King	The Best Of B. B. King ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	ABC Records	ABCL 5026	UK	1974

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