Milestones Of A Blues Legend

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: "Singin' The Blues" (1957)
▶CD 2: "The Blues" (1957)
▶CD 3: "B.B. King Wails" (1958)
▼CD 4: "B.B. King Sings Spirituals" (1959)
#TitleRatingLength
4-1Precious Lord
cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
3:24
4-2Save A Seat For Me
recording of:
Save a Seat for Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05
4-3Ole Time Religion
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:27
4-4Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:09
4-5Servant's Prayer
cover recording of:
Thy Servant's Prayer Amen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
3:03
4-6Jesus Gave Me Water
cover recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water
writer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
3:03
4-7I Never Heard A Man
cover recording of:
I Never Heard a Man
writer:
Lloyd Woodard (American gospel singer)
2:37
4-8Army Of The Lord
cover recording of:
Army of the Lord
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Hamblen Music
3:07
4-9I Am Willing To Run All The Way
recording of:
I'm Willing to Run All the Way
3:39
4-10I'm Working On The Building
cover recording of:
Working on a Building (Bowles and O'Hoyle version)
writer:
Lillian Bowles and Winifred O’Hoyle
version of:
Working on the Building
2:49
4-11Love You Baby (1954)
recording of:
Love You Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:25
4-12Sneakin' Around (1954)
cover recording of:
Sneakin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Cherio Corporation and Crawford Music
3:03
4-13Bye Bye Baby (1954)
recording of:
Bye! Bye! Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:32
4-14Praying To The Lord (1954)
recording of:
Praying to the Lord
writer:
B.B. King
2:50
4-15Everything I Do Is Wrong (1954)
recording of:
Everything I Do Is Wrong
writer:
B.B. King
2:26
4-16Please Help Me (1954)
recording of:
Please Help Me
writer:
B.B. King
3:18
4-17Don't You Want A Man Like Me (1954)
recording of:
Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:41
4-18I'm In Love (1955)
recording of:
I'm In Love With A Girl
writer:
Joe Josea and Sam Ling
2:18
▶CD 5: "Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others" (1960)
▶CD 6: "King Of The Blues" (1960)
▶CD 7: "My Kind Of Blues" (1960)
▶CD 8: "More B.B. King" (1961)
▶CD 9: "Easy Listening Blues" (1962)
▶CD 10: "Twist With B.B. King" (1962)

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Europe
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7766195 [info]