''Midnight Believer'' is the twenty-fifth studio blues album by

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...

, released in 1978 on ABC Records. The album reached No. 27 on the '' Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart.

Overview

''Midnight Believer'' was produced by

Stewart Levine Stewart Levine (born 1946) is an American record producer. He has worked with such artists as The Crusaders, Minnie Riperton, Lionel Richie, Simply Red, Hugh Masekela, Dr. John, Randy Crawford, B.B. King, Huey Lewis and the News, Patti LaBelle ...

. Artists including Roland Bautista and The Crusaders also appeared on the album.

Singles

A song from the album called "Never Make A Move Too Soon" reached No. 19 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Soul Songs chart.

Track listing

All tracks by

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs " Tears in Heaven" and " My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has wo ...

and

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

, except where noted. # "When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)" - 4:11 # "Midnight Believer" - 4:59 # "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" - 4:18 # "Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)" - 4:10 # "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (

Stix Hooper Stix or STIX may refer to: People * Stix Hooper (born 1938), American jazz musician * Gary Stix, American journalist * Thomas H. Stix (1924–2001), American physicist * Christine Stix-Hackl (born 1957), Austrian jurist Arts and entertainment ...

, Jennings) - 5:29 # "A World Full of Strangers" - 4:23 # "Let Me Make You Cry a Little Longer" - 5:49

Personnel

*B.B. King – guitar, vocals *

Robert Popwell Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell (December 29, 1950 – November 27, 2017) was an American jazz-funk bass guitarist and percussionist. Career Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rasc ...

– bass guitar *

– keyboards *

– drums, percussion * Roland Bautista – rhythm guitar *

James Gadson James Gadson ( James Edward Gadson; born June 17, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B. He is also a singer and ...

– drums *

Wilton Felder Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want ...

– bass guitar, tenor saxophone

References

B.B. King albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Stewart Levine ABC Records albums {{blues-album-stub