''The Ultimate Collection'' is a compilation 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 2005.
Track listing
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Three O'Clock Blues
"3 O'Clock Blues" or "Three O'Clock Blues" is a slow twelve-bar blues recorded by Lowell Fulson in 1946. When it was released in 1948, it became Fulson's first hit. When B.B. King recorded the song in 1951, it became his first hit as well as one ...
" – 3:01
#"Please Love Me" – 2:48
#"You Upset Me Baby" – 3:01
#"Sweet Sixteen" – 6:12
#"
Rock Me Baby" – 2:58
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How Blue Can You Get
"How Blue Can You Get" (alternatively "Downhearted") is a blues song first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1949. It is a slow 12-bar blues that jazz critic Leonard Feather and his wife, Jane Feather, are credited with writing. The so ...
" – 2:41
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Every Day I Have the Blues
"Every Day I Have the Blues" is a blues song that has been performed in a variety of styles. An early version of the song is attributed to Pinetop Sparks and his brother Milton. It was first performed in the taverns of St. Louis by the Sparks ...
" – 2:41
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Sweet Little Angel
Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, ketones, ...
" – 3:46
#"Don't Answer the Door" – 5:10
#"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" – 2:33
#"
The Thrill is Gone
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a slow minor-key blues song written by West Coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951. In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gon ...
" – 5:25
#"Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" – 1:26
#"Chains & Things" (w/
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...
) – 4:53
#"Ain't Nobody Home" – 3:14
#"I Like to Live the Love" – 3:17
#"Never Make a Move Too Soon" – 5:30
#"Better Not Look Down" – 3:20
#"There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" – 3:46
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When Love Comes to Town" (w/
U2) – 4:17
#"Ten Long Years" (w/
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...
) – 4:40
#"I'll Survive" – 4:51
References
2005 greatest hits albums
B. B. King compilation albums
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