''Take It Home'' is the twenty sixth studio 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 1979.
Track listing
#"Better Not Look Down" (
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 won s ...
,
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 ...
) – 3:22
#"Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" (Jennings, Sample) – 4:32
#"Happy Birthday Blues" (Jennings, Sample) – 3:15
#"I've Always Been Lonely" (Jennings, Sample) – 5:28
#"Second Hand Woman" (Jennings, Sample) – 3:20
#"Tonight I'm Gonna Make You a Star" (Jennings, King) – 3:26
#"The Beginning of the End" (Jennings, King) – 2:21
#"A Story Everybody Knows" (
Stix Hooper
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* 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
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, Jennings) – 2:47
#"Take It Home" (
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 Wan ...
, Jennings) – 3:07
Personnel
*B.B. King – guitar, vocals
*
Dean Parks
Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas.
Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...
,
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
*
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 Wan ...
– double bass, saxophone on "Take It Home"
*
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 ...
– keyboards
*
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 ...
,
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, percussion
*
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
*Larry Williams, Quitman Dennis – saxophone
*
Chuck Findley
Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities ...
, Jack Richmond – trombone
*Gary Grant, Steve Madaio – trumpet
*Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Williard, Oren Waters – background vocals
References
1979 albums
B.B. King albums
Albums produced by Stewart Levine
MCA Records albums
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