The Vintage Years

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: The Great B.B.
#TitleRatingLength
13 O’Clock Blues
cover recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
3:04
2You Know I Love You
recording of:
Darlin' You Know I Love You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:05
3Woke Up This Morning
recording of:
Woke Up This Morning
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing and Powerforce Music
2:58
4Please Love Me
producer:
Joe Bihari
alto saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952-12)
bass:
James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (in 1952-12)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Ted Curry (in 1952-12)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
piano:
Connie McBooker (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone) (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1952-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
arranger:
Bill Harvey (saxophone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1953) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1953)
recorded at:
ACA Studios in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Please Love Me (in 1952-12)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:51
5Blind Love
recording of:
Blind Love
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:06
6You Upset Me Baby
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
saxophone:
Floyd Turnham (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
trumpet:
Harry D. Jones (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
publisher:
Intersong Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Modern Studios in Culver City, California, United States (from 1954-08-18 until 1954-08-19)
recording of:
You Upset Me Baby (from 1954-08-18 until 1958-08-19)
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:03
7Every Day I Have the Blues
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:51
8Ten Long Years
recording of:
Ten Long Years
writer:
Jules Bihari and Riley B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:51
9Crying Won’t Help You
recording of:
Cryin’ Won’t Help You Now
composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:02
10Did You Ever Love a Woman
cover recording of:
Did You Ever Love a Woman
composer:
Arnold Dwight Moore (Arnold Dwight Moore)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:35
11Bad Luck
recording of:
Bad Luck
writer:
B.B. King
2:57
12Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:04
13Why I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Why I Sing the Blues
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
2:54
14Worry Worry
recording of:
Worry, Worry
writer:
Davis Plumber and Jules Taub
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:52
15Sweet Sixteen, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Progressive Music (publisher) and Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd.
6:21
16My Own Fault (Aka It’s My Fault)
cover recording of:
It’s My Own Fault
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:42
17Good Man Gone Bad
recording of:
Good Man Gone Bad
writer:
B.B. King, Jules Taub and Ferdinand Washington
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:50
18I’ll Survive
recording of:
I’ll Survive
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:45
19Walking Dr. Bill
recording of:
Walking Dr. Bill
writer:
Doctor Clayton
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:47
20You’re Breaking My Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
4:18
21Gonna Miss You Around Here
recording of:
Gonna Miss You Around Here
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:00
22Downhearted (a.k.a. How Blue Can You Get)
cover recording of:
How Blue Can You Get?
writer:
Jane Feather
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music
3:17
23Ain’t Nobody’s Business
cover recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Porter Grainger/Everett Robbins song)
writer:
Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins
3:06
24Rock Me Baby
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1960)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1960)
organ:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (in 1960)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1960)
recording of:
Rock Me Baby (in 1960)
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music, Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd., Universal Music Careers, BMG Music (in 1994) and Modern Sparta Music Ltd. (in 1994)
is based on:
Rockin' and Rollin'
3:00
▼ CD 2: Memphis Blues’n’Boogie
#TitleRatingLength
1B.B. Boogie
recording of:
B.B. Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:14
2Mistreated Woman
recording of:
Mistreated Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:53
3The Other Night Blues
recording of:
The Other Night Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:43
4Walkin’ and Cryin’
recording of:
Walkin' and Cryin'
writer:
Sam Ling and Riley B. King
3:30
5My Baby’s Gone
recording of:
My Baby's Gone
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:03
6Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
recording of:
Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:23
7She’s Dynamite
cover recording of:
She’s Dynamite
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
2:32
8B.B. Blues
recording of:
B.B. Blues
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:28
9A New Way of Driving
recording of:
A New Way of Driving
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
1:57
10Questionnaire Blues
recording of:
Questionaire Blues
writer:
B.B. King
3:00
11Hard Workin’ Woman
recording of:
Hard Workin' Woman
2:36
12She’s a Mean Woman
recording of:
She's a Mean Woman
writer:
B.B. King
2:35
13Pray for You
recording of:
Pray for You
writer:
B.B. King
2:29
14That Ain’t the Way to Do It
recording of:
That Ain’t the Way to Do It
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:19
15She Don’t Move Me No More
recording of:
She Don't Move Me No More
writer:
B.B. King
3:13
16Fine Lookin’ Woman
recording of:
Fine Lookin' Woman
writer:
B.B. King
2:24
17My Own Fault, Darlin’ (It’s My Fault)
recording of:
My Own Fault, Darlin'
writer:
B.B. King
3:28
18Shake It Up and Go
recording of:
Shake It Up and Go
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:37
19Gotta Find My Baby
recording of:
Gotta Find My Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:27
20Some Day, Somewhere
recording of:
Some Day Some Where
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:53
21You Didn’t Want Me
recording of:
You Didn't Want Me
writer:
B.B. King
2:33
22Story From My Heart and Soul
recording of:
Story From My Heart and Soul
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:59
23Boogie Woogie Woman
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:50
24Highway Bound
recording of:
Highway Bound
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:48
25Neighborhood Affair
recording of:
Neighborhood Affair
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:56
26Why Did You Leave Me
recording of:
Why Did You Leave Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:10
27Praying to the Lord
recording of:
Praying to the Lord
writer:
B.B. King
2:51
28Please Help Me
recording of:
Please Help Me
writer:
B.B. King
3:17
▼ CD 3: Take A Swing With Me
#TitleRatingLength
1Love You Baby (Take a Swing With Me)
recording of:
Take a Swing With Me
writer:
B.B. King
2:41
2When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
recording of:
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:56
3The Woman I Love
recording of:
The Woman That I Love
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
2:41
4Everything I Do Is Wrong
recording of:
Everything I Do Is Wrong
writer:
B.B. King
2:26
5Whole Lotta’ Love
recording of:
Whole Lotta Love
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
3:09
6Boogie Rock (House Rocker)
recording of:
Boogie Rock
writer:
B.B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:03
7Dark Is the Night, Part 1
partial recording of:
Dark Is the Night (The Blues Has Got Me)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B"), B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:38
8Dark Is the Night, Part 2
partial recording of:
Dark Is the Night (The Blues Has Got Me)
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B"), B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:44
9Let’s Do the Boogie
recording of:
Let's Do the Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:28
10Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:14
11Confessin’ the Blues
cover recording of:
Confessin’ the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:54
12Baby, Look at You
recording of:
Baby, Look at You
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:09
13You Don’t Know
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Walter Spriggs
2:27
14Be Careful With a Fool
recording of:
Be Careful With a Fool
composer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
2:52
15Recession Blues
recording of:
Recession Blues
lyricist and composer:
Riley B. King
2:22
16Days of Old
recording of:
Days of Old
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:30
17You Know I Go for You
recording of:
You Know I Go for You
writer:
B.B. King, Sam Ling and Jules Taub
2:41
18Don’t Look Now, but I’ve Got the Blues
recording of:
Don't Look Now But I Got The Blues (Don't Look Now But I've Got The Blues)
writer:
Lee Hazlewood (from 1958 to present)
publisher:
Gregmark Music Inc (Gregmark) (from 1958 to present)
2:43
19Sweet Thing
recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:04
20I’ve Got Papers on You, Baby
recording of:
I've Got Papers on You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:23
21Tomorrow Is Another Day
recording of:
Tomorrow Is Another Day
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:57
22Sneakin’ Around
cover recording of:
Sneakin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Cherio Corporation and Crawford Music
3:03
23Please Accept My Love
cover recording of:
Please Accept My Love
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Garlow
publisher:
Kamar Music and Universal Music Careers
2:34
24Early in the Morning
cover recording of:
Early in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
2:36
25On My Word of Honor
cover recording of:
On My Word of Honor
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:57
26Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:16
27Why Not
recording of:
Why Not
writer:
B.B. King
2:09
28Precious 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)
3:23
▶ CD 4: King Of The Blues

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United Kingdom
producer:John Broven
mastering:Duncan Cowell (United Kingdom mastering engineer)
compiler:John Broven
design:Chris Popham
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 2002)
produced for:Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7327214 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005QX62 [info]
US: B000254H34 [info]