His Definitive Greatest Hits

His Definitive Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by B. B. King
Released April 12, 1999
Genre Blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, blues rock, soul blues, Memphis blues
Length 142:11
Label Universal TV
Compiler Richard Ganter
B. B. King chronology
The Best of B. B. King
(1999)		 His Definitive Greatest Hits
(1999)		 Live in Japan
(1999)

His Definitive Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King. It was compiled by Richard Ganter and released on April 12, 1999 by Universal Music TV.[1]

Contents

Track listing

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Producer Length
1. "The Thrill Is Gone"   Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell Bill Szymczyk 5:27
2. "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"   Riley King Johnny Pate 2:34
3. "Don't Answer the Door" (parts one and two) Jimmy Johnson Pate 5:11
4. "I Like to Live the Love"   Dave Crawford, Charles Mann Dave Crawford 3:30
5. "How Blue Can You Get?"   Jane Feather Sid Feller 2:42
6. "Why I Sing the Blues"   King, Dave Clark   8:37
7. "Chains and Things"   King, Clark   4:54
8. "To Know You Is to Love You"   Stevland Morris, Syreeta Wright Crawford 4:13
9. "When Love Comes to Town" (with U2; 7" edit and mix) Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr. Jimmy Iovine 4:13
10. "Playin' With My Friends" (with Robert Cray) Robert Cray, Dennis Walker   5:19
11. "Never Make Your Move Too Soon"   Nesbert Hooper, Will Jennings Stewart Levine 5:31
12. "Better Not Look Down"   Joe Sample, Jennings Levine 3:22
13. "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere"   Malcolm Rebennack, Jr., Doc Pomus Levine 3:47
14. "Hummingbird"   Claude Bridges   4:35
15. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (live) Peter Chatman Pate 2:40
16. "Sweet Little Angel" (live) King, Jules Taub Pate 3:47
Total length:
 74:40
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Help the Poor"   Charlie Singleton Feller 2:41
2. "So Excited"   King, Gerald Jemmott Szymczyk 5:35
3. "Broken Heart"   King, Joe Bihari   2:46
4. "Ghetto Woman"   King, Clark Ed Michel, Joe Zagarino 5:15
5. "Ain't Nobody Home"   Jerry Ragovoy Michel, Zagarino 3:15
6. "Darlin' You Know I Love You"   King, Taub Sidney A. Seidenberg 4:48
7. "In the Midnight Hour"   Wilson Pickett, Stephen Cropper   3:23
8. "Into the Night"   Ira Newborn John Landis, Ira Newborn 4:12
9. "My Lucille"   Newborn   3:41
10. "The Blues Come Over Me"   Jennings, Sample Levine 5:15
11. "Since I Met You Baby"   Ivory Joe Hunter   2:52
12. "I'm Moving On"   Jennings, Sample Levine 4:16
13. "Let the Good Times Roll" (live) Sam Theard, Fleecy Moore Esmond Edwards 5:31
14. "Woke Up This Mornin'" (live) King   1:49
15. "Three O'Clock Blues" (live) King, Taub Steve Barri 3:16
16. "Please Love Me" (live) King, Sam Ling   3:02
17. "Caldonia" (live) Moore SASCO Productions 4:01
18. "Rock Me Baby" (live) King, Joe Josea   3:29
Total length:
 67:31

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
Norwegian Albums Chart[2] 12
Swedish Albums Chart[3] 41
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 31
UK Albums Chart[5] 24
Chart (2000) Peak
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 33

References

  1. ^ "B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". Universal Music TV. http://www.umtv.co.uk/release.php?id=79&subsect=track. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  2. ^ "B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EB%2E+King&titel=His+Definitive+Greatest+Hits&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  3. ^ "B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EB%2E+King&titel=His+Definitive+Greatest+Hits&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  4. ^ "B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EB%2E+King&titel=His+Definitive+Greatest+Hits&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  5. ^ "B.b. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6570. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 
  6. ^ "B.B. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EB%2E+King&titel=His+Definitive+Greatest+Hits&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-12-06. 

External links

B.B. King
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
1975: Lucille Talks Back • 1983: Why I Sing the Blues • 1992: King of the Blues • 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits • 2005: The Ultimate Collection • 2007: The Best of the Early Years
Singles
1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" • 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" • 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" • 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" • 1959: "Sugar Mama" • 1961: "Someday Baby" • 1962: "Going Down Slow" • 1963: "Trouble in Mind" • 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" • "Rock Me Baby" • "Please Send Me Someone to Love" • 1965: "Blue Shadows" • 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" • "Just Like a Woman" • "Five Long Years" • "Ain't Nobody's Business" • 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" • "Worried Life" • 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" • 1985: "Big Boss Man" • 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" • 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs
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