Why I Sing the Blues

Why I Sing the Blues
Compilation album by B. B. King
Released 1983
Genre Blues
Length 58:31
Label MCA
B. B. King chronology
Love Me Tender
(1982)
Why I Sing the Blues
(1983)
Six Silver Strings
(1985)
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Why I Sing the Blues is a 1983 compilation album by the blues guitarist and singer B.B. King. Originally made by MCA Records as a bargain-bin greatest hits compilation, the album is a showcase of King's best work from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The album was released in CD format in 1995.

Track listing

  1. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) - 5:24
  2. "Ghetto Woman" (Riley King, Clark) - 5:14
  3. "Why I Sing the Blues" (Riley King, Clark) - 8:38
  4. "Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) - 3:34
  5. "Hummingbird" (Leon Russell) - 4:32
  6. "To Know You Is To Love You" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 8:31
  7. "How Blue Can You Get?" - 5:08
  8. "Sweet Sixteen" (Doc Pomus) - 7:01
  9. "So Excited" (Jerry Jemmott, Riley King) - 5:34
  10. "Chains and Things" (with Carole King) (Riley King, Clark) - 4:55

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