The Best Of - B.B. King

B.B. King – The Best Of B.B. King

Label:  MCA Records – 251 020-1

Format:  Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo

Country:  Europe

Released:  1977

Genre:  Blues

Style:  Chicago Blues

A1. Hummingbird   4:33

Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Jimmy Haskell

Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Merry Clayton, Sherlie Matthews, Venetta Fields

Conductor – Leon Russell

Drums – Russ Kunkel

Electric Bass [Fender] – Bryan Garofalo

Guitar – Joe Walsh

Piano – Leon Russell

A2. Cook County Jail Introduction   3:29

A3. How Blue Can You Get   2:29

Alto Saxophone – Booker Walker

Drums – Sonny Freeman

Electric Bass [Fender] – Wilbert Freeman

Piano – Ron Levy

Tenor Saxophone – Louis Hubert

Trumpet – John Browning

A4. Caldonia   3:18

Baritone Saxophone – Bill Perkins

Clarinet – Bill Perkins

Drums – Jim Gordon

Electric Bass [Fender] – Klaus Voormann

Electric Piano – Rick Wright

Harmonica – Duster Bennett

Organ – Gary Wright

Producer – Joe Zagarino

Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Keys

Trombone – Chuck Findley

Trumpet – Jim Price, Ollie Mitchell

A5. Sweet Sixteen   7:04

Alto Saxophone – Earl Turbinton

Drums – Sonny Freeman

Electric Bass [Fender] – Wilbert Freeman

Guitar – Mel Brown

Piano – Ron Levy

Tenor Saxophone – Louis Hubert

Trombone – Joe Burton

Trumpet – John Browning

B1. Ain't Nobody Home   3:37

Arranged By [Horns] – Jim Price

Backing Vocals – Carl Hall, Joshie Armstead, Tasha Thomas

Drums – Jim Keltner

Electric Bass [Fender] – Klaus Voormann

Guitar – David Spinozza, John Uribe

Organ – Gary Wright

Piano – Jerry Ragovoy

Producer – Joe Zagarino

Saxophone – Bobby Keys

Trombone – Jim Price

Trumpet – Jim Price

B2. Why I Sing The Blues   8:40

Drums – Herbie Lovelle

Electric Bass [Fender] – Jerry Jemmott

Guitar – Hugh McCracken

Piano – Paul Harris

B3. The Thrill Is Gone   5:11

Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Bert DeCoteaux

Drums – Herbie Lovelle

Electric Bass [Fender] – Jerry Jemmott

Electric Piano – Paul Harris

Guitar – Hugh McCracken

Organ – Paul Harris

Piano – Paul Harris

B4. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother   2:03

Record Company – Warner Communications

.Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ABC Records, Inc

Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH

Remastered At – The Village Recorder

Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles

Recorded At – Olympic Studios

Recorded At – The Village Recorder

Recorded At – Command Studios

Recorded At – The Hit Factory

Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Published By – Skyhill Music

.Published By – Modern Age Music Publ. Co

.Published By – Cherio Music Pub

.Published By – Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc

Published By – Rittenhouse Music

.Published By – Pamco Music Inc

Published By – Sounds Of Lucille

Published By – Grosvenor House Music

Art Direction – Ruby Mazur

Coordinator [Graphic Coordination] – Alan Sekuler

Painting – Renee White

Photography By [Back Cover] – Phil Melnick

Producer – Bill Szymczyk (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4), Ed Michel (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4)

Remastered By [Assembled And Remastered] – Baker Bigsby, Ed Michel

Remastered By [Assistant] – Dominic Lumetta, Gil Fortis, Kathryn King, Ken Klinger, Rob Fraboni

Vocals – B.B. King

.Throughout, the tracks were recorded and mixed to have their most profound effect at maximum volume

.(P) 1972 / 1973 by ABC Records Inc

.A1 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, May and June 1970

.A3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, Ill., September, 10, 1970. Location recording by Location Recorders, Inc

A4 recorded at Olympic Studios, London, and The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, June, 1971 .At the request of a participating artist, this is a shortened version of the master originally released

.A5 recorded March, 22, 1971, at The Record Plant, Los Angeles

.B1 recorded at Command Studios, London and The Hit Factory, New York, June, 1971

.B2 recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, 1969

.B3 recorded at performance at Cook County Jail, Chicago, lll, September, 10, 1970

.B4 recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles

.Cat.# 251 020-1 appears on labels, spine and back cover

Barcode (Text): 0 2292-51020-1

Barcode (Scanned): 02292510201