B.B. King Album: «Anthology: 1962-1998 (2CD/1DVD)»

Album information

Title:Anthology: 1962-1998 (2CD/1DVD)
Release date:2004-07-13
Type:Audio CD
Label:Geffen Records
UPC:602498622537

Track listing

1 - 1 How Blue Can You Get?img 5:13
1 - 2 Sneakin' Aroundimg 2:06
1 - 3 Help The Poorimg 2:39
1 - 4Stop Leading Me On
1 - 5 Never Trust A Womanimg 2:37
1 - 6 Every Day I Have the Bluesimg 4:54
1 - 7 Sweet Little Angelimg 6:06
1 - 8 All Over Againimg 2:36
1 - 9 Don't Answer The Doorimg 5:11
1 - 10Gamblers' Blues
1 - 11 Sweet Sixteenimg 7:04
1 - 12 Paying the Cost to Be the Boss Hubert Sumlin, B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan and Robert Cray Bandimg 2:37
1 - 13 Lucilleimg 10:17
1 - 14 Why I Sing the Bluesimg 4:39
1 - 15Please Accept My Love
1 - 16 The Thrill Is Goneimg 5:18
1 - 17 Nobody Loves Me But My Motherimg 1:27
1 - 18 Hummingbirdimg 4:39
1 - 19 Chains and Things Carole King and B.B. Kingimg 4:54
2 - 1 Ain't Nobody Homeimg 3:40
2 - 2 Ghetto Womanimg 5:16
2 - 3I Got Some Help I Don't Need
2 - 4 Guess Whoimg 5:50
2 - 5 To Know You Is to Love Youimg 8:30
2 - 6 I Like to Live the Love Bobby "Blue" Bland and B.B. Kingimg 3:34
2 - 7 Let the Good Times Roll Bobby "Blue" Bland and B.B. King5:27
2 - 8 Never Make a Move Too Soonimg 5:34
2 - 9 Better Not Look Downimg 3:23
2 - 10 There Must Be a Better World Somewhereimg 3:49
2 - 11 Into the Nightimg 4:13
2 - 12 When Love Comes to Town U2 and B.B. Kingimg 4:15
2 - 13Call It Stormy Monday
2 - 14 Playin' With My Friends Robert Cray, The Memphis Horns and B.B. Kingimg 5:19
2 - 15 I'll Surviveimg 2:40
3 - 1Opening/Early Days In The Delta
3 - 2T-Bone Shuffle (featuring Joe Louis Walker)
3 - 3Beale Street, Memphis And WDIA Radio
3 - 4 Three O'clock Bluesimg 3:04
3 - 5On The Road And B.B. On His Style
3 - 6 Ain't Nobody's Business Gene Harris, B.B. King and Philip Morris Super Bandimg 4:56
3 - 7The Beginnings Of The Blues
3 - 8 The Thrill Is Goneimg 5:18
3 - 9The Birth Of "The Thrill" And Blues As American Music
3 - 10I Can't Quit You Baby
3 - 11Both Sides Of The Blues
3 - 12Call It Stormy Monday
3 - 13High On Music
3 - 14You Can Have My Husband
3 - 15New Notions And Today's Music
3 - 16Playin' With My Friends (Part 1)
3 - 17Rufus Thomas On B.B.
3 - 18Playin' With B.B.'s Friends (Part 2)
3 - 19William Ferris Interview
3 - 20Hey, Hey the Blues Is Alright
3 - 21Tribute to Miles, Stevie Ray & Albert
3 - 22End Credits
3 - 23Early Days In The Delta
3 - 24300 Days On The Road
3 - 25B.B. King MCA Records Catalog

Review - Product Description

Out-of-print in the US! B.B. Kings - Anthology, done in Sound + Vision Deluxe style. A unique, high quality product spanning two CD's and a bonus DVD, Deluxe Sound+Vision releases provide an in-depth overview of a classic artist's career. Up to forty of the artist's best known songs on a two-CD anthology are complemented by a DVD featuring promotional videos and live performances, interactive menus, a biography, a discography with tracklists and web links. Packaged in a DVD-sized digipack housed in a slipcase, also containing and extensive, full-color booklet containing a biography, discography, lyrics and photos.

Customer review

Ron Hartman (Philly suburbs)

November 06, 2008

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

- Great Box Set

I've been waiting for someone to write a review of this box set. But I finally broke down and paid the eight dollars plus shipping for a used one. I've been listening to (and watching) the 3 disc for the last few days and can now pass on some impressions of the package.

CD 1: Nineteen tracks, 78 minutes. Recorded 1962-1970, mostly for the ABC label. Some great stuff, two tracks from "Live at the Regal" (Every Day I Have the Blues, Sweet Little Angel"), the two sided "Sweet Sixteen" 45 rpm spliced together, the breakthrough "The Thrill is Gone". A very solid disc of BB's best 60's material.

CD 2: Fifteen tracks, 76 minutes. Recorded 1971-1993, mostly for ABC and MCA labels. More good stuff. "Friends" start appearing on the second half of the disc: Bono on "When Love Comes to Town", Albert Collins on "Call it Stormy Monday", Robert Cray on "Playing wit My Friends". Again, some great 70's recordings from BB.

DVD: "Blues Summit Concert". Eleven music tracks plus interviews, 55 minutes, recorded 1995 in Dolby Digital 2 channel. BB gets his friends together for a live concert at his blues club in Memphis. Joe Louis Walker, Ruth Brown, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Irma Thomas, Robert Cray. BB is in great form, his singing and playing is strong. And the guest fit right in with BB providing them plenty of space. Too many great tracks to mention, but I especially liked Ruth Brown doing "Ain't Nobody's Business", Irma Thomas on "You Can Have my Husband". And on "Thrill is Gone", there is as much emotion on BB's face as in his guitar and singing. Everybody was having a good time that day! The audio and video are both of fine quality.

All and all, this is an excellent box set. My favorite BB King period is from the 50's and early 60's when he was cranking out those powerful, raw singles. But, if you want a big sampling of his 70's to 90's music, this is hard to beat. The DVD alone is worth the used price. The discs come in a fold out cardboard case with a 20 page booklet. (It is annoying that the 2 cd trays overlap, so one disc has to be removed to get to the second. No such problem with the dvd.) So if you don't already have this music, this is the place to get it.