B. B. King & Friends: 80

B. B. King & Friends: 80
B. B. King & Friends: 80
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	September 13, 2005
Genre	Blues, R&B, soul
Length	54:29
Label	Geffen
B. B. King chronology

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B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.

Grammy Awards

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.

Track listing

B. B. King & Van Morrison - "Early in the Morning" (4:50)
B. B. King & Billy Gibbons - "Tired of Your Jive" (3:53)
B. B. King & Eric Clapton - "The Thrill is Gone" (5:03)
B. B. King & Sheryl Crow - "Need Your Love So Bad" (3:58)
B. B. King & Daryl Hall - "Ain't Nobody Home" (3:52)
B. B. King & John Mayer - "Hummingbird" (4:42)
B. B. King & Mark Knopfler - "All Over Again" (4:54)
B. B. King & Glenn Frey - "Drivin' Wheel" (4:20)
B. B. King & Gloria Estefan - "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (6:50)
B. B. King & Roger Daltrey - "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (4:59)
B. B. King & Bobby Bland - "Funny How Time Slips Away" (4:09)
B. B. King & Elton John - "Rock This House" (3:07)

Personnel

Guitar: Clem Clempson, Larry Campbell, Davey Johnstone, Dean Parks
Bass: Bob Birch, Yolanda Charles, Leland Sklar, T-Bone Wolk
Keyboards – Brian Mitchell, Robbie Buchanan, Luke Smith, Chris Stainton
Drums – Guy Babylon, Russ Kunkel, Nigel Olsson, Ian Thomas, Billy Ward
Percussion: Nathaniel Kunkel, John Mahon
Saxophone – Brandon Fields
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach Jr.
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey

Studios

Avatar Studios, New York City
Caesar's Palace Showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada
Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California
Ocean Way Recording
Olympic Studios, London
Right Track Recording, New York City

Notes and references

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80 – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2011.
↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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[review-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80 – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[Penguin-2] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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Discography
Studio albums	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1960: My Kind of Blues 1960: B.B. King Sings Spirituals 1968: Blues on Top of Blues Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1974: Friends 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1982: Love Me Tender 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1988: King of the Blues: 1989 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1994: Heart to Heart 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' 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	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
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