Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)

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Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
B.B. King
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
Genre Blues
Length76:51
Label MCA
Producer John Porter except "Dangerous Mood" by Chris Lord-Alge
B.B. King chronology
Lucille & Friends
(1995)		Deuces Wild
(1997)		 Best of King
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Deuces Wild is the thirty-fifth studio album by B.B. King released on November 4, 1997. Every song on the album features a second famous musician.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "If You Love Me" (with Van Morrison) - 5:48
  2. "The Thrill Is Gone" (with Tracy Chapman) - 5:00
  3. "Rock Me Baby" (with Eric Clapton) - 6:38
  4. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (with Mick Hucknall) - 4:16
  5. "Baby I Love You" (with Bonnie Raitt) - 4:00
  6. "Ain't Nobody Home" (with D'Angelo) - 5:18
  7. "Pauly's Birthday Boogie" (with Jools Holland) - 3:39
  8. "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (with Dr. John) - 4:50
  9. "Confessin' the Blues" (with Marty Stuart) - 4:32
  10. "Hummingbird" (with Dionne Warwick) - 4:20
  11. "Bring It Home to Me" (with Paul Carrack) - 3:10
  12. "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (with The Rolling Stones) - 3:35
  13. "Let the Good Times Roll" (with Zucchero) - 4:00
  14. "Dangerous Mood" (with Joe Cocker) - 4:55
  15. "Keep It Coming" (with Heavy D) - 3:57
  16. "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe" (with David Gilmour & Paul Carrack) - 4:12
  17. "Night Life" (with Willie Nelson) - 4:30

Tracks 7, 10, 11, 13: bonus tracks on the import edition (UK/Japan)

Personnel

The Rolling Stones on track 12:

String section on tracks 1 & 4:

French horn section on track 2:

Horn section on tracks 2, 7, 10, 11, 12 & 13:

Horn section on tracks 6 & 8:

Backing vocals on tracks 5, 10, 11 & 16:

Charts

Chart (1997–1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 100
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 86
US Billboard 200 [12] 73
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [16] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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