His Definitive Greatest Hits

His Definitive Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by B. B. King
Released	April 12, 1999
Genre	Blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, blues rock, soul blues, Memphis blues
Length	142:11
Label	Polygram
Compiler	Richard Ganter
B. B. King chronology
The Best of B.B. King (1999) His Definitive Greatest Hits (1999) Live in Japan (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

His Definitive Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King. It was produced, sequenced and compiled by Richard M. Ganter and released on April 12, 1999, by Polygram Records. ^[3]

Track listing

Disc one ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"The Thrill Is Gone"	Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell	Bill Szymczyk	5:27
2.	"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"	Riley King	Johnny Pate	2:34
3.	"Don't Answer the Door" (parts one and two)	Jimmy Johnson	Pate	5:11
4.	"I Like to Live the Love"	Dave Crawford, Charles Mann	Dave Crawford	3:30
5.	"How Blue Can You Get"	Jane Feather	Sid Feller	2:42
6.	"Why I Sing the Blues"	King, Dave Clark		8:37
7.	"Chains and Things"	King, Clark		4:54
8.	"To Know You Is to Love You"	Stevland Morris, Syreeta Wright	Crawford	4:13
9.	"When Love Comes to Town" (with U2; 7″ edit and mix)	Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.	Jimmy Iovine	4:13
10.	"Playin' With My Friends" (with Robert Cray)	Robert Cray, Dennis Walker		5:19
11.	"Never Make Your Move Too Soon"	Nesbert Hooper, Will Jennings	Stewart Levine	5:31
12.	"Better Not Look Down"	Joe Sample, Jennings	Levine	3:22
13.	"There Must Be a Better World Somewhere"	Malcolm Rebennack Jr., Doc Pomus	Levine	3:47
14.	"Hummingbird"	Claude Bridges		4:35
15.	"Everyday I Have the Blues" (live)	Peter Chatman	Pate	2:40
16.	"Sweet Little Angel" (live)	King, Jules Taub	Pate	3:47
Total length:				74:40

Disc two ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Help the Poor"	Charlie Singleton	Feller	2:41
2.	"So Excited"	King, Gerald Jemmott	Szymczyk	5:35
3.	"Broken Heart"	King, Joe Bihari		2:46
4.	"Ghetto Woman"	King, Clark	Ed Michel, Joe Zagarino	5:15
5.	"Ain't Nobody Home"	Jerry Ragovoy	Michel, Zagarino	3:15
6.	"Darlin' You Know I Love You"	King, Taub	Sidney A. Seidenberg	4:48
7.	"In the Midnight Hour"	Wilson Pickett, Stephen Cropper		3:23
8.	"Into the Night"	Ira Newborn	John Landis, Ira Newborn	4:12
9.	"My Lucille"	Newborn		3:41
10.	"The Blues Come Over Me"	Jennings, Sample	Levine	5:15
11.	"Since I Met You Baby (with Gary Moore)"	Ivory Joe Hunter		2:52
12.	"I'm Moving On"	Jennings, Sample	Levine	4:16
13.	"Let the Good Times Roll" (live)	Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore	Esmond Edwards	5:31
14.	"Woke Up This Mornin'" (live)	King		1:49
15.	"Three O'Clock Blues" (live)	King, Taub	Steve Barri	3:16
16.	"Please Love Me" (live)	King, Sam Ling		3:02
17.	"Caldonia" (live)	Moore	SASCO Productions	4:01
18.	"Rock Me Baby" (live)	King, Joe Josea		3:29
Total length:				67:31

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5]	33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [6]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8]	31
UK Albums (OCC) [9]	24

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11]	83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12]	Silver	68,252 [13]

References

1. "B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 360. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. "His Definitive Greatest Hits - B.B. King | Releases". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
4. Escott, Colin (1999). His Definitive Greatest Hits (booklet). B.B. King. Universal Music TV. 547 340-2.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
6. "Norwegiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
8. "Swisscharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
9. "Chart history of His Definitive Greatest Hits". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
10. "Australiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
12. "British album certifications – BB King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved September 20, 2015.
13. Jones, Alan (June 8, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Florence & The Machine leads all new Top 4 with sales of 68,788" . Music Week . Intent Media. Retrieved November 5, 2015.