Live in Japan (B. B. King album)

Live in Japan
Live album by B. B. King
Released	May 18, 1999
Recorded	March 4 & 6, 1971
Genre	Blues, R&B, soul
Label	MCA
B. B. King chronology
Blues on the Bayou (1998) Live in Japan (1999) Let the Good Times Roll (1999)

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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[1]

Live in Japan is a live album by B. B. King recorded in Sankei Hall, Tokyo on March 4 and 6, 1971, and released 1971 only in Japan as double LP. It was reissued 1999 for the first time outside Japan. ^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "Every Day I Have the Blues" - 2:10
2. "How Blue Can You Get?" - 5:17
3. "Eyesight to the Blind" - 4:03
4. "Niji Baby" - 6:27
5. "You're Still My Woman" - 5:56
6. "Chains and Things" - 5:41
7. "Sweet Sixteen" - 6:00
8. "Hummingbird" - 4:08
9. "Darlin' You Know I Love You" - 4:26
10. "Japanese Boogie" - 9:17
11. "Jamming at Sankei Hall" - 9:35
12. "The Thrill Is Gone" - 5:36
13. "Hikari #88" - 7:57

Personnel

• B.B. King - guitar, vocals
• Wilbert Freeman - bass
• Ron Levy - piano
• Sonny Freeman - drums
• Earl Turbington, Louis Hubert - saxophone
• Joe Burton - trombone
• John Browning - trumpet

References

1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 356. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Live in Japan". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
3. "BB KING - LIVE IN JAPAN - Jamming At Sankei Hall". youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2014.