Lucille (album)

Lucille
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	1968 [1]
Recorded	December 18 & 20, 1967 [1]
Genre	Blues
Length	37:21
Label	BluesWay, MCA
Producer	Bob Thiele
B. B. King chronology
Blues on Top of Blues (1968) Lucille (1968) Live and Well (1969)

Lucille is the fifteenth album by blues artist B. B. King. It is named for his famous succession of Gibson guitars, currently the Signature ES-355.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]
Rolling Stone	(neutral) [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by B. B. King, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucille"		10:16
2.	"You Move Me So"		2:03
3.	"Country Girl"		4:25
4.	"No Money, No Luck Blues"	Ivory Joe Hunter	3:49
5.	"I Need Your Love"	Walter Spriggs	2:22
6.	"Rainin' All the Time"		2:56
7.	"I'm with You"		2:31
8.	"Stop Putting the Hurt on Me"		3:04
9.	"Watch Yourself"	Sidney Barnes Luke Gross George Kerr	5:47

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Personnel

• B.B. King - guitar, vocals
• Irving Ashby - guitar
• David "Leather Sax" Allen, Jr. - bass guitar
• Lloyd Glenn - piano
• Jessie Sailes - drums
• Maxwell Davis - leader, organ
• Bobby Forte, Bob McNeely, Cecil McNeely - saxophone
• Melvin Moore - trumpet
• John Ewing - trombone ^[5]

Technical

• Jim Lockert - engineer
• Pauline Rivelli - cover photography ^[5]

References

1. "Lucille - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 355. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. Welding, Pete (January 4, 1969). "Lucille". Rolling Stone . San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
5. "Lucille - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2021.