| Lucille | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 [1] | |||
| Recorded | December 18 & 20, 1967 [1] | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | BluesWay, MCA | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| B. B. King chronology | ||||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (neutral) [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucille" | B. B. King | 10:16 |
| 2. | "You Move Me So" | King | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Country Girl" | King | 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" | King | 2:56 |
| 7. | "I'm with You" | King | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Stop Putting the Hurt on Me" | King | 3:04 |
| 9. | "Watch Yourself" |
| 5:47 |
Riley B. King, known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century".
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