The Ultimate Collection (B. B. King album)

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The Ultimate Collection
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Greatest hits album by
Released2005
Genre Electric blues, soul blues, rhythm and blues, blues-rock
Length79:30
B.B. King chronology
Reflections
(2003)
The Ultimate Collection
(2005)
B. B. King & Friends: 80
(2005)
Professional ratings
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The Ultimate Collection is a compilation album by B.B. King, released in 2005.

Track listing

  1. "Three O'Clock Blues" – 3:01
  2. "Please Love Me" – 2:48
  3. "You Upset Me Baby" – 3:01
  4. "Sweet Sixteen" – 6:12
  5. "Rock Me Baby" – 2:58
  6. "How Blue Can You Get" – 2:41
  7. "Every Day I Have the Blues" – 2:41
  8. "Sweet Little Angel" – 3:46
  9. "Don't Answer the Door" – 5:10
  10. "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" – 2:33
  11. "The Thrill is Gone" – 5:25
  12. "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" – 1:26
  13. "Chains & Things" (w/ Carole King) – 4:53
  14. "Ain't Nobody Home" – 3:14
  15. "I Like to Live the Love" – 3:17
  16. "Never Make a Move Too Soon" – 5:30
  17. "Better Not Look Down" – 3:20
  18. "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" – 3:46
  19. "When Love Comes to Town" (w/ U2) – 4:17
  20. "Ten Long Years" (w/ Eric Clapton) – 4:40
  21. "I'll Survive" – 4:51 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Ultimate Collection - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 14, 2021.