Blues Summit

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Blues Summit
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Studio album by
B.B. King
ReleasedJune 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
RecordedFebruary 15–19, 1993 at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; except tracks 1, 4 and 12, March 8–12, 1993 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre Blues
Length62:37
Label MCA
Producer Dennis Walker (tracks: A1, B1, B2), Denny Diante (tracks: A2 to A6, B3 to B6)
B.B. King chronology
There is Always One More Time
(1991)		Blues Summit
(1993)		 Lucille & Friends
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blues Summit is the thirty-third studio album by B.B. King released in 1993 through the MCA label. [1] The album reached peak positions of number 182 on the Billboard 200, and number 64 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. [3] The album won a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Traditional Blues Album. [4]

Contents

It is the first of three duet albums in King's studio album discography. Unlike Deuces Wild and 80 , all the guests come from the blues and R&B scene. The only song which is not a duet is the original "I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood", which segues into "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" (originally from Indianola Mississippi Seeds ). All songs feature the B.B. King band of the era except for "Playin' With My Friends" (the only other new song on the album) and "You Shook Me", where the accompaniment comes from the Robert Cray Band, plus "Everybody's Had the Blues" featuring Joe Louis Walker's band.

A longer version of "Call It Stormy Monday" with the full ending and lacking the horn overdubs of the album version later appeared on the compilation album B.B. King: Anthology.

Credits and personnel

A1 - Playin' With My Friends - 5:17

A2 - Since I Met You Baby - 4:44

A3 - I Pity The Fool - 4:36

A4 - You Shook Me - 4:58

A5 - Something You Got - 4:02

A6 - There's Something On Your Mind - 5:59

B1 - Little by Little - 4:07

B2 - Call It Stormy Monday - 7:17

B3 - You're The Boss - 4:05

B4 - We're Gonna Make It - 3:51

B5 - I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood/Nobody Loves Me But My Mother - 8:57

B6 - Everybody's Had The Blues - 4:35

Personnel

Other credits

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References

  1. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "Blues Summit". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 358. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ↑ "Blues Summit: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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