King of the Blues


King of the Blues is a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King covering the years 1949 through 1991. Released by MCA Records in 1992, the four CD box set includes some of King's most popular songs as well as some newer recordings.

Track listing

Disc 1 (1949–1966)

  1. "Miss Martha King" -
  2. "She's Dynamite"
  3. "Three O'Clock Blues"
  4. "Please Love Me"
  5. "You Upset Me Baby"
  6. "Everyday I Have the Blues"
  7. "Rock Me Baby"
  8. "Recession Blues"
  9. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" -
  10. "I'm Gonna Sit In 'Til You Give In"
  11. "Blues at Midnight"
  12. "Sneakin' Around"
  13. "My Baby's Comin' Home"
  14. "Slowly Losing My Mind" -
  15. "How Blue Can You Get" -
  16. "Rockin' Awhile" -
  17. "Help the Poor" -
  18. "Stop Leadin' Me On" -
  19. "Never Trust a Woman" -
  20. "Sweet Little Angel" -
  21. "All Over Again"
  22. "Sloppy Drunk" -
  23. "Don't Answer the Door, Parts One and Two"
  24. "I Done Got Wise"
  25. "Think it Over"
  26. "Gambler's Blues" -

    Disc 2 (1966–1969)

  27. "Goin' Down Slow" -
  28. "Tired of Your Jive" -
  29. "Sweet Sixteen, Parts One and Two" -
  30. "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"
  31. "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me"
  32. "Lucille"
  33. "Watch Yourself"
  34. "You Put It on Me"
  35. "Get Myself Somebody" -
  36. "I Want You So Bad"
  37. "Why I Sing the Blues"
  38. "Get Off My Back Woman"
  39. "Please Accept My Love" -
  40. "Fools Get Wise" -
  41. "No Good"
  42. "So Excited"

    Disc 3 (1969–1975)

  43. "The Thrill Is Gone"
  44. "Confessin' the Blues"
  45. "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother"
  46. "Hummingbird" -
  47. "Ask Me No Questions" -
  48. "Chains and Things" -
  49. "Eyesight to the Blind" -
  50. "Niji Baby" -
  51. "Blue Shadows"
  52. "Ghetto Woman" -
  53. "Ain't Nobody Home"
  54. "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" -
  55. "Five Long Years"
  56. "To Know You Is to Love You" -
  57. "I Like to Live the Love"
  58. "Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes"

    Disc 4 (1976–1991)

  59. "Let the Good Times Roll" -
  60. "Don't You Lie to Me"
  61. "Mother Fuyer"
  62. "Never Make a Move Too Soon" -
  63. "When It All Comes Down " -
  64. "Better Not Look Down" -
  65. "Caldonia" -
  66. "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" -
  67. "Play with Your Poodle" -
  68. "Darlin' You Know I Love You"
  69. "Inflation Blues"
  70. "Make Love to Me" -
  71. "Into the Night"
  72. "Six Silver Strings"
  73. "When Love Comes to Town" -
  74. "Right Time, Wrong Place" -
  75. "Many Miles Travelled" -
  76. "I'm Moving On"
  77. "Since I Met You Baby" -