The Blues

Album by B.B. King

"The Blues" by B.B. King is a compilation album featuring a collection of his early recordings, showcasing his distinctive guitar style and emotive vocal delivery within the blues genre. The album includes tracks recorded during the late 1940s and early 1950s, highlighting King's development as a blues musician.
First released: 1958

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Why Do Everything Happen to Me
    2:48
  2. 2.
    Ruby Lee
    2:37
  3. 3.
    When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
    2:55
  4. 4.
    Don't Have to Cry aka Past Day
    3:17
  5. 5.
    Boogie Woogie Woman
    2:49
  6. 6.
    Early in the Morning
    2:36
  7. 7.
    I Want to Get Married
    3:04
  8. 8.
    That Ain't the Way to Do It
    2:19
  9. 9.
    Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
    2:59
  10. 10.
    Don't You Want a Man Like Me
    2:40
  11. 11.
    You Know I Go for You
    2:39
  12. 12.
    What Can I Do
    2:50
  13. 13.
    Sweet Little Angel (alternate take, 1989)
    3:04
  14. 14.
    Don't Keep Me Waiting
    2:16
  15. 15.
    Tickle Britches
    2:29
  16. 16.
    Don't Break Your Promise
    2:24
  17. 17.
    I'm in Love
    2:16
  18. 18.
    Bye! Bye! Baby
    2:29

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