Completely Well
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Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | New York City June 24-25, 1969 |
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Genre | Blues, R&B, soul | |||
Length | 49:57 | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |||
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Completely Well is the seventeenth studio album by blues guitarist B. B. King released in 1969. It is notable for the inclusion of "The Thrill Is Gone," which became a hit on both the R&B/soul and pop charts.
This album was released in the US as an LP record in 1969 and as a CD in 1987; in the UK only as an LP. San Francisco critic Ralph J. Gleason's liner notes are mostly a profile of King, with only one of the 17 paragraphs discussing a title from the LP, "Confessin' the Blues", but only to mention its historical importance (then almost 30 years old).
Track listing
- "So Excited" (B.B. King, Gerald Jemmott) -- 5:34
- "No Good" (Ferdinand Washington, B.B. King) -- 4:35
- "You're Losin' Me" (Ferdinand Washington, B.B. King) -- 4:54
- "What Happened" (B.B. King) -- 4:41
- "Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Walter Brown) -- 4:56
- "Key to My Kingdom" (Maxwell Davis, Joe Josea, Claude Baum) -- 3:18
- "Cryin' Won't Help You Now" (Sam Ling, Jules Taub; LP has only B.B.) -- 6:30
- "You're Mean" (B.B. King, Gerald Jemmott, Hugh McCracken, Paul Harris, Herbie Lovelle) -- 9:39
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins; LP has Arthur H [Art] Benson, Dale Pettite) -- 5:30
Personnel
- B. B. King – guitar, vocals
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Paul Harris – piano, electric piano, organ
- Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott – bass
- Herbie Lovelle – drums
- Bill Szymczyk – producer
- Bert "Super Charts" DeCoteaux – string and horn arrangements
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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