To Know You Is to Love You (album)

To Know You Is to Love You
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	1973
Studio	Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia; The Sound Pit, Atlanta, Georgia; A&R Studios, New York City
Genre	Blues
Label	ABC
Producer	Dave Crawford
B. B. King chronology
Guess Who (1972) To Know You Is to Love You (1973) Friends (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B–
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
AllMusic

To Know You Is to Love You is the 22nd studio electric blues album by B. B. King, released in 1973. Produced by the musician and producer Dave Crawford in Philadelphia, it features the participation of Stevie Wonder, the Memphis Horns, and members of the famed MFSB session group, who formed the house band for Philadelphia International Records in the early and mid-1970s.

Track listing

1. "I Like To Live the Love" (Dave Crawford, Charles Mann) — 3:29
2. "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) — 5:13
3. "Who Are You" (Dave Crawford, Horace Johnson) — 3:55
4. "Love" (B.B. King) — 3:10
5. "I Can't Leave" (Dave Crawford) — 4:13
6. "To Know You Is to Love You" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) — 8:42
7. "Oh To Me" (Dave Crawford) — 4:27
8. "Thank You for Loving the Blues" (B.B. King) — 6:47

Personnel

• B.B. King – vocals, guitar
• Dave Crawford, Stevie Wonder, Charles Mann, Ron Kersey – keyboards
• Earl Young – drums
• Ronnie Baker – bass guitar
• Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitar
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• Larry Washington – congas
• Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone on "Thank You for Loving the Blues"
• Dave Crawford - arranger, conductor

Technical

• Joe Tarsia – engineer