Blues Summit
| Blues Summit | ||||
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| Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 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 | |||
| Length | 62:37 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Dennis Walker (tracks: A1, B1, B2), Denny Diante (tracks: A2 to A6, B3 to B6) | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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.[2] The album won a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Traditional Blues Album.[3]
Former schoolmates, Robert Cray and Bobby Murray, also played on the recording.[3]
Credits and personnel
A1 - Playin' With My Friends - 5:17
- Bass – Richard Cousins
- Drums – Kevin Hayes (2)
- Guitar, Vocals – Robert Cray
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Keyboards – Jim Pugh*
- Rhythm Guitar – Robert Murray (3)
- Written-By – Dennis Walker, Robert Cray
A2 - Since I Met You Baby - 4:44
- Piano, Vocals – Katie Webster
- Rhythm Guitar – Vasti Jackson
- Saxophone – Nancy Wright
- Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter
A3 - I Pity The Fool - 4:36
- Guitar, Vocals – Buddy Guy
- Harmonica – Kim Wilson
- Rhythm Guitar – Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – Deadric Malone
A4 - You Shook Me - 4:58
- Bass – Richard Cousins
- Drums – Kevin Hayes (2)
- Guitar – Robert Cray
- Guitar, Vocals – John Lee Hooker
- Harmonica – Kim Wilson
- Keyboards – Jim Pugh*
- Percussion – Tony Coleman (2)
- Slide Guitar – Roy Rogers (2)
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – J. B. Lenoir*, Willie Dixon
A5 - Something You Got - 4:02
- Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Maxayne Lewis*, Maxine Waters
- Baritone Saxophone – Walter King
- Percussion – Antoine Salley
- Rhythm Guitar – Robert Cray
- Saxophone [Solo] – Lee Allen
- Vocals – Koko Taylor
- Written-By – Chris Kenner
A6 - There's Something On Your Mind - 5:59
- Strings [Synthesizer] – Randy Waldman
- Vocals – Etta James
- Written-By – Cecil James McNeely*
B1 - Little By Little - 4:07
- Backing Vocals – Joe Louis Walker
- Guitar, Vocals – Lowell Fulson
- Written-By – Amos Blakemore
B2 - Call It Stormy Monday - 7:17
- Guitar, Vocals – Albert Collins
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Written-By – Aaron T. Walker
B3 - You're The Boss - 4:05
- Vocals – Ruth Brown
- Written-By – Leiber & Stoller
B4 - We're Gonna Make It (Little Milton song) - 3:51
- Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters, Maxayne Lewis, Maxine Waters
- Horns – The Memphis Horns
- Rhythm Guitar – Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
- Saxophone [Solo] – Lee Allen (musician)
- Vocals – Irma Thomas
- Written-By – Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner
B5 - I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood/Nobody Loves Me But My Mother - 8:57
- Trumpet – Ben Cauley
- Written-By – B.B. King
B6 - Everybody's Had The Blues - 4:35
- Bass – Henry Oden
- Drums – Paul Revelle
- Guitar, Vocals – Joe Louis Walker
- Horns – Jeff Lewis, Tim Devine
- Keyboards – Mike Eppley
- Percussion – Tony Coleman
- Written-By – Joe Louis Walker
Album creation credits
- Arranged By Horns – Walter King (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Bass – Michael Doster (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Directed By Musical Director – Walter King (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Drums – Calep Emphrey, Jr. (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Executive-Producer Album – Sidney A. Seidenberg
- Keyboards – James Toney (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Percussion – Tony Coleman (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Rhythm Guitar – Leon Warren (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Saxophone – Melvin Jackson (2) (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5), Walter King (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Trumpet – James Bolden (2) (tracks: A2, A3, A5 to B5)
- Vocals, Guitar – B.B. King
References
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Blues Summit". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Blues Summit: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Richard Skelly. "Bobby Murray". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
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