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Blues on Top of Blues

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Blues on Top of Blues
Studio album by
Released1968 (1968)
GenreBlues
Length31:49
LabelABC/BluesWay
ProducerJohnny Pate
B.B. King chronology
Blues Is King
(1967)
Blues on Top of Blues
(1968)
Lucille
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Blues on Top of Blues is the fourteenth studio album by B.B. King, released in 1968 on BluesWay BLS-6011. The album reached a peak position of number 46 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Riley King

No.TitleLength
1."Heartbreaker"2:31
2."Losing Faith in You"2:58
3."Dance with Me"3:22
4."That's Wrong, Little Mama"2:19
5."Having My Say"2:39
6."I'm Not Wanted Anymore"2:24
7."Worried Dream"2:54
8."Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"2:35
9."Until I Found You"2:23
10."I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me"2:48
11."Raining in My Heart"2:28
12."Now That You've Lost Me"2:28
Total length:31:49

Personnel

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Source:[5]

B.B. King - Lead vocals, guitar and piano

Johnny Pate Big Band:

  • Johnny Pate - Conductor
  • Hobart Dotson, John Browning and Henry Boozier - Trumpet
  • Pluma Davis - Trombone
  • Lawrence Burdine - Alto sax
  • Johnny Board - Tenor sax
  • Barney Hubert - Baritone sax
  • Duke Jethro - Organ
  • Leo Lauchie - Bass
  • Billy Butler - Guitar
  • Sonny Freeman - Drums

References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Blues on Top of Blues - B.B. King : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ^ "Album Search for "blues on top of the blues"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  5. ^ "B.B. King - Blues on Top of Blues - Limited Edition 180 Gram LP".