Lucille (album)

Lucille
Lucille
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	1968
Recorded	December 18 & 20, 1967
Genre	Blues
Length	37:21
Label	BluesWay, MCA
Producer	Bob Thiele
B. B. King chronology

Lucille is the fifteenth album by blues artist B. B. King. It is named for his famous succession of Gibson guitars, currently the Signature ES-355.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[4]
Rolling Stone	(neutral)^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucille"	B. B. King	10:16
2.	"You Move Me So"	King	2:03
3.	"Country Girl"	King	4:25
4.	"No Money, No Luck Blues"	Ivory Joe Hunter	3:49
5.	"I Need Your Love"	Walter Spriggs	2:22
6.	"Rainin' All the Time"	King	2:56
7.	"I'm with You"	King	2:31
8.	"Stop Putting the Hurt on Me"	King	3:04
9.	"Watch Yourself"	Sidney Barnes Luke Gross George Kerr	5:47

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Personnel[edit]

B.B. King - guitar, vocals
Irving Ashby - guitar
David "Leather Sax" Allen, Jr. - bass guitar
Lloyd Glenn - piano
Jessie Sailes - drums
Maxwell Davis - leader, organ
Bobby Forte, Bob McNeely, Cecil McNeely - saxophone
Melvin Moore - trumpet
John Ewing - trombone^[5]

Technical

Jim Lockert - engineer
Pauline Rivelli - cover photography^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lucille - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
^ Welding, Pete (January 4, 1969). "Lucille". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ ^a ^b "Lucille - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[AMG-1] "Lucille - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[2] Welding, Pete (January 4, 1969). "Lucille". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[Credits-5] "Lucille - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: Blues on Top of Blues Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1974: Friends 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1982: Love Me Tender 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1988: King of the Blues: 1989 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1994: Heart to Heart 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
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