“Singin' the Blues” is the 1956 debut album by blues
performer B.B. King, issued by the Bihari brothers on their budget Crown label.
Among its tracks, the album gathered together five charting singles. "You
Upset Me, Baby" was the highest charting single, reaching number one on
Billboard's "Black Singles" chart. Other charting singles include
"Every Day I Have the Blues" (number eight), "Ten Long
Years" (number nine), "Crying Won't Help You" (number fifteen),
"Bad Luck" (number three) and "Sweet Little Angel" (number
six).
The album was originally released on the Crown subsidiary of Modern Records and has been reissued several times, as part of a two-album combined compact disc alongside King's second release The Blues and with bonus tracks by P-Vine Records (Japan) an Ace Records (UK). On "Please Love Me", King combines T-Bone Walker's hard-picking, distorted guitar style with his own mournful singing.
The album was originally released on the Crown subsidiary of Modern Records and has been reissued several times, as part of a two-album combined compact disc alongside King's second release The Blues and with bonus tracks by P-Vine Records (Japan) an Ace Records (UK). On "Please Love Me", King combines T-Bone Walker's hard-picking, distorted guitar style with his own mournful singing.
“Singin’ the Blues” este albumul de debut din 11956, al
bluesman-ului B B King, lansat de catre Bihari brothers pe bugetul lor de la
Crown. Printre piesele sale, albumul a adunat si cinci single-uri care au
intrat in clasamente. “You Upset Me Baby” a fost cel mai sus, atingand locul1
in Billboard’s “Black Singles” chart. Alte piese de clasament includ “Every Day
I Have the Blues” (nr.8), “Ten Long Years” (nr.9), “Crying Won’t Help You”
(nr.15), “Bad Luck” (nr. 3) si “Sweet Little Angel” (nr.6).
Albumul a fost lansat initial de catre Crown, o subsidiara a Modern Records si a fost relansat de cateva ori, ca parte a celor doua albume combinate pe CD pe langa a doua lansare a albumului “The Blues” si cu piese bonus de la P-Vine Records (Japonia) si Ace Records (Marea Britanie). Pe “Please Love Me” King combina stilul chitarii dure si cu sunet distorsionat a lui T-Bone Walker cu propriul sau stil de a canta trist, jelit.
Albumul a fost lansat initial de catre Crown, o subsidiara a Modern Records si a fost relansat de cateva ori, ca parte a celor doua albume combinate pe CD pe langa a doua lansare a albumului “The Blues” si cu piese bonus de la P-Vine Records (Japonia) si Ace Records (Marea Britanie). Pe “Please Love Me” King combina stilul chitarii dure si cu sunet distorsionat a lui T-Bone Walker cu propriul sau stil de a canta trist, jelit.
List of tracks
Side one
"Please Love Me" – 2:51
"You Upset Me Baby" – 3:04
"Every Day I Have the Blues" (Aaron Sparks,
credited to Peter Chatman) – 2:49
"Bad Luck" (Ivory Joe Hunter, credited to King,
Taub) – 2:54
"3 O'Clock Blues" (Lowell Fulson, credited to
King, Taub) – 3:03
"Blind Love" – 3:06
Side two
"Woke Up This Morning" – 2:59
"You Know I Love You" – 3:06
"Sweet Little Angel" (Traditional, credited to
King, Taub) – 3:00
"Ten Long Years" – 2:49
"Did You Ever Love a Woman" (Dwight Moore,
credited to King, Taub) – 2:34
"Crying Won't Help You" (Hudson Whittaker,
credited to King, Taub) – 3:00
All tracks written by B.B. King and Jules Taub, except
where noted.
Personnel
B. B. King – guitar, vocals
Red Callender, Ralph Hamilton, Billy Hadnot – bass
guitar[10]
Maxwell Davis, Maurice Simon, Lorenzo Holden, Jack McVea,
Charles Waller, Bumps Myers – tenor saxophone
Jewell L. Grant – alto saxophone
Willard McDaniel – piano
Jake Porter – trumpet
Jesse Price, Jesse Sailes – drums
Floyd Newman – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
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