B.B. KING & Friends 80 - 2007 Blues compilation CD
Format: CD Condition: New Year of Release: 2007 Cat. No.: 674432 Label: Island Records
Although star-studded duet albums are often a mixed bag, when executed with appropriate collaborators and material the results can be impressive. Such is the case with many tracks on B.B. King's 80, which celebrates the blues legend's birthday with panache and, of course, a slew of high-profile guests.
The 2005 album begins with "Early in the Morning," a pitch-perfect mid-tempo number performed with Van Morrison, and continues in finest form when it features other performers fluent in the blues, including Eric Clapton (a Hammond-tinged take on "The Thrill Is Gone"), Mark Knopfler (the simmering "All Over Again"), and King's longtime friend and peer Bobby "Blue" Bland (the intimate, conversational "Funny How Times Slip Away").
On every tune, King commands his guitar (the beloved "Lucille") better than performers a fraction of his age, and his weathered voice only adds to the record's charm.
TRACK LISTING:
1 Early In The Morning - B.B. King, Van Morrison 2 Tired Of Your Jive - Billy Gibbons, , B.B. King 3 Thrill Is Gone - Eric Clapton, B.B. King 4 Need Your Love So Bad - Sheryl Crow, B.B. King 5 Ain't Nobody Home - Daryl Hall, B.B. King 6 Hummingbird - B.B. King, John Mayer 7 All Over Again - B.B. King, Mark Knopfler 8 Drivin' Wheel - Glenn Frey, B.B. King 9 There Must Be A Better World Somewhere - Gloria Estefan, B.B. King 10 Never Make Your Move Too Soon - Roger Daltrey, B.B. King 11 Funny How Time Slips Away - Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King 12 Rock This House [Live] - Elton John, B.B. King
