Why I Sing the Blues

Compilation album by B. B. King

Released

1983

Genre

Blues

Length

58:31

Label

MCA

B. B. King chronology

Love Me Tender
(1982)

Why I Sing the Blues
(1983)

Six Silver Strings
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Why I Sing the Blues is a 1983 compilation album by the blues guitarist and singer B.B. King. Originally made by MCA Records as a bargain-bin greatest hits compilation, the album is a showcase of King's best work from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The album was released in CD format in 1995.

Track listing

"The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) - 5:24
"Ghetto Woman" (Riley King, Clark) - 5:14
"Why I Sing the Blues" (Riley King, Clark) - 8:38
"Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) - 3:34
"Hummingbird" (Leon Russell) - 4:32
"To Know You Is To Love You" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 8:31
"How Blue Can You Get?" - 5:08
"Sweet Sixteen" (Doc Pomus) - 7:01
"So Excited" (Jerry Jemmott, Riley King) - 5:34
"Chains and Things" (with Carole King) (Riley King, Clark) - 4:55

References

↑ Allmusic review

B.B. King

Studio albums	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: 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 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1985: Six Silver Strings 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 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 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 1991: Live at the Apollo Live at San Quentin 1999: Live in Japan

Notable compilations	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" 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Going 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" 1990: "Into the Night" 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" "Jack, You're Dead" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm A 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"

Related articles	Discography Memphis blues Beale Street WDIA Chitlin' circuit Bihari brothers Maxwell Davis Lucille (guitar) The Road to Memphis

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