Blues Is King


Blues Is King is a live album by blues musician, B.B. King recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released by the BluesWay label in 1967.

Critical reception

A staff review by AllMusic commented:
The album title influenced the Marshall Crenshaw song of the same name.

Track listing

Details are taken from the original BluesWay LP and may differ from other sources.
Side one
  1. "Waitin' on You" – 2:23
  2. "Gambler's Blues" – 4:38
  3. "Tired of Your Jive" – 3:30
  4. "Night [Life (Willie Nelson song)|Night Life]" – 4:45
  5. "Buzz Me" – 4:05
Side two
  1. "Don't Answer the Door" – 4:00
  2. "Blind Love" – 3:25
  3. "I Know What You're Puttin' Down" – 3:30
  4. "Baby Get Lost" – 3:57
  5. "Gonna Keep on Loving You" – 3:45
Bonus tracks on 1992 See For Miles CD Blues is King... Plus
  1. "Sweet Sixteen " – 3:27
  2. "Sweet Sixteen " – 2:48
Taken from the BluesWay single 45-61012.
Bonus tracks on 2012 and 2015 Japanese CD reissues
  1. "Goin' Down Slow" – 6:33
  2. "Sweet Sixteen " – 6:10
"Goin' Down Slow" and the reconstructed full version of "Sweet Sixteen" were previously issued on King of the Blues and come from the same live performance as the Blues is King album.

Personnel