His Definitive Greatest Hits

His Definitive Greatest Hits
His Definitive Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by B.B. King
Released	September 21, 1999
Genre	Blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, blues rock, soul blues, Memphis blues
Length	142:11
Label	Polygram Records
Compiler	Richard Ganter
B.B. King chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[2]

His Definitive Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American blues musician B.B. King. It was produced, sequenced & compiled by Richard M. Ganter and released on April 12, 1999, by Polygram Records.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"The Thrill Is Gone"	Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell	Bill Szymczyk	5:27
2.	"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"	Riley King	Johnny Pate	2:34
3.	"Don't Answer the Door" (parts one and two)	Jimmy Johnson	Pate	5:11
4.	"I Like to Live the Love"	Dave Crawford, Charles Mann	Dave Crawford	3:30
5.	"How Blue Can You Get"	Jane Feather	Sid Feller	2:42
6.	"Why I Sing the Blues"	King, Dave Clark		8:37
7.	"Chains and Things"	King, Clark		4:54
8.	"To Know You Is to Love You"	Stevland Morris, Syreeta Wright	Crawford	4:13
9.	"When Love Comes to Town" (with U2; 7″ edit and mix)	Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.	Jimmy Iovine	4:13
10.	"Playin' With My Friends" (with Robert Cray)	Robert Cray, Dennis Walker		5:19
11.	"Never Make Your Move Too Soon"	Nesbert Hooper, Will Jennings	Stewart Levine	5:31
12.	"Better Not Look Down"	Joe Sample, Jennings	Levine	3:22
13.	"There Must Be a Better World Somewhere"	Malcolm Rebennack Jr., Doc Pomus	Levine	3:47
14.	"Hummingbird"	Claude Bridges		4:35
15.	"Everyday I Have the Blues" (live)	Peter Chatman	Pate	2:40
16.	"Sweet Little Angel" (live)	King, Jules Taub	Pate	3:47
Total length:				74:40

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Help the Poor"	Charlie Singleton	Feller	2:41
2.	"So Excited"	King, Gerald Jemmott	Szymczyk	5:35
3.	"Broken Heart"	King, Joe Bihari		2:46
4.	"Ghetto Woman"	King, Clark	Ed Michel, Joe Zagarino	5:15
5.	"Ain't Nobody Home"	Jerry Ragovoy	Michel, Zagarino	3:15
6.	"Darlin' You Know I Love You"	King, Taub	Sidney A. Seidenberg	4:48
7.	"In the Midnight Hour"	Wilson Pickett, Stephen Cropper		3:23
8.	"Into the Night"	Ira Newborn	John Landis, Ira Newborn	4:12
9.	"My Lucille"	Newborn		3:41
10.	"The Blues Come Over Me"	Jennings, Sample	Levine	5:15
11.	"Since I Met You Baby"	Ivory Joe Hunter		2:52
12.	"I'm Moving On"	Jennings, Sample	Levine	4:16
13.	"Let the Good Times Roll" (live)	Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore	Esmond Edwards	5:31
14.	"Woke Up This Mornin'" (live)	King		1:49
15.	"Three O'Clock Blues" (live)	King, Taub	Steve Barri	3:16
16.	"Please Love Me" (live)	King, Sam Ling		3:02
17.	"Caldonia" (live)	Moore	SASCO Productions	4:01
18.	"Rock Me Baby" (live)	King, Joe Josea		3:29
Total length:				67:31

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Charts[edit]

Chart (1999–2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	83
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[7]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	31
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	24

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver	68,252^[11]

References[edit]

Escott, Colin (1999). His Definitive Greatest Hits (booklet). B.B. King. Universal Music TV. 547 340-2.

^ ^a ^b ^c "His Definitive Greatest Hits - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ "His Definitive Greatest Hits - B.B. King | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
^ "Australiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ "Swisscharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ "B.b. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ Jones, Alan (June 8, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Florence & The Machine leads all new Top 4 with sales of 68,788". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
^ "British album certifications – BB King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[AMG-1] "His Definitive Greatest Hits - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

[Penguin-2] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[3] "His Definitive Greatest Hits - B.B. King | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

[ac_Australia_B.B._King-4] "Australiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

[ac_Netherlands_B.B._King-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[ac_Germany4_B.B._King-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[ac_Norway_B.B._King-7] "Norwegiancharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[ac_Sweden_B.B._King-8] "Swedishcharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[ac_Switzerland_B.B._King-9] "Swisscharts.com – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[10] "B.b. King - His Definitive Greatest Hits". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[11] Jones, Alan (June 8, 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Florence & The Machine leads all new Top 4 with sales of 68,788". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

[United_KingdomBB_KingHis_Definitive_Greatest_HitsalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – BB King – His Definitive Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

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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"
Related articles	Bukka White (cousin) B.B. King "Into the Night" Memphis blues The Beale Streeters Beale Street WDIA Chitlin' Circuit Bihari brothers Lucille (guitar) B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center The Road to Memphis