B.B. King - Lucille - Limited Edition 180 Gram Gatefold LP

Limited Edition 180 Gram

Gatefold LP

Elemental Music proudly presents a 180-gram gatefold LP reissue of a great title from B.B. King’s extensive discography: Lucille, released by BluesWay Records (ABC Records sublabel) in 1968, and the only one of B.B. King’s LPs produced by Bob Thiele. In December 1967, King entered the studio with the noted jazz producer to record what eventually became one of his best albums of that decade. Named after King’s guitar, this record finds B.B. adding some fresh ingredients to his already potent stew of traditional blues. With its biting brass and female back-up singers, “You Move Me So” is a funky, spiritual workout, whereas “I Need Your Love” finds the leader combining Sam Cooke-flavored vocalizing with a dash of rambling country-flavored piano. The title track is the most impressive and spontaneous number on this record, despite its near-ten-minute length. Done in a talking blues style, “Lucille” started out with King telling the story of his guitar while noodling around on her during a break. Correctly sensing that blues gold was being freshly served up, an excited Thiele had the engineer flip on the record button, preserving for posterity a conversation between a man and his guitar.

Tracklist:

Side 1

1. LUCILLE
2. YOU MOVE ME SO
3. COUNTRY GIRL
4. NO MONEY NO LUCK

Side 2

5. I NEED YOUR LOVE
6. RAININ’ ALL THE TIME
7. I’M WITH YOU
8. STOP PUTTING THE HURT ON ME
9. WATCH YOURSELF

Personnel and credits:

B.B. KING, vocals & guitar MAXWELL DAVIS, leader & organ LLOYD GLENN, piano DAVID ALLEN, bass IRVING ASHBY, guitar JESSE SAILES, drums CECIL McNEELY, sax BOB McNEELY, sax JOHN EWING, trombone MEL MOORE, trumpet BOBBY FORTE, tenor sax IRVING ASHBY, guitar Recorded Dec. 18 & 20, 1967 Produced by BOB THIELE Engineer: JIM LOCKERT Double Cover Photo: CHARLES STEWART B.B. King Cover Photo: PAULINE RIVELLI Cover Design: MEDIA SALES DEVELOPMENT/SMITH Liner Photos: IRV GLASER Liner Design: JOE LEBOW.