Completely Well

by B.B. King

Overview

Completely Well was B.B. King's breakthrough album in 1969, which finally got him the long-deserved acclaim that was no less than his due. It contained his signature number, "The Thrill Is Gone," and eight other tunes, six of them emanating from King's pen, usually in a co-writing situation. Hardliners point to the horn charts and the overdubbed strings as the beginning of the end of King's old style that so identifiably earmarked his early sides for the Bihari Brothers and his later tracks for ABC, but this is truly the album that made the world sit up and take notice of B.B. King. The plus points include loose arrangements and a small combo behind him that never dwarfs the proceedings or gets in the way. King, for his part, sounds like he's having a ball, playing and singing at peak power. This is certainly not the place to start your B.B. King collection, but it's a nice stop along the way before you finish it. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/1998
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811176822

Tracks

1. So Excited
2. No Good
3. You're Losin' Me
4. What Happened
5. Confessin' the Blues
6. Key to My Kingdom
7. Crying Won't Help You
8. You're Mean
9. The Thrill Is Gone

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B.B. King   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Guitar,Lead Vocals
Herb Lovelle   Drums
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Gerald Jemmott   Bass
Paul Harris   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Bill Szymczyk   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Bill Szymczyk   Producer,Engineer,Sound Design
Joe Josea   Composer
Herb Lovelle   Composer
Joe Zagarino   Engineer
Jay McShann   Composer
Walter Brown   Composer
Hugh McCracken   Composer
Sam Ling   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Maxwell Davis   Composer
Ralph J. Gleason   Liner Notes
Gerald Jemmott   Composer
Ferdinand Washington   Composer
Roy Hawkins   Composer
Rick Darnell   Composer
Freddie Washington   Composer
Claude Baum   Composer
Lee Hulko   Mastering
Philip Melnick   Photography
George Whiteman   Design
Paul Harris   Composer,Composer
Bert DeCoteaux   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
B.B. King   Composer