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B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.
| B. B. King & Friends: 80 | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Blues, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 54:29 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
Grammy Awards
editThe album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.
Track listing
edit- B. B. King & Van Morrison - "Early in the Morning" (4:50)
- B. B. King & Billy Gibbons - "Tired of Your Jive" (3:53)
- B. B. King & Eric Clapton - "The Thrill is Gone" (5:03)
- B. B. King & Sheryl Crow - "Need Your Love So Bad" (3:58)
- B. B. King & Daryl Hall - "Ain't Nobody Home" (3:52)
- B. B. King & John Mayer - "Hummingbird" (4:42)
- B. B. King & Mark Knopfler - "All Over Again" (4:54)
- B. B. King & Glenn Frey - "Drivin' Wheel" (4:20)
- B. B. King & Gloria Estefan - "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (6:50)
- B. B. King & Roger Daltrey - "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (4:59)
- B. B. King & Bobby Bland - "Funny How Time Slips Away" (4:09)
- B. B. King & Elton John - "Rock This House" (3:07)
Personnel
edit- Guitar: Clem Clempson, Larry Campbell, Davey Johnstone, Dean Parks
- Bass: Bob Birch, Yolanda Charles, Leland Sklar, T-Bone Wolk
- Keyboards – Brian Mitchell, Robbie Buchanan, Luke Smith, Chris Stainton
- Drums – Guy Babylon, Russ Kunkel, Nigel Olsson, Ian Thomas, Billy Ward
- Percussion: Nathaniel Kunkel, John Mahon
- Saxophone – Brandon Fields
- Trombone – Bill Reichenbach Jr.
- Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
Studios
edit- Avatar Studios, New York City
- Caesar's Palace Showroom, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
- O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California
- Ocean Way Recording
- Olympic Studios, London
- Right Track Recording, New York City
Notes and references
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.