His Definitive Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by B.B. King

Released

April 12, 1999

Genre

Blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, blues rock, soul blues, Memphis blues

Length

142:11

Label

Universal TV

Compiler

Richard Ganter

B.B. King chronology

The Best of B.B. King
(1999)

His Definitive Greatest Hits
(1999)

Live in Japan
(1999)

His Definitive Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American blues musician B.B. King. It was compiled by Richard Ganter and released on April 12, 1999 by Universal Music TV.^[1]

Track listing

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, Fleecy 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

Charts

Chart (1999–2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	49
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[3]	33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	83
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[5]	12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	31
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	24

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Silver	68,252^[10]
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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

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↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – B.B. King – His Definitive Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
↑ "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". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
↑ "British album certifications – BB KING – HIS DEFINITIVE GREATEST HITS". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 20, 2015. Enter HIS DEFINITIVE GREATEST HITS in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ 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. (subscription required (help)).

External links

B.B. King

Studio albums	1957: Singin' the Blues 1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: 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 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 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 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 1991: Live at the Apollo Live at San Quentin 1999: Live in Japan

Notable compilations	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" 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" "Jack, You're Dead" "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	Discography B.B. King "Into the Night" Memphis blues Beale Street WDIA Chitlin' circuit Bihari brothers Maxwell Davis Lucille (guitar) The Road to Memphis

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