King Size (B.B. King album)

King Size
King Size
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	1977
Genre	Blues
Label	ABC
Producer	Esmond Edwards
B. B. King chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B–^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

King Size is the twenty-fourth studio album by B. B. King, released in 1977.

Track listing[]

"Don't You Lie to Me" (Hudson Whittaker)
"I Wonder Why" (William Preston, George Johnson)
"I Just Wanna Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon)
"Your Lovin' Turned Me On" (Riley King, Esmond Edwards)
"Slow and Easy" (Earl Randle)
"Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster)
"Walking in the Sun" (Jeff Barry)
"Mother Fuyer" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Riley King)
"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" (Bill Withers)
"It's Just a Matter of Time" (Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis)

Personnel[]

B.B. King – guitar, vocals
Lee Ritenour, Milton Hopkins – guitar
Joe Turner, Scott Edwards Jr. – bass guitar
Sonny Burke – piano, synthesizer
James Toney, Ronnie Barron – Hammond organ
Ed Greene, John "Jabo" Starks – drums
Earl Nash, Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion, congas
Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
Fred Jackson Jr. – tenor saxophone, flute
Ernie Watts – alto saxophone
Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Al Aarons, Bobby Bryant, Roy Poper – trumpet
Nils Oliver, Ron Cooper – cello
Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale – viola
Charles Veal, Jr., Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, Kathleen Lenski, Bill Henderson – vioin
Charles Veal, Jr. – concertmaster
Johnny Pate – horn and string conductor and arranger
Garnett Brown – horn and string conductor and arranger on "Slow and Easy"

References[]

^ Ginell, Richard S.. King Size at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[1] Ginell, Richard S.. King Size at AllMusic

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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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 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 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 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" "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"
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