B. B. King

HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL PRESSING

180 GRAM VINYL-AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

This collector’s release includes one of B.B. King’s most overlooked LPs from the onset of his career: B.B. King Sings Spirituals. The album was originally issued by the Crown label in October 1959 as a dedicated long play (as opposed to a collection of previously released singles). It contains ten songs that are on the gospel side of King’s repertoire.

B.B. KING, lead vocals, plus:

• Sonny Freeman (drums),
• The Charioteers (female backing vocals, and handclaps),
• The Southern California Community Choir (chorus).
• Unidentified organ, bass, and piano.

Recorded in Los Angeles, California, April 1959.

BONUS TRACKS

• “On My Word of Honor”: B.B. King (vocals),
• Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone).
• Additional personnel is unknown.
• Recorded in Los Angeles, California, September 16, 1956.
• “The Key to My Kingdom”: B.B. King (vocals).
• Unidentified side band.
• Recorded in Los Angeles, California, January 1957

SIDE A:

• 01 PRECIOUS LORD
• 02 SAVE A SEAT FOR ME
• 03 OLE TIME RELIGION
• 04 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT
• 05 SERVANT’S PRAYERV
• 06 ON MY WORD OF HONOR *

SIDE B:

• 1 JESUS GAVE ME WATER
• 2 I NEVER HEARD A MAN
• 3 ARMY OF THE LORD
• 4 I AM WILLING TO RUN ALL THE WAY
• 5 I’M WORKING ON THE BUILDING
• 6 THE KEY TO MY KINGDOM *

• * BONUS TRACKS