His RPM Hits 1951-1957 (1999)

About this title: His RPM Hits 1951-1957 is a first-rate summary of the cream of the first few years of B.B. King's career, the 26 songs all taken from 1951-1957 singles on the RPM label. Though relatively few of these have survived down the years to become famous standards or oldies, they were incredibly successful in their time; 18 of them were R&B hits, and another couple scraped into the bottom of the pop charts. "Three O'Clock Blues" and "Sweet Little Angel" are a couple of King's most famous tunes, but there are plenty of other ballads and shuffles here that made their mark in their day, like "You Know I ... read more

Tracks:

1. Three O'Clock Blues [King/Taub]
2. Please Love Me [King/Taub]
3. You Know I Love You [King/Taub]
4. Woke Up This Morning (My Baby's Gone) [King/Taub]
5. Story from My Heart and Soul [King/Taub]
6. Please Hurry Home [King/Taub]
7. Bad Luck [King/Taub]
8. You Upset Me Baby [King/Taub]
9. Whole Lotta' Love [Davis/Josea]
10. Every Day I Have the Blues [Memphis Slim]
11. Sneakin' Around [Robinson]
12. Ten Long Years [King/Taub]
13. Crying Won't Help You [Ling/Taub]
14. I Want to Get Married [King/Josea]
15. Sweet Little Angel [King/Taub]
16. Troubles, Troubles, Troubles [King/Ling]
17. I Need You So Bad [King]
18. I Wonder [King/Josea]
19. Be Careful with a Fool [King/Josea]
20. (I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby [King/Ling]
21. On My Word of Honor [Harrison/Miles]
22. I'm Cracking Up over You [King/Taub]
23. Shut Your Mouth [King/Ling]
24. Did You Ever Love a Woman [King/Taub]
25. Blind Love [King/Taub]
26. When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer [King/Taub]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.