Best of B.B. King: 20th Century Masters (1999)

About this title: Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around -- well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Thrill Is Gone [Darnell/Hawkins]
2. Ain't Nobody Home [Ragovoy]
3. Let the Good Times Roll [Moore/Theard]
4. Guess Who? [Belvin/Belvin]
5. I Like to Live the Love [Crawford/Mann]
6. Don't Answer the Door [Johnson]
7. Sweet Sixteen [Josea/King]
8. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss [King]
9. I Got Some Help I Don't Need [Clark/King]
10. Into the Night [Newborn]

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