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The King R&B Box Set

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The King R&B Box Set
Box set by
Various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996
RecordedDecember 19, 1945 – July 19, 1966
Genre
Length253:00 (4:13:00)
LabelKing Records
ProducerMoe Lytle
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The King R&B Box Set is a four-disc box set of King Records' greatest hits.

Track listing

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Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."I Know Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well"Bull Moose Jackson & His Band2:45
2."Bye, Bye Baby Blues"Howard BiggsThe Ravens2:45
3."I Love You, Yes I Do"
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats3:00
4."Tomorrow Night"Lonnie Johnson3:05
5."I Want a Bowlegged Woman"
Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats3:04
6."Good Rockin' Tonight"Roy BrownWynonie Harris2:47
7."Long About Midnight"Roy BrownRoy Brown3:05
8."Blues for the Red Boy"Todd RhodesTodd Rhodes2:41
9."Pleasing You (As Long as I Live)"Lonnie JohnsonLonnie Johnson3:06
10."Rockin' at Midnight"Roy BrownRoy Brown2:44
11."Pot Likker"Todd RhodesTodd Rhodes2:42
12."Guess Who"Mrs. Ivory Joe HunterIvory Joe Hunter2:59
13."All She Wants to Do Is Rock"Wynonie Harris2:33
14."Page Boy Shuffle"Henry GloverJoe Thomas2:40
15."Ashes On My Pillow"Oran Thaddeus PageEddie Vinson2:36
16."Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me"Bull Moose Jackson3:01
17."Jealous Heart"Jenny Lou CarsonIvory Joe Hunter2:52
18."Sittin' On It All The Time"Wynonie Harris2:39
19."Well, Oh Well"Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra2:43
20."Hard Luck Blues"Roy BrownRoy Brown3:01
21."Good Morning, Judge"Louis InnisWynonie Harris2:42
22."Disgusted"Mabel ScottMabel Scott2:30
23."Sixty Minute Man"
The Dominoes2:31
24."Flamingo"
Earl Bostic2:42
25."I'm Waiting Just For You"
Lucky Millinder2:38
26."Bloodshot Eyes"
Wynonie Harris & His All-Stars2:42
Total length:72:33
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Mellow Blues (Part 1)"Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra2:46
2."Lovin' Machine"
Wynonie Harris & Todd Rhodes Orchestra2:28
3."Train Kept A-Rollin'"Myron Bradshaw & His Orchestra2:47
4."It Ain't The Meat"The Swallows2:35
5."Rockin' With Fes"Roy ByrdRoy Byrd (Professor Longhair)2:03
6."Beside You"
  • Bill Conrad
  • Herman Denby
The Swallows2:34
7."I'll Drown In My Tears"Henry GloverSonny Thompson2:53
8."My Ding-a-Ling"Dave BartholomewDave Bartholomew & His Orchestra2:15
9."Have Mercy Baby"
The Dominoes2:22
10."Grandpaw Can Boogie Too"
  • Mario Delagarde
  • Ravon Darnell
Lil Greenwood & The Four Jacks2:50
11."Moon Rise"Alonzo TuckerThe Royals2:49
12."Trying"Billy VaughanTodd Rhodes2:37
13."K.C. Loving"
  • Jerry Leiber
  • Mike Stoller
Little Willie Littlefield2:40
14."Big Ten Inch Record"Fred WeismantelBull Moose Jackson2:29
15."Baby, I'm Doing It"
Annisteen Allen2:29
16."Jungle King"Oran Thaddeus PageHot Lips Page & His Orchestra2:46
17."Cherry Wine"Henry GloverLittle Esther2:14
18."Nervous Man Nervous"Dwight DavisBig Jay McNeely2:35
19."Rags To Riches"Billy Ward & His Dominoes2:42
20."Space Guitar"Johnny WatsonYoung John Watson2:39
21."Work with Me, Annie"Hank BallardThe Midnighters2:46
22."Only You (And You Alone)"Buck RamThe Platters3:06
23."Sexy Ways"Hank BallardThe Midnighters2:31
24."Hearts of Stone"
  • Rudy Jackson
  • Eddy Ray
The Charms2:36
25."Rock Love"Henry GloverLula Reed2:09
26."Walking The Blues"Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear2:55
Total length:67:36
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Don't Take It So Hard"
  • Rose Marie McCoy
  • Charlie Singleton
Earl "Connely" King2:43
2."All Around The World"Titus TurnerLittle Willie John2:57
3."Ivory Tower"
  • Jack Fulton
  • Lois Steele
Otis Williams & His Charms2:18
4."I'm Tore Up"
  • Ike Turner
  • Ralph Bass
Billy Gayles2:23
5."Fever"
  • John Davenport
  • Eddie Cooley
Little Willie John2:43
6."Honky Tonk (Part I)"
  • Bill Doggett
  • Clifford Scott
  • Shep Sheperd
  • Billy Butler
Billy Doggett3:08
7."Honky Tonk (Part II)"
  • Bill Doggett
  • Clifford Scott
  • Shep Sheperd
  • Billy Butler
Billy Doggett2:38
8."It Hurts To Be In Love"
  • Rudolph Toombs
  • Julius Edward Dixon
Annie Laurie2:45
9."Ram-Bunk-Shush"
Billy Doggett2:32
10."Think"Lowman PaulingThe "5" Royales2:36
11."Miss You So"Morgan BabbTiny Topsy2:09
12."Dedicated To The One I Love"
  • Ralph Bass
  • Lowman Pauling
The "5" Royales2:45
13."Talk To Me, Talk To Me"Joe SenecaLittle Willie John2:43
14."No, No, No"
  • Bud Johnson
  • Elliot Green
The Chanters2:16
15."The Twist"Hank BallardHank Ballard2:36
16."What Makes You So Tough?"Henry GloverTeddy Humphries2:22
17."Finger Poppin' Time"Hank BallardHank Ballard1:51
18."Come On Rock, Little Girl"
Smokey Smothers2:49
19."Sleep"Earl LebiegLittle Willie John2:55
20."Hide Away"Freddy King2:37
21."Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"Hank BallardHank Ballard2:27
22."I'm Tore Down"Sonny ThompsonFreddy King2:39
23."It Won't Be This Way (Always)"
The King Pins2:26
24."San-Ho-Zay"Freddy King2:38
25."Gangster of Love"John WatsonJohnny "Guitar" Watson2:54
26."Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)"James BrownJames Brown2:05
Total length:66:55
Disc 4
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Me and My Crazy Self"Lonnie Johnson2:36
2."That's What You're Doin' To Me"
  • Rose Marks
  • William Ward
Billy Ward & His Dominoes2:32
3."No Troubles Bubbles"UnknownEarl Bostic4:41
4."Wild Stage Of Life"UnknownLula Reed & Sonny Thompson2:22
5."Fever" (with String Overdub)
  • Eddie Cooley
  • John Davenport
Little Willie John2:47
6."Dr. Lover"
  • Beverly Bridge
  • Rudolph Toombs
Hank Ballard2:36
7."Get That Hump In Your Back"Mark WardHank Ballard2:56
8."Syd Nathan And Eli Oberstein Address A Sales Meeting, September 22, 1951"Syd NathanSyd Nathan8:35
9."Syd Nathan Talks About His European Trip, October 1952"Syd NathanSyd Nathan7:50
10."Syd Nathan Addresses An A&R Meeting, December 11, 1954"Syd NathanSyd Nathan9:01
Total length:45:56
  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The King R&B Box Set at AllMusic
  2. ^ The King R&B Box Set (liner notes). Various artists. King. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)