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B. B. King & Friends: 80

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B. B. King & Friends: 80
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)
GenreBlues, R&B, soul
Length54:29
LabelGeffen
B. B. King chronology
The Ultimate Collection
(2005)
B. B. King & Friends: 80
(2005)
The Best of the Early Years
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.

Grammy Awards

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The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.

Track listing

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B. B. King & Friends: 80 track listing
No.TitleGuest artistLength
1."Early in the Morning" (Dallas Bartley/Louis Jordan/Leo Hickman[3])Van Morrison4:50
2."Tired of Your Jive" (Janet Despenza/Johnny Pate)Billy Gibbons3:53
3."The Thrill is Gone" (Roy Hawkins/Rick Darnell)Eric Clapton (string arrangements by David Campbell)5:03
4."Need Your Love So Bad" (Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr.)Sheryl Crow3:58
5."Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy)Daryl Hall3:52
6."Hummingbird" (Leon Russell)John Mayer (string arrangements by David Campbell)4:42
7."All Over Again" (Carl B. Adams)Mark Knopfler4:54
8."Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes)Glenn Frey4:20
9."There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (Doc Pomus/Mac Rebennack)Gloria Estefan6:50
10."Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper/Will Jennings)Roger Daltrey4:59
11."Funny How Time Slips Away" (Willie Nelson)Bobby Bland4:09
12."Rock This House" (James A. Lane)Elton John3:07

Personnel

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Studios

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ^ This is the Sonny Boy Williamson song, not the Louis Jordan song, which King recorded for Let the Good Times Roll.