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Album · 2000

Riding With the King

by B.B. King & Eric Clapton

Released
7 June 2000
Label
Reprise Records
Catalogue no.
WBCD 1975
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
1:01:20
Country
ZA

“Riding With the King” is an album by B.B. King & Eric Clapton, released in 2000 on Reprise Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 1:01:20. Jazz standards on the record include “Come Rain Or Come Shine”. The line-up features B.B. King (guitar, vocals), Eric Clapton (guitar, producer), Nathan East (bass), Steve Gadd (drums (drum set)) and Tim Carmon (Hammond organ).

Who played on Riding With the King

  • B.B. King guitar, vocals all tracks
  • Eric Clapton guitar, producer, vocals all tracks
  • Nathan East bass all tracks
  • Steve Gadd drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Tim Carmon Hammond organ on 11 tracks
  • Andy Fairweather‐Low guitar on 9 tracks
  • Doyle Bramhall II guitar, background vocals on 9 tracks
  • Joe Sample piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes piano on 9 tracks
  • Susannah Melvoin background vocals on 7 tracks
  • Wendy Melvoin background vocals on 7 tracks
  • Jimmie Vaughan guitar on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Riding With the King — John Hiatt 4:23
  2. 2 Ten Long Years 4:41
  3. 3 Key to the Highway 3:40
  4. 4 Marry You 5:00
  5. 5 Three O’Clock Blues 8:37
  6. 6 Help the Poor — Charles Singleton 5:06
  7. 7 I Wanna Be 4:46
  8. 8 Worried Life Blues 4:26
  9. 9 Days of Old 3:00
  10. 10 When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer 7:10
  11. 11 Hold On I’m Coming 6:20
  12. 12 Come Rain or Come Shine standard — Harold Arlen 4:11

Production

  • Alan Douglas engineer, mix
  • Simon Climie producer
  • Tom Sweeney engineer
  • Paul Waller programming
  • Mick Guzauski mix
  • Arif Mardin instrument arranger, orchestrator

More albums by B.B. King & Eric Clapton

Highclere Castle, Countryside Rocks · Live The Budokan Blues · Live Eric Clapton 1970 · Polydor Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert 1973 · Live · RSO 461 Ocean Boulevard 1974 · RSO There’s One in Every Crowd 1975 · RSO E.C. Was Here 1975 · Live · RSO No Reason to Cry 1976 · RSO Slowhand 1977 · RSO Backless 1978 · RSO Just One Night 1980 · Live · RSO Another Ticket 1981 · PolyGram Records, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Riding With the King?

The line-up of Riding With the King includes B.B. King (guitar, vocals), Eric Clapton (guitar, producer), Nathan East (bass), Steve Gadd (drums (drum set)), Tim Carmon (Hammond organ), Andy Fairweather‐Low (guitar), Doyle Bramhall II (guitar, background vocals) and Joe Sample (piano, Wurlitzer electric piano).

Which label released Riding With the King?

Riding With the King was released in 2000 on Reprise Records (WBCD 1975).

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