Singin' the Blues
Singin' the Blues is a compilation album by American bluesman B.B. King released in 1957. All of the songs had been issued between 1951 and 1956 on singles by RPM Records and most had reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Race/R&B singles charts. The Bihari brothers released it as King's first album on their Crown Records budget label.
In an overview for AllMusic, critic Bill Dahl rated the album four and a half out of five stars and called it "Absolutely seminal material; his classic hits." King continued to perform and record several of the songs throughout his career, such as "Every Day I Have the Blues", "Woke Up This Morning", and "Sweet Little Angel".
Singin' the Blues has been reissued and repackaged several times, including by P-Vine Records, Ace Records, and Flair Records/Virgin Records.Details are taken from the 1991 Flair Records/Virgin Records CD reissue and may differ from other sources.
