Geffen's 21-track B.B. King compilation attempts the impossible--to provide a single-disc overview of the blues icon. Arranged chronologically, King's most essential recorded moments are included. Though a lot of fine material is overlooked for economy's sake, this is as solid a collection of the legend's first 50 years as anyone could want under one cover. Every cut on the album brilliantly showcases King's soulful, technically flawless guitar work and impassioned singing, making THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION a great place for the uninitiated to begin learning about this monumental bluesman. Released in March 2005, 21 tracks, including:
01- Three O'Clock Blues
02- Please Love Me
03- You Upset Me Baby
04- Sweet Sixteen, parts one & two
05- Rock Me Baby
06- How Blue Can You Get
07- Every Day I Have the Blues (live)
08- Sweet Little Angel (live)
09- Don't Answer the Door
10- Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
11- The Thrill is Gone
12- Nobody Loves Me but My Mother
13- Chains and Things
14- Ain't Nobody Home
15- I Like to Live the Love
16- Never Make a Move Too Soon
17- Better Not Look Down
18- There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
19- When Love Comes to Town (7" version)
20- Ten Long Years
21- I'll Survive