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B. King">B. B. King</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">1974</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Studio</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Sound_Studios" title="Sigma Sound Studios">Sigma Sound</a>, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">29</span>:<span class="s">06</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/B._B._King" title="B. B. King">B. B. King</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/To_Know_You_Is_to_Love_You_(album)" title="To Know You Is to Love You (album)">To Know You Is to Love You</a></i><br />(1973) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Friends</b></i><br />(1974) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/Together_for_the_First_Time..._Live" title="Together for the First Time... Live">Together for the First Time... Live</a></i><br />(1974) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-AMG_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Christgau%27s_Record_Guide:_Rock_Albums_of_the_Seventies" title="Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies">Christgau's Record Guide</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">C<sup id="cite_ref-CG_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Friends</b></i> is a studio album by <a href="/wiki/B._B._King" title="B. B. King">B. B. King</a>, released by <a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC Records</a> in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was available in stereo under the reference ABCD-825 and in <a href="/wiki/Quadraphonic_sound" title="Quadraphonic sound">quadraphonic sound</a> under the reference CQD-40022. This album maintains the sentimental mood initiated in the previous album <i><a href="/wiki/To_Know_You_Is_to_Love_You_(album)" title="To Know You Is to Love You (album)">To Know You Is to Love You</a></i> recorded in the same studio by the same producer.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friends_(B._B._King_album)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Details are from the original 1974 vinyl LP. </p> <dl><dt>Side A</dt></dl> <ol><li>"Friends" (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Mann_(songwriter)" title="Charles Mann (songwriter)">Charles Mann</a>, Will Boulware) – 4:44</li> <li>"I Got Them Blues" (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a>, Deryll Inman) – 4:31</li> <li>"Baby I'm Yours" (<a href="/wiki/Van_McCoy" title="Van McCoy">Van McCoy</a>) – 3:28</li> <li>"Up At 5 AM" (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a>) – 3:15</li></ol> <dl><dt>Side B</dt></dl> <ol><li>"Philadelphia" (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a>) – 6:03</li> <li>"When Everything Else Is Gone" (Will Boulware) – 3:08</li> <li>"My Song" (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Mann_(songwriter)" title="Charles Mann (songwriter)">Charles Mann</a>) – 3:57</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friends_(B._B._King_album)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Musical</dt></dl> <ul><li>B. B. King – vocals, guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charles_Mann_(songwriter)" title="Charles Mann (songwriter)">Charles Mann</a> – backgrounds vocals</li> <li>Deryll Inman – guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Harris_(musician)" title="Norman Harris (musician)">Norman Harris</a> – guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Eli" title="Bobby Eli">Bobby Eli</a> as Eli Tarkesty – guitar</li> <li>Roland Chambers – guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Crawford_(musician)" title="Dave Crawford (musician)">Dave Crawford</a> – keyboards</li> <li>Will Boulware – keyboards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kersey" title="Ron Kersey">Ron Kersey</a> – keyboards</li> <li>Larry Washington – congas</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Montana_Jr." title="Vincent Montana Jr.">Vincent Montana Jr.</a> – vibraphone</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Love_(musician)" title="Andrew Love (musician)">Andrew Love</a> – tenor saxophone</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Jackson_(musician)" title="Wayne Jackson (musician)">Wayne Jackson</a> – trumpet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Memphis_Horns" title="The Memphis Horns">The Memphis Horns</a> – horns</li> <li>Roy Renaldo & Philadelphia Strings – strings</li> <li>Wade Marcus – arrangement</li></ul> <dl><dt>Technical</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Tarsia" title="Joseph Tarsia">Joe Tarsia</a> – engineer (<a href="/wiki/Sigma_Sound_Studios" title="Sigma Sound Studios">Sigma Sound Studios</a>, Philadelphia)</li> <li>Mike Lizzio – engineer (Las Vegas Recording Studio, Las Vegas)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Friends_(B._B._King_album)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-AMG-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AMG_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AMG_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/friends-mw0000533608">"Friends – B.B. 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King album)">My Kind of Blues</a></i></li> <li>1968: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_on_Top_of_Blues" title="Blues on Top of Blues">Blues on Top of Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_(album)" title="Lucille (album)">Lucille</a></i></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/Completely_Well" title="Completely Well">Completely Well</a></i></li> <li>1970: <i><a href="/wiki/Indianola_Mississippi_Seeds" title="Indianola Mississippi Seeds">Indianola Mississippi Seeds</a></i></li> <li>1971: <i><a href="/wiki/B.B._King_in_London" title="B.B. King in London">B.B. King in London</a></i></li> <li>1972: <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Midnight" title="L.A. Midnight">L.A. Midnight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who_(B._B._King_album)" title="Guess Who (B. B. King album)">Guess Who</a></i></li> <li>1973: <i><a href="/wiki/To_Know_You_Is_to_Love_You_(album)" title="To Know You Is to Love You (album)">To Know You Is to Love You</a></i></li> <li>1974: <i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Friends</a></i></li> <li>1975: <i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_Talks_Back" title="Lucille Talks Back">Lucille Talks Back</a></i></li> <li>1977: <i><a href="/wiki/King_Size_(B._B._King_album)" title="King Size (B. B. King album)">King Size</a></i></li> <li>1978: <i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Believer" title="Midnight Believer">Midnight Believer</a></i></li> <li>1979: <i><a href="/wiki/Take_It_Home_(B._B._King_album)" title="Take It Home (B. B. King album)">Take It Home</a></i></li> <li>1981: <i><a href="/wiki/There_Must_Be_a_Better_World_Somewhere" title="There Must Be a Better World Somewhere">There Must Be a Better World Somewhere</a></i></li> <li>1982: <i><a href="/wiki/Love_Me_Tender_(B._B._King_album)" title="Love Me Tender (B. B. King album)">Love Me Tender</a></i></li> <li>1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_%27N%27_Jazz" title="Blues 'N' Jazz">Blues 'N' Jazz</a></i></li> <li>1985: <i><a href="/wiki/Six_Silver_Strings" title="Six Silver Strings">Six Silver Strings</a></i></li> <li>1988: <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Blues:_1989" title="King of the Blues: 1989">King of the Blues: 1989</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/There_Is_Always_One_More_Time" title="There Is Always One More Time">There Is Always One More Time</a></i></li> <li>1993: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_Summit" title="Blues Summit">Blues Summit</a></i></li> <li>1994: <i><a href="/wiki/Heart_to_Heart_(Diane_Schuur_and_B._B._King_album)" title="Heart to Heart (Diane Schuur and B. B. King album)">Heart to Heart</a></i></li> <li>1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Deuces_Wild_(B._B._King_album)" title="Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)">Deuces Wild</a></i></li> <li>1998: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_on_the_Bayou" title="Blues on the Bayou">Blues on the Bayou</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll_(album)" title="Let the Good Times Roll (album)">Let the Good Times Roll</a></i></li> <li>2000: <i><a href="/wiki/Riding_with_the_King_(B._B._King_and_Eric_Clapton_album)" title="Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton album)">Riding with the King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Makin%27_Love_Is_Good_for_You" title="Makin' Love Is Good for You">Makin' Love Is Good for You</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(B._B._King_album)" title="Reflections (B. B. King album)">Reflections</a></i></li> <li>2005: <i><a href="/wiki/B._B._King_%26_Friends:_80" title="B. B. King & Friends: 80">B. B. King & Friends: 80</a></i></li> <li>2008: <i><a href="/wiki/One_Kind_Favor" title="One Kind Favor">One Kind Favor</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1965: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Regal" title="Live at the Regal">Live at the Regal</a></i></li> <li>1967: <i><a href="/wiki/Blues_Is_King" title="Blues Is King">Blues Is King</a></i></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_%26_Well_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live & Well (B. B. King album)">Live & Well</a></i></li> <li>1971: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Cook_County_Jail" title="Live in Cook County Jail">Live in Cook County Jail</a></i></li> <li>1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Together_for_the_First_Time..._Live" title="Together for the First Time... Live">Together for the First Time... Live</a></i></li> <li>1976: <i><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bland_and_B._B._King_Together_Again...Live" title="Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live">Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live</a></i></li> <li>1980: <i><a href="/wiki/Now_Appearing_at_Ole_Miss" title="Now Appearing at Ole Miss">Now Appearing at Ole Miss</a></i></li> <li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_San_Quentin_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live at San Quentin (B. B. King album)">Live at San Quentin</a></i></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Apollo_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live at the Apollo (B. B. King album)">Live at the Apollo</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Japan_(B._B._King_album)" title="Live in Japan (B. B. King album)">Live in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable<br />compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1957: <i><a href="/wiki/Singin%27_the_Blues" title="Singin' the Blues">Singin' the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1958: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blues_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Blues (B. B. King album)">The Blues</a></i></li> <li>1968: <i><a href="/wiki/His_Best_%E2%80%93_The_Electric_B._B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="His Best – The Electric B. B. King">His Best – The Electric B. B. King</a></i></li> <li>1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Why_I_Sing_the_Blues" title="Why I Sing the Blues">Why I Sing the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1992: <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Blues" title="King of the Blues">King of the Blues</a></i></li> <li>1995: <i><a href="/wiki/Lucille_%26_Friends" title="Lucille & Friends">Lucille & Friends</a></i></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/His_Definitive_Greatest_Hits" title="His Definitive Greatest Hits">His Definitive Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li>2005: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (B. B. King album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_the_Early_Years_(B._B._King_album)" title="The Best of the Early Years (B. B. King album)">The Best of the Early Years</a></i></li> <li>2012: <i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen..._Mr._B.B._King" title="Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King">Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1951: "<a href="/wiki/3_O%27Clock_Blues" title="3 O'Clock Blues">3 O'Clock Blues</a>"</li> <li>1952: "<a href="/wiki/Bottle_Up_and_Go" title="Bottle Up and Go">Shake It Up and Go</a>"</li> <li>1952: "<a href="/wiki/You_Know_I_Love_You_(B._B._King_song)" title="You Know I Love You (B. B. King song)">You Know I Love You</a></li> <li>1955: "<a href="/wiki/Every_Day_I_Have_the_Blues" title="Every Day I Have the Blues">Every Day I Have the Blues</a>"</li> <li>1956: "<a href="/wiki/Black_Angel_Blues" title="Black Angel Blues">Sweet Little Angel</a>"</li> <li>1959: "<a href="/wiki/Sugar_Mama_(song)" title="Sugar Mama (song)">Sugar Mama</a>"</li> <li>1961: "<a href="/wiki/Worried_Life_Blues" title="Worried Life Blues">Someday Baby</a>"</li> <li>1962: "<a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Down_Slow" title="Goin' Down Slow">Goin' Down Slow</a>"</li> <li>1963: "<a href="/wiki/Trouble_in_Mind_(song)" title="Trouble in Mind (song)">Trouble in Mind</a>"</li> <li>1964: "<a href="/wiki/How_Blue_Can_You_Get" title="How Blue Can You Get">How Blue Can You Get</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Me_Baby_(song)" title="Rock Me Baby (song)">Rock Me Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Send_Me_Someone_to_Love" title="Please Send Me Someone to Love">Please Send Me Someone to Love</a>"</li> <li>1965: "<a href="/wiki/Blue_Shadows" title="Blue Shadows">Blue Shadows</a>"</li> <li>1966: "<a href="/wiki/Eyesight_to_the_Blind" title="Eyesight to the Blind">Eyesight to the Blind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_That_Just_Like_a_Woman_(They%27ll_Do_It_Every_Time)" title="Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)">Just Like a Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Five_Long_Years" title="Five Long Years">Five Long Years</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nobody%27s_Business" title="Ain't Nobody's Business">Ain't Nobody's Business</a>"</li> <li>1970: "<a href="/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone" title="The Thrill Is Gone">The Thrill Is Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Worried_Life_Blues" title="Worried Life Blues">Worried Life</a>"</li> <li>1976: "<a href="/wiki/Let_the_Good_Times_Roll_(Louis_Jordan_song)" title="Let the Good Times Roll (Louis Jordan song)">Let the Good Times Roll</a>"</li> <li>1985: "<a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man_(song)" title="Big Boss Man (song)">Big Boss Man</a>"</li> <li>1988: "<a href="/wiki/When_Love_Comes_to_Town" title="When Love Comes to Town">When Love Comes to Town</a>"</li> <li>1992: "<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Met_You_Baby_(song)" title="Since I Met You Baby (song)">Since I Met You Baby</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1961: "<a href="/wiki/Driving_Wheel" title="Driving Wheel">Driving Wheel</a></li> <li>1974: "<a href="/wiki/Black_Night_(Charles_Brown_song)" title="Black Night (Charles Brown song)">Black Night</a>"</li> <li>1977: "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Lie_to_Me" title="Don't You Lie to Me">Don't You Lie to Me</a>"</li> <li>1985: "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Midnight_Hour" title="In the Midnight Hour">In the Midnight Hour</a>"</li> <li>1995: "<a href="/wiki/You_Shook_Me" title="You Shook Me">You Shook Me</a>"</li> <li>1998: "<a href="/wiki/Mean_Old_World" title="Mean Old World">Mean Ole' World</a>"</li> <li>1999: "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nobody_Here_but_Us_Chickens" title="Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens">Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_You_Is_or_Is_You_Ain%27t_My_Baby" title="Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby">Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Choo_Choo_Ch%27Boogie" title="Choo Choo Ch'Boogie">Choo Choo Ch'Boogie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buzz_Me" title="Buzz Me">Buzz Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fish_Fry" title="Saturday Night Fish Fry">Saturday Night Fish Fry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_Knows_You_When_You%27re_Down_and_Out" title="Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out">Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Early_in_the_Mornin%27_(Louis_Jordan_song)" title="Early in the Mornin' (Louis Jordan song)">Early in the Mornin'</a>"</li> <li>2000: "<a href="/wiki/Hold_On,_I%27m_Comin%27_(song)" title="Hold On, I'm Comin' (song)">Hold On, I'm Comin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Rain_or_Come_Shine" title="Come Rain or Come Shine">Come Rain or Come Shine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Fell_for_You" title="Since I Fell for You">Since I Fell for You</a>"</li> <li>2005: "<a href="/wiki/Need_Your_Love_So_Bad" title="Need Your Love So Bad">Need Your Love So Bad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Early_in_the_Morning_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_I_song)" title="Early in the Morning (Sonny Boy Williamson I song)">Early in the Morning</a>"</li> <li>2008: "<a href="/wiki/See_That_My_Grave_Is_Kept_Clean" title="See That My Grave Is Kept Clean">See That My Grave Is Kept Clean</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World" title="Sitting on Top of the World">Sitting on Top of the World</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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