Deuces Wild is the thirty-fifth studio album by B.B. King released on November 4, 1997. Every song on the album features a second famous musician.
Overview The album was recorded with guest musicians from a wide range of genres, including rock, R&B, hip-hop, and country. Eric Clapton, who participated on the track "Rock Me Baby," later collaborated with B.B. King on the 2000 album Riding with the King.
This album was one of King's most commercially successful works. In the United States, it was his first entry into the Billboard 200 top 100 in 21 years since the release of Together Again... Live (1976) with Bobby Bland, and it reached number one on Billboard's Blues Albums chart. In Norway, the album marked King's first top 40 entry in 17 years.norwegiancharts.com - B.B. King - Deuces Wild In New Zealand, it remained in the top 20 of the album chart for seven consecutive weeks, including two weeks in the top 10.charts.org.nz - B.B. King - Deuces Wild
Track listing "If You Love Me" (with Van Morrison) - 5:48 "The Thrill Is Gone" (with Tracy Chapman) - 5:00 "Rock Me Baby" (with Eric Clapton) - 6:38 "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (with Mick Hucknall) - 4:16 "Baby I Love You" (with Bonnie Raitt) - 4:00 "Ain't Nobody Home" (with D'Angelo) - 5:18 "Pauly's Birthday Boogie" (with Jools Holland) - 3:39 "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (with Dr. John) - 4:50 "Confessin' the Blues" (with Marty Stuart) - 4:32 "Hummingbird" (with Dionne Warwick) - 4:20 "Bring It On Home to Me" (with Paul Carrack) - 3:10 "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (with The Rolling Stones) - 3:35 "Let the Good Times Roll" (with Zucchero) - 4:00 "Dangerous Mood" (with Joe Cocker) - 4:55 "Keep It Coming" (with Heavy D) - 3:57 "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe" (with David Gilmour & Paul Carrack) - 4:12 "Night Life" (with Willie Nelson) - 4:30
Tracks 7, 10, 11, 13: bonus tracks on the import edition (UK/Australia/Japan)
Personnel
B.B. King – vocals (except tracks 1, 7 and 11), guitar Neil Hubbard – guitar (Tr. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16) Pino Palladino – bass guitar (Tr. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16) Jools Holland – piano (Tr. 1, 7, 11) Andy Newmark – drums (Tr. 1, 4, 7, 11, 16) Paul Carrack – Hammond B3 organ (Tr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11), keyboards (Tr. 1, 7, 16), piano (16), vocals (11, 16) Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica (Tr. 1) Tony Braunagel – drums (Tr. 2 & 10), percussion (Tr. 2) Reggie McBride – bass guitar (Tr. 2 & 10) Johnny Lee Schell – guitar (Tr. 2 & 10) Lenny Castro – percussion (Tr. 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15) Tommy Eyre – Wurlitzer piano (Tr. 2), Hammond organ (Tr. 9, 14, 17), piano (10), keyboards (8, 12) Martin Tillman – cello (Tr. 2 & 10) Miles Tackett – cello (Tr. 2) Tracy Chapman – vocals (Tr. 2) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (Tr. 3) Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals (Tr. 3) Paul Waller – programming (Tr. 3) Simon Climie – programming (Tr. 3) Chris Stainton – piano (Tr. 4, 14, 16), keyboards (Tr. 4) Mick Hucknall – vocals (Tr. 4) Steve Jordan – drums (Tr. 5, 6, 13 & 15) Hugh McCracken – guitar (Tr. 5, 6, 13 & 15) Leon Pendarvis – organ (Tr 5, 6, 13 & 15) Jon Cleary – piano (Tr. 5, 13 & 15), Wurlitzer piano (6) Bonnie Raitt – guitar, vocals (Tr. 5) D'Angelo – keyboards, vocals (Tr. 6) Randy Jacobs – guitar (Tr. 8 & 17) Bill Payne – keyboards (Tr. 8, 9 & 17) Jim Keltner – drums (Tr. 8, 9 & 17) James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (Tr. 8, 9, 14 & 17) Dr. John – vocals (Tr. 8) Marty Stuart – guitar, vocals (Tr. 9) Dionne Warwick – vocals (Tr. 10) Zucchero – vocals (Tr. 13) Joe Cocker – vocals (Tr. 14) Kenny Aronoff – drums (Tr. 14) Michael Landau – guitar (Tr. 14) Dean Parks – guitar (Tr. 14) C. J. Vanston – Hammond B3 organ (Tr. 14) Heavy D – rap (Tr. 15) David Gilmour – guitar (Tr. 16) Mickey Raphael – harmonica (Tr. 17) Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals (Tr. 17)
The Rolling Stones on track 12:
Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica Keith Richards – guitar Ronnie Wood – guitar Charlie Watts – drums Darryl Jones – bass guitar
String section on tracks 1 & 4: Andrea Byers – violin Armen Garabedian – violin Berj Garabedian – violin Norman Hughes – violin Tamara Hatwan – violin Kenneth Yerke – violin Bruce Dukov – violin Sid Page – violin Robert Becker – viola Larry Colbert – cello Dane Little – cello Marston Smith – cello
French horn section on track 2: Daniel P. Kelley – French horn Yvonne S. Moriarty – French horn Kurt Snyder – French horn
Horn section on tracks 2, 7, 10, 11, 12 & 13: Darrell Leonard – trumpet, horn arrangements Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (tracks 7 & 13 only)
Horn section on tracks 6 & 8: Jamil Sharif – trumpet Brian Murray – trumpet Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone Joe Saulsbury Jr. – tenor saxophone
Backing vocals on tracks 5, 10, 11 & 16: Harry Bowens – background vocals Terence Forsythe – background vocals Vincent Bonham – background vocals
Charts Chart (1997–1999)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA) 67
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