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B. B. King & Friends: 80
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005 (2005-09-13)
GenreBlues, R&B, soul
Length54:29
LabelGeffen
B. B. King chronology
The Ultimate Collection
(2005)
B. B. King & Friends: 80
(2005)
The Best of the Early Years
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

B. B. King & Friends: 80 is the forty-first album by B.B. King, released in 2005. Recorded in several studios, it celebrates King's 80th birthday and features duets with a variety of musicians. 80 reached No. 45 in the Billboard 200 top albums chart as well as No. 1 in the blues albums chart.

Grammy Awards

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The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2006.

Track listing

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  1. B. B. King & Van Morrison - "Early in the Morning" (4:50)
  2. B. B. King & Billy Gibbons - "Tired of Your Jive" (3:53)
  3. B. B. King & Eric Clapton - "The Thrill is Gone" (5:03)
  4. B. B. King & Sheryl Crow - "Need Your Love So Bad" (3:58)
  5. B. B. King & Daryl Hall - "Ain't Nobody Home" (3:52)
  6. B. B. King & John Mayer - "Hummingbird" (4:42)
  7. B. B. King & Mark Knopfler - "All Over Again" (4:54)
  8. B. B. King & Glenn Frey - "Drivin' Wheel" (4:20)
  9. B. B. King & Gloria Estefan - "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (6:50)
  10. B. B. King & Roger Daltrey - "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (4:59)
  11. B. B. King & Bobby Bland - "Funny How Time Slips Away" (4:09)
  12. B. B. King & Elton John - "Rock This House" (3:07)

Personnel

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Studios

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "80 – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.