
Riding with the King is a blues album by Eric Clapton and . King that was released in 2000. It was their first collaborative album and won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums and was certified 2 Multi-Platinum in the United States. Riding with the King was also released on a DVD-Audio in higher resolution and with a . surround sound mix in 2000.
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This first recorded pairing between the 74-year-old King and the 55-year-old Clapton was put together in the most obvious way: Clapton arranged the session using many of his regular musicians, picked the songs, and co-produced with his partner Simon Climie. That ought to mean that King would be a virtual guest star rather than earning a co-billing, but because of Clapton's respect for his elder, it nearly works the other way around.
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Riding With the King is the sound of two roosters scratching, crowing and strutting around the henhouse. King and Clapton whip up loads of crying guitar genius, like the licks they trade on Three O’Clock Blues and When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer. The pair also have a blast sharing the mic. King even gets his English protégé to unleash a Memphis growl in the midst of a soul-funk version of Sam & Dave’s Hold On! I’m Comin’. Slowhand never sounded so wild. Riding With the King .
Riding with The King brings the two living legends together for an entire album for the first time. When it comes to rockin' blues, Riding With The King is as great as it will ever get. Certified Multi-Platinum (2 times)by the RIAA. If you're beginning to discover . King's music or are new to Eric Clapton's career, this may be the album to start learning where Clapton's influences came from. Here, he teams with the blues legend on a new song, the title track, and several re-workings of his songs. I like "Riding with the King," "Ten Long Years," "Key to the Highway," "Three O'clock Blues," "Help the Poor," "I Wanna Be," the rollicking "Days of Old," and "When My Heart Beats like a Hammer.
Riding With the King. Marry You. Three O’Clock Blues. I Wanna Be. Worried Life Blues.
1 | Riding With The KingWritten-By – John Hiatt |
4:23 |
2 | Ten Long YearsWritten-By – Jules Bihari, Riley B. King |
4:39 |
3 | Key To The HighwayWritten-By – William Broonzy*, Charles Seger* |
3:40 |
4 | Marry YouWritten-By – Craig Ross, Doyle Bramhall II, Susannah Melvoin* |
5:00 |
5 | Three O'Clock BluesWritten-By – Jules Bihari, Riley B. King |
8:36 |
6 | Help The PoorWritten-By – Charles Singleton |
5:06 |
7 | I Wanna BeWritten-By – Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II |
4:46 |
8 | Worried Life BluesWritten-By – Major Merriweather |
4:26 |
9 | Days Of OldWritten-By – Jules Bihari, Riley B. King |
3:00 |
10 | When My Heart Beats Like A HammerWritten-By – Jules Bihari, Riley B. King |
7:08 |
11 | Hold On I'm ComingWritten-By – Issac Hayes/David Porter* |
6:21 |
12 | Come Rain Or Come ShineWritten-By – Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen* |
4:11 |
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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9362-47612-2 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (CD, Album, War) | Reprise Records, Duck Records | 9362-47612-2 | Europe | 2000 |
936247612-2 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (CD, Album) | Reprise Records | 936247612-2 | Brazil | 2000 |
W2 47612 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (CD, Album, Club) | Reprise Records | W2 47612 | Canada | 2000 |
9362-47612-4, 9 47612-4 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (Cass, Album) | Reprise Records, Reprise Records | 9362-47612-4, 9 47612-4 | Indonesia | 2000 |
9362-476124 2 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (Cass, Album) | Reprise Records | 9362-476124 2 | Europe | 2000 |