Completely Well

Completely Well, released in 1969, is the seventeenth studio album by blues guitarist B. B. King. It is notable for the inclusion of "The Thrill Is Gone," which became a hit on both the R&B/soul and pop charts.

Completely Well
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	December 5, 1969
Recorded	June 24–25, 1969
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Blues, R&B, soul
Length	49:57
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
B.B. King chronology
Live & Well (1969) Completely Well (1969) Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

This album was released in the US as an LP record in 1969 and as a CD in 1987; in the UK only as an LP. San Francisco critic Ralph J. Gleason's liner notes are mostly a profile of King, with only a passing reference to the actual music contained in King`s commercial breakthrough album.

Track listing

1. "So Excited" (B.B. King, Gerald Jemmott) -- 5:34
2. "No Good" (Ferdinand Washington, B.B. King) -- 4:35
3. "You're Losin' Me" (Ferdinand Washington, B.B. King) -- 4:54
4. "What Happened" (B.B. King) -- 4:41
5. "Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann, Walter Brown) -- 4:56
6. "Key to My Kingdom" (Maxwell Davis, Joe Josea, Claude Baum) -- 3:18
7. "Cryin' Won't Help You Now" (Sam Ling, Jules Taub; LP has only B.B.) -- 6:30
8. "You're Mean" (B.B. King, Gerald Jemmott, Hugh McCracken, Paul Harris, Herbie Lovelle) -- 9:39
9. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins; LP has Arthur H [Art] Benson, Dale Pettite) -- 5:30

Personnel

• B.B. King: guitar, vocals and lead guitar
• Hugh McCracken: rhythm guitars
• Paul Harris: acoustic piano, electric piano Fender Rhodes and organ
• Jerry Jemmott: basses
• Herbie Lovelle: drums
• Bert "Super Charts" DeCoteaux: string and horn arrangements

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.