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{|Universal|}'s single-disc {|Icon|} is a good 12-track collection of {|B.B.|}'s basics of the late '60s and beyond, anchored by the standards {|How Blue Can You Get?,|} {|The Thrill Is Gone,|} {|Hummingbird,|} and {|Ain't Nobody Home,|} then selecti... Read more

{|Universal|}'s single-disc {|Icon|} is a good 12-track collection of {|B.B.|}'s basics of the late '60s and beyond, anchored by the standards {|How Blue Can You Get?,|} {|The Thrill Is Gone,|} {|Hummingbird,|} and {|Ain't Nobody Home,|} then selecting some pretty good cuts from {|King|}'s latter-day records. It's not necessarily a definitive introduction, but rather a good sampler of his mature work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Less