Why I Sing the Blues

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Why I Sing the Blues
Compilation album by B. B. King
Released	1983
Genre	Blues
Length	58:31
Label	MCA
B. B. King chronology
Love Me Tender (1982) Why I Sing the Blues (1983) Six Silver Strings (1985)

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Why I Sing the Blues is a 1983 album by the blues guitarist and singer B.B. King. Originally made by MCA Records as a bargain-bin greatest hits compilation, the album is a showcase of King's best work from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The album was released in CD format in 1992.^[2]