Completely Well

Completely Well, released in 1969, is a studio album by the 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 and which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 1970.

The 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: Vocals, lead guitar
 * Hugh McCracken: Rhythm guitar
 * Paul Harris: organ, acoustic and Fender Rhodes electric piano
 * Jerry Jemmott: Bass
 * Herbie Lovelle: Drums
 * Bert "Super Charts" DeCoteaux: string and horn arrangements