Six Silver Strings is the thirtieth studio blues album by B.B. King released in 1985. Promoted as a King's 50th album, the production is split between five David Crawford-produced tracks recorded in Miami with session musicians, and three tracks co-produced by filmmaker John Landis and his Into the Night soundtrack colleague Ira Newborn.

Six Silver Strings
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedThe Studio, Hialeah, Florida
GenreBlues
LabelMCA
ProducerDavid Crawford, John Landis and Ira Newborn
B. B. King chronology
Why I Sing the Blues
(1983)
Six Silver Strings
(1985)
B. B. King and Sons Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

In a retrospective review AllMusic criticized the lackluster "pop rock" work shown in the Crawford-produced tracks, with uninspired performances from King, but praised the tunes from the Landis/Newborn session, calling "My Lucille" an "underrated signature classic."[1] "My Lucille" was used in the film Into the Night in a scene where the lead male character walks into a bar.

Track listing

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  1. "Six Silver Strings" (David Crawford, Luther Dixon) – 4:22
  2. "Big Boss Man" (Dixon, Al Smith) – 4:48
  3. "In the Midnight Hour" (Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett) – 3:24
  4. "Into the Night" (Ira Newborn) – 4:12
  5. "My Lucille" (Newborn) – 3:42
  6. "Memory Lane" (Crawford, Dixon) – 4:35
  7. "My Guitar Sings the Blues" (Crawford, Dixon) – 3:39
  8. "Double Trouble" (Crawford, Dixon) – 5:14

References

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  1. ^ a b Richard S. Ginell. "B.B. King – Six Silver Strings". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.