# Deuces Wild (B. B. King album)

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Deuces Wild is the thirty-fifth studio album by B.B. King released on November 4, 1997. Every song on the album features a second famous musician.

## Track listing

* "If You Love Me" (with Van Morrison) - 5:48
* "The Thrill Is Gone" (with Tracy Chapman) - 5:00
* "Rock Me Baby" (with Eric Clapton) - 6:38
* "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (with Mick Hucknall) - 4:16
* "Baby I Love You" (with Bonnie Raitt) - 4:00
* "Ain't Nobody Home" (with D'Angelo) - 5:18
* "Pauly's Birthday Boogie" (with Jools Holland) - 3:39
* "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" (with Dr. John) - 4:50
* "Confessin' the Blues" (with Marty Stuart) - 4:32
* "Hummingbird" (with Dionne Warwick) - 4:20
* "Bring It Home to Me" (with Paul Carrack) - 3:10
* "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (with The Rolling Stones) - 3:35
* "Let the Good Times Roll" (with Zucchero) - 4:00
* "Dangerous Mood" (with Joe Cocker) - 4:55
* "Keep It Coming" (with Heavy D) - 3:57
* "Cryin' Won't Help You Babe" (with David Gilmour & Paul Carrack) - 4:12
* "Night Life" (with Willie Nelson) - 4:30
Tracks 7, 10, 11, 13: bonus tracks on the import edition (UK/Australia/Japan)

## Personnel

* B.B. King – vocals (except tracks 1, 7 and 11), guitar
* Neil Hubbard – guitar (Tr. 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16)
* Pino Palladino – bass guitar (Tr. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16)
* Jools Holland – piano (Tr. 1, 7, 11)
* Andy Newmark – drums (Tr. 1, 4, 7, 11, 16)
* Paul Carrack – Hammond B3 organ (Tr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11), keyboards (Tr. 1, 7, 16), piano (16), vocals (11, 16)
* Van Morrison – vocals, harmonica (Tr. 1)
* Tony Braunagel – drums (Tr. 2 & 10), percussion (Tr. 2)
* Reggie McBride – bass guitar (Tr. 2 & 10)
* Johnny Lee Schell – guitar (Tr. 2 & 10)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (Tr. 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15)
* Tommy Eyre – Wurlitzer piano (Tr. 2), Hammond organ (Tr. 9, 14, 17), piano (10), keyboards (8, 12)
* Martin Tillman – cello (Tr. 2 & 10)
* Miles Tackett – cello (Tr. 2)
* Tracy Chapman – vocals (Tr. 2)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (Tr. 3)
* Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals (Tr. 3)
* Paul Waller – programming (Tr. 3)
* Simon Climie – programming (Tr. 3)
* Chris Stainton – piano (Tr. 4, 14, 16), keyboards (Tr. 4)
* Mick Hucknall – vocals (Tr. 4)
* Steve Jordan – drums (Tr. 5, 6, 13 & 15)
* Hugh McCracken – guitar (Tr. 5, 6, 13 & 15)
* Leon Pendarvis – organ (Tr 5, 6, 13 & 15)
* Jon Cleary – piano (Tr. 5, 13 & 15), Wurlitzer piano (6)
* Bonnie Raitt – guitar, vocals (Tr. 5)
* D'Angelo – keyboards, vocals (Tr. 6)
* Randy Jacobs – guitar (Tr. 8 & 17)
* Bill Payne – keyboards (Tr. 8, 9 & 17)
* Jim Keltner – drums (Tr. 8, 9 & 17)
* James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (Tr. 8, 9, 14 & 17)
* Dr. John – vocals (Tr. 8)
* Marty Stuart – guitar, vocals (Tr. 9)
* Dionne Warwick – vocals (Tr. 10)
* Zucchero – vocals (Tr. 13)
* Joe Cocker – vocals (Tr. 14)
* Kenny Aronoff – drums (Tr. 14)
* Michael Landau – guitar (Tr. 14)
* Dean Parks – guitar (Tr. 14)
* C. J. Vanston – Hammond B3 organ (Tr. 14)
* Heavy D – rap (Tr. 15)
* David Gilmour – guitar (Tr. 16)
* Mickey Raphael – harmonica (Tr. 17)
* Willie Nelson – guitar, vocals (Tr. 17)
The Rolling Stones on track 12:
* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica
* Keith Richards – guitar
* Ronnie Wood – guitar
* Charlie Watts – drums
* Darryl Jones – bass guitar
String section on tracks 1 & 4:
* Andrea Byers – violin
* Armen Garabedian – violin
* Berj Garabedian – violin
* Norman Hughes – violin
* Tamara Hatwan – violin
* Kenneth Yerke – violin
* Bruce Dukov – violin
* Sid Page – violin
* Robert Becker – viola
* Larry Colbert – cello
* Dane Little – cello
* Marston Smith – cello
French horn section on track 2:
* Daniel P. Kelley – French horn
* Yvonne S. Moriarty – French horn
* Kurt Snyder – French horn
Horn section on tracks 2, 7, 10, 11, 12 & 13:
* Darrell Leonard – trumpet, horn arrangements
* Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
* Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (tracks 7 & 13 only)
Horn section on tracks 6 & 8:
* Jamil Sharif – trumpet
* Brian Murray – trumpet
* Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
* Joe Saulsbury Jr. – tenor saxophone
Backing vocals on tracks 5, 10, 11 & 16:
* Harry Bowens – background vocals
* Terence Forsythe – background vocals
* Vincent Bonham – background vocals

## Charts

| Chart (1997–1999) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 67 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 32 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 39 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 37 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 9 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 40 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 100 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 86 |
| US Billboard 200 | 73 |
| US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) | 1 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 7,500$^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||