Riding with the King

2000 Duck / Reprise 12 tracks

Produced by Eric Clapton, Simon Climie

Duck / Reprise Blues RockRockBluesR&BPop
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Authorship
Singer / Performer

Eric Clapton wrote 0 of 12 documented tracks

Authorship Breakdown 0 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Eric Clapton carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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0 trackswritten by Eric Clapton 12 tracksoutside writers
Eric Clapton's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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Composer0%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
16
Lyricists
2
Producers
2000
Released

Riding with the King is a collaborative studio album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King, released in June 2000 and bringing together two of the most celebrated blues guitarists of the twentieth century. The album blends classic blues covers (among them 'Three O'Clock Blues,' 'Hold On I'm Coming,' and 'Worried Life Blues') with new originals, including the title track written by John Hiatt and the Clapton-King co-written 'Marry You.' King's warm vibrato and declarative phrasing contrast beautifully with Clapton's more restrained, fluid approach, and the mutual admiration between the two is audible throughout. Riding with the King won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album and remains one of the most commercially successful pure blues albums by either artist. The record functioned as both a tribute to the tradition and a reunion, as King had been a major influence on Clapton since his Bluesbreaker days.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Riding with the King
John Hiatt John Hiatt Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
2
Ten Long Years
B.B. KingJules Taub B.B. KingJules Taub Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
3
Key to the Highway
Big Bill BroonzyCharles Segar Big Bill BroonzyCharles Segar Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
4
Marry You
Doyle Bramhall IIWendy MelvoinCraig Ross Doyle Bramhall IIWendy MelvoinCraig Ross Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
5
Three O'Clock Blues
Lowell Fulson Lowell Fulson Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
6
Help the Poor
Charles Singleton Charles Singleton Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
7
I Wanna Be
Doyle Bramhall IICharlie Sexton Doyle Bramhall IICharlie Sexton Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
8
Worried Life Blues
Maceo Merriweather Maceo Merriweather Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
9
Days of Old
Jules TaubB.B. King Jules TaubB.B. King Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
10
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
B.B. KingJules Taub B.B. KingJules Taub Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
11
Hold On I'm Coming
Isaac HayesDavid Porter Isaac HayesDavid Porter Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)
12
Come Rain or Come Shine
Harold ArlenJohnny Mercer Harold ArlenJohnny Mercer Eric ClaptonSimon Climie Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Nathan East (Bass, Backing Vocals)Andy Fairweather Low (Guitar, Backing Vocals)Chris Stainton (Keyboards)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 21 contributors

BK
B.B. King
Writer
On this album3 written
JT
Jules Taub
Writer
On this album3 written
DB
Doyle Bramhall II
Writer
On this album2 written
BB
Big Bill Broonzy
Writer
On this album1 written
CS
Charles Segar
Writer
On this album1 written
CS
Charles Singleton
Writer
On this album1 written
CS
Charlie Sexton
Writer
On this album1 written
CR
Craig Ross
Writer
On this album1 written
DP
David Porter
Writer
On this album1 written
HA
Harold Arlen
Writer
On this album1 written
IH
Isaac Hayes
Writer
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JH
John Hiatt
Writer
On this album1 written

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Sources

Wikipedia: Riding with the King