Released 29/10/2012
The Life Of Riley is powerful, insightful and heart-warming feature documentary about legendary blues man, BB King. Narrated by Morgan Freeman and featuring contributions by, amongst others, Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Slash, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Bruce Willis. In order to create as insightful a film as possible, director Jon Brewer worked closely with BB King for over 2 years, amassing 250 hours of footage. This is a no holds barred, powerful documentary feature that explores how a black kid born in Mississippi in 1925 turned his life around, battled against the odds and against unrelenting racism, to overcome even the toughest critics in the entertainment industry, to become King Of The Blues. The soundtrack was developed by following the music used in the movie. The 2CD tracklisting contains 26 career spanning songs as featured in the film.
Disc 1: Walking Dr. Bill (Live In Australia 1974) Nobody Loves Me But My Mother I’ll Survive To Know You Is To Love You Paying The Cost To Be The Boss Miss Martha King 3 O’Clock Blues You Know I Love You Sweet Little Angel Catfish Blues (Fishin’ After Me) Every Day I Have The Blues (Recorded Live At The Regal Theatre) How Blue Can You Get? (Recorded Live At The Regal Theatre) Chains And Things
Disc 2: The Thrill Is Gone Hummingbird Caldonia Sweet Sixteen (Live In Africa 1974) Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing) When Love Comes To Town Riding With The King Messy But Good Worried Dream Precious Lord On My Word Of Honor Tired Of Your Jive Think It Over