The Thrill Is Gone

"The Thrill Is Gone"
Song by B.B. King
from the album Completely Well
B-side"You're Mean"
ReleasedDecember 1969
RecordedJune 1969
GenreBlues, R&B, soul
Length5:24 (album version)
3:55 (single version)
LabelBluesway/ABC Records
Songwriter(s)Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk
B.B. King singles chronology
"Just a Little Love"
(1969) 		"The Thrill Is Gone"
(1969) 		"So Excited"
(1970)

"The Thrill Is Gone" is a 1969 slow minor-key blues song written by West coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. Hawkins' recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951.[1] In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gone" became a major hit for B.B. King. Afterwards, many blues and other artists have recorded their versions of the song.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research, Inc. p. 184. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
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