Sings Spirituals Explained

Sings Spirituals
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	B. B. King
Cover:	Sings Spirituals (B.B. King album).jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	1959
Genre:	Blues, gospel
Label:	Crown
Prev Title:	The Blues
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	My Kind of Blues
Next Year:	1961

Sings Spirituals is the fifth studio album by B. B. King, released in 1960. He is backed by organ, piano, drums and bass, and accompanied vocally by two groups of Angeleno singers: the Charioteers and the Southern California Community Choir.

Track listing

All songs are derived from traditional hymns, except where noted

Bonus tracks

1. "A Lonely Lover's Plea" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub, Sam Ling)
2. "I Am" (Earl Shuman, Sherman Edwards)
3. "The Key to My Kingdom" (Claude Baum, Joe Josea, Maxwell Davis)
4. "Story from My Heart and Soul" (Riley B. King, Jules Taub)
5. "In the Middle of an Island" (Nick Acquaviva, Ted Varnick)
6. "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis)
7. "Precious Lord" (Thomas A. Dorsey)
8. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional)