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To Know You Is to Love You
Studio album by B. B. King
Released	1973
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Sound Pit, Atlanta, Georgia A&R, New York City
Genre	Blues
Label	ABC
Producer	Dave Crawford
B. B. King chronology
Guess Who (1972) To Know You Is to Love You (1973) Friends (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B−
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

To Know You Is to Love You is an electric blues album by B. B. King, released in 1973. Produced by Dave Crawford in Philadelphia, it includes the participation of Stevie Wonder, the Memphis Horns, and members of MFSB, the house band for Philadelphia International Records in the early and mid-1970s.

Track listing

1. "I Like To Live the Love" (Dave Crawford, Charles Mann) – 3:29
2. "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) – 5:13
3. "Who Are You" (Dave Crawford, Horace Johnson) – 3:55
4. "Love" (B. B. King) – 3:10
5. "I Can't Leave" (Dave Crawford) – 4:13
6. "To Know You Is to Love You" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 8:42
7. "Oh To Me" (Dave Crawford) – 4:27
8. "Thank You for Loving the Blues" (B. B. King) – 6:47

Personnel

• B. B. King – vocals, guitar
• Dave Crawford, Stevie Wonder, Charles Mann, Ron Kersey – keyboards
• Earl Young – drums
• Ronnie Baker – bass guitar
• Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitar
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
• Larry Washington – congas
• Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone on "Thank You for Loving the Blues"
• Dave Crawford – arranger, conductor

Technical

• Joe Tarsia – engineer

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. To Know You Is to Love You at AllMusic
4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

• B. B. King albums
• 1973 albums
• ABC Records albums
• Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios