King, Ben E | Absolutely Essential 3CD | 3CD

Ben E. King was an American soul singer, born on 28 September 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina, and died on 30 April 2015 in Hackensack, New Jersey. This collection is credited to Ben E. King and The Drifters.

The Absolutely Essential is a 3 CD compilation released on 23 September 2016 by Big3 in Europe, credited to Ben E. King and The Drifters. The styles listed are doo wop and rhythm and blues.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Stand By Me
2. There Goes My Baby
3. Dance With Me
4. Kiss and Make Up (With the Crowns)
5. Oh My Love
6. I'll Forget About You (With the Crowns)
7. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love
8. This Magic Moment
9. Baltimore
10. Lonely Winds
11. Hey Senorita
12. Nobody But Me
13. I Count the Tears
14. Sometimes I Wonder
15. How Often
16. A Help-each-other Romance (With LaVern Baker)
17. Sway
18. Come Closer to Me
19. Perfidia

Disc 2

1. Save the Last Dance for Me
2. Amor
3. On the Horizon
4. First Taste of Love
5. Granada
6. Sweet and Gentle
7. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
8. Frenesi
9. Souvenir of Mexico
10. Bésame Mucho
11. Love Me, Love Me
12. My Heart Cries for You
13. He Will Break Your Heart
14. Dream Lover
15. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
16. My Foolish Heart
17. Fever
18. Moon River
19. What a Difference a Day Made

Disc 3

1. Spanish Harlem
2. Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
3. The Hermit of Misty Mountain
4. Ecstasy
5. Because of You
6. At Last
7. On the Street Where You Live
8. It's All in the Game
9. Too Bad
10. Show Me the Way
11. Here Comes the Night
12. Yes
13. Young Boy Blues
14. I Promise Love
15. Brace Yourself
16. I'm Standing By
17. Walking in the Footsteps of a Fool
18. Tell Daddy
19. Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear