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

"I Like To Live the Love" (Dave Crawford, Charles Mann) – 3:29

"Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) – 5:13

"Who Are You" (Dave Crawford, Horace Johnson) – 3:55

"Love" (B. B. King) – 3:10

"I Can't Leave" (Dave Crawford) – 4:13

"To Know You Is to Love You" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 8:42

"Oh To Me" (Dave Crawford) – 4:27

"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

To Know You Is to Love You (album)

Technical

Joe Tarsia – engineer

References

B. B. King albums

1973 albums

ABC Records albums

Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios

To Know You Is to Love You (album)