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| A1 | Better Not Look Down | 3:22 |
| A2 | Same Old Story (Same Old Song) | 4:30 |
| A3 | Happy Birthday Blues | 3:16 |
| A4 | I've Always Been Lonely | 5:27 |
| B1 | Second Hand Woman | 3:20 |
| B2 | Tonight I'm Gonna Make You A Star | 3:25 |
| B3 | The Beginning Of The End | 2:21 |
| B4 | A Story Everybody Knows | 2:47 |
| B5 | Take It HomeSaxophone – Wilton Felder |
3:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Crusaders Productions, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – MCA Records (Canada)
- Distributed By – MCA Distributing (Canada)
Credits
- Art Direction – Stuart Kusher
- Backing Vocals – Julia Tillman* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1, B5), Luther Waters (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1, B5), Maxine Willard* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1, B5), Oren Waters (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1, B5)
- Baritone Saxophone – Kim Hutchcroft (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3)
- Coordinator – Pamela Hope Lobue
- Cover – Kathe Schreyer
- Design – Stuart Kusher
- Double Bass – Wilton Felder
- Drums – "Stix" Hooper (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3, B4, B5), James Gadson (tracks: A3, A4, B2)
- Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
- Guitar – B.B.King*, Dean Parks, Paul M. Jackson Jr.*
- Keyboards – Joe Sample
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Mixed By – Rik Pekkonen
- Percussion – "Stix" Hooper (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3, B4, B5), James Gadson (tracks: A3, A4, B2), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A2, B5)
- Photography By – Earl Miller
- Producer – "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Stewart Levine, Wilton Felder
- Saxophone – Larry Williams (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3), Dennis Quitman* (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3)
- Trombone – Charles Fendley (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3), Jack Redmond (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3)
- Trumpet – Gary Grant (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3), Steve Madaio (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B3,)
- Written-By – "Stix" Hooper (tracks: B4), B.B. King (tracks: B2, B3), Joe Sample (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1), Will Jennings, Wilton Felder (tracks: B5)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): MCA 1768 AM3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): MCA 1769 AM1
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCA 3151 | B.B. King | Take It Home (LP, Album) | MCA Records | MCA 3151 | US | 1979 |
| VIM-6207 | B.B. King | Take It Home (LP, Album) | MCA Records | VIM-6207 | Japan | 1979 |
| 63 28 890 | B.B. King | Take It Home (LP, Album) | MCA Records | 63 28 890 | Spain | 1979 |
| MCA-27028 | B.B. King | Take It Home (LP, Album, RE) | MCA Records | MCA-27028 | Canada | 1981 |
| MCAC 3151 | B.B. King | Take It Home (Cass, Album) | MCA Records | MCAC 3151 | US | 1979 |
