The math here is simple: 1+ 1 = 2, and 2 is greater than 1 especially in the world of music! We collected the top 15 collaborative albums of all time. We have some older gems that you might have forgotten about, and of course, brand new releases that should be on your radar. Wither you love blues, jazz, rap, hip-hop, pop, or a little bit of everything, this list doesn’t discriminate. Read on to see which albums made our list:
B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With the King (2000)
This is an epic blues album which was released in 2000. It was their first collaborative album ever! The duo first performed together in 1967 when Eric Clapton was only 22 years old and still a member of the band “Cream.” They didn’t record together until 1997, but Eric Clapton said he always looked up to B.B. King and wanted to make an album with him for years. The title track, “Riding With The King,” is a composition from John Hiatt and is also featured as the title track of his 1983 album. The song came about when producer Scott Mattews recounted to Hiatt a dream he had about flying on an airplane with Elvis Presley. The entire album is great, it contains some songs in the “vintage” King style, and it was very well received. It won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, reached number one of the Billboard’s Top Blues Albums, and was certified Multi-Platinum 2x.
B.B. King Eric Clapton
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis (1956)
Ella Fitzgerald found a perfect pairing with famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong! This was the first of three collaborative albums they recorded together. “Ella and Louis” was backed by the Oscar Peterson Quartet and features Fitzgerald’s powerful voice, Armstrong’s iconic trumpet, and Peterson’s distinctive piano. The founder of Verve the record label selected eleven songs for the album in a slower tempo. It was majorly successful and led to their followup albums: Ella and Louis Again (1957) and Porgy and Bess (1959).
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong
