Bobby "Blue" Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill/MCA Recordings

Artist:

Bland, Bobby "Blue"

UPC:

008811180928

See Also:

Turner, Big Joe Reed, Jimmy (Blues) Pickett, Wilson Charles, Ray B.B. King/Bobby "Blue" Bland - Together for the First Time...Live Bobby "Blue" Bland/B.B. King - Together Again...Live King, B.B./Bobby Bland - Together Again Live [Import]

Description:

Personnel includes: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); B.B. King (vocals, guitar).
Producers include: Steve Barri, Monk, Higgins, Al Bell, Don Gant, Ron Chancey.
Compilation producer: Andy McKaie.
Recorded between 1973 & 1979. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.
Photographer: Frank Driggs.
By the end of his staggering 20-year run at the Duke label, Bobby Bland was rightly acknowledged as one of the premiere blues singers of all time. His constant presence on the R&B charts was matched only by his constant touring, a nearly endless pursuit that might very well have brought him to every smoky nightclub on earth. His first handful of post-Duke recordings, the best of which are included here, nearly match up to his early work, albeit in a decidedly different manner. The sophisticated uptown blues are replaced with a slinky groove that snakes its way throughout this compilation. Bland`s manner is more relaxed, as if he`s easing himself down into a hot tub with a bottle of champagne. Like the best of Bland`s work, the mood is still sultry. "Ain`t No Love in the Heart of the City" and "Yolanda" are as sexy as anything in his catalogue. One thing`s for sure: if Bobby Bland is singing from a jacuzzi, he`s not alone.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. This Time I`m Gone for Good
2. Goin` Down Slow
3. I Wouldn`t Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
4. Ain`t No Love in the Heart of the City
5. Yolanda
6. I Ain`t Gonna Be the First to Cry
7. Today I Started Loving You Again
8. I Hate You
9. Soul of a Man, The
10. It Ain`t the Real Thing
11. Sittin` on a Poor Man`s Throne
12. Let the Good Times Roll
13. You`d Be a Millionaire
14. Love to See You Smile
15. Recess in Heaven
16. Soon as the Weather Breaks

Album Information

Release Date:

07/14/1998

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

MCA (USA)

Catalog Number:

AAMCAD11809

Original Release Year:

1998

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

69 : 10

Guest Artist:

B.B. King

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