Bobby "Blue" Bland - Members Only

Bobby "Blue" Bland - Members Only

Artist:    Bland, Bobby "Blue"
See Also:    Reed, Jimmy    Turner, Big Joe    Pickett, Wilson    Charles, Ray

 

Description:
Personnel: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); Jimmy Johnson, Dino Zimmerman, Rick Harvey, Jesse Robinson (guitar); Mickey Davis, Bob McNally, Claudette Hampton, Peggy Plucker, Janet Dressler, Brian Gum, John Frantz, Linda Geidel, Steven Dressler (strings); Harrison Calloway, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson, Ben Cauley, Jim Horn (horns); Carson Whitsett (keyboards); Ray Griffin (bass); James Robertson (drums); Vince Barranco, Carmelo Garcia (percussion); Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, George Soule (background vocals).
Bland`s first album for Malaco is a deliberately retro affair, and all the better for it. The veteran bluesman is in good voice throughout; he seems positively energized by the songs, in particular the commercially successful title tune, which has a classic `60s soul groove. Most of the material here does, but there`s also some straight blues (the Junior Wells-derived "Straight For the Shoulder"), a nod to late-`70s disco ("Sweet Surrender") and an authoritative cover of Elvis Presley`s "In the Ghetto."

 

Track Listing:

• DISC 1
  1. Members Only
  2. In the Ghetto
  3. I`ve Just Got to Know
  4. Straight For the Shoulder
  5. Sweet Woman`s Love
  6. Can We Make Love Tonight
  7. Sweet Surrender
  8. I Need Your Love So Bad
  9. Heart Open up Again

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Album Information
Type:	Performer
Genre:	Blues
Subgenre:	Texas/W. Coast Blues
Label:	Malaco
Producer:	Tommy Couch; Wolf Stephenson
Catalog Number:	7429
Original Release Year:	1985
# of Discs:	1
Studio/Live:	Studio
Mono/Stereo:	Stereo

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