Bobby "Blue" Bland - Sad Street

Artist:

Bland, Bobby "Blue"

UPC:

048021747825

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: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); Jimmy Johnson, Will McFarlane (guitar); Alfredo Olivo, Yang Xi, John DiPuccio, Deann Burger, Geremy Miller, Stuart MacDonald (violin); Debra Spring, David Chappell (viola); Steven Sigurdson (cello); Dennis Solee (alto saxophone); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Jim Horn (baritone saxophone, flute); Harrison Calloway, Jim Williamson (trumpet); Charles Rose (trombone); Clayton Ivey (keyboards, vibraphone); David Hood (bass); Roger Hawkins, George Weaver (drums); Roger Hawkins (percussion); Thomisene Anderson, Jewel Bass, Quanda Brooks (background vocals).
Engineers: Steve Melton, Kent Bruce, Wolf Stephenson.
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama.
SAD STREET was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Personnel: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); Jimmy Johnson , Will McFarlane (guitar); Stuart MacDonald , Geremy Miller, John DiPuccio, DeAnn Burger, Yang Xi, Alfredo Oliva (violin); David Chappell, Debra Spring (viola); Jim Horn (flute, baritone saxophone); Rod Bland (recorder); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Harrison Calloway, Jim Williamson (trumpet); Charles Rose (trombone); Clayton Ivey (keyboards, vibraphone); Roger Hawkins (drums, percussion); George Weaver (drums); Quanda Brooks, Jewel Bass (background vocals).
Audio Remixers: Kent Bruce ; Wolf Stephenson.
Recording information: After Hours Studio, Miami, FL; Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL.
Arrangers: Harrison Calloway; Mike Lewis .
One of the most sumptuously produced of Bland`s `90s album, SAD STREET features a lush string section, as well as the impeccable rhythm section of bassist David Hood and drummer Roger Hawkins, two Muscle Shoals studio veterans who have played on R&B/soul hits. Bland himself seems thoroughly engaged, particularly on the title tune, a song which inhabits a neighborhood somewhere near Ray Charles` classic "Lonely Avenue." Other highpoints include "My Heart`s Been Broken Again," which has a jaunty melody that`s nicely at odds with the lyrical sentiments, and a particularly impassioned cover of Billie Holiday`s "God Bless the Child."

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Double Trouble
2. Sad Street
3. God Bless the Child
4. Tonight`s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
5. My Heart`s Been Broken Again
6. I`ve Got a Twenty Room House
7. Mind Your Own Business
8. I Wanna Tell You About the Blues
9. I Had a Dream Last Night
10. Let`s Have Some Fun

Album Information

Release Date:

10/24/1995

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Blues

Subgenre:

Texas/W. Coast Blues

Label:

Malaco

Producer:

Tommy Couch; Wolf Stephenson

Catalog Number:

7478

Original Release Year:

1995

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

49 : 51

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