Release Date: 05 June, 2001
Audio CD
Tracks
- Lovin' Blues
- It's My Life, Baby
- I Woke Up Screaming
- You've Got Bad Intentions
- I Smell Trouble
- Farther up the Road
- Little Boy Blue
- I'm Not Ashamed
- I'll Take Care of You
- Lead Me On
- Cry Cry Cry
- I've Been Wrong So Long
- I Pity the Fool
- Don't Cry No More
- Ain't That Lovin' You
- Who Will the Next Fool Be?
- Stormy Monday Blues
- Turn on Your Love Light
- Yield Not to Temptation
- 36-22-36
- Call on Me
- That's the Way Love Is
- Ain't Nothing You Can Do
- Share Your Love With Me
- Blind Man
- Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 1
- These Hands [Small But Mighty]
- I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around)
- Good Time Charlie, Pt. 1
- Poverty
- You're All I Need
- That Did It
- Driftin' Blues
- Save Your Love for Me
- Rockin' in the Same Old Boat
- Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But the Blues)
- Chains of Love
- If You Got a Heart
- Do What You Set Out to Do
- Goin' Down Slow
- This Time I'm Gone for Good [Live-Previously Unreleased]
- Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
- I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
- Yolanda
- I Take It on Home
- It Ain't the Real Thing
- Let the Good Times Rol
- Soul of a Man
- Soon as the Weather Breaks
- Recess in Heaven
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Rating 5.0
All that you need.Bobby "Blue" Bland will give you all you need on this double cd. The obvious point being that Bland is one of the great blues/soul singers ever, but also, he always has great bands: Jabbo,(who also appears on many James Bown hits), the drummer on 'Lovelight', and others tracks, is probably the most amazing drummer to come out of the blues and soul field.A Blues and a Soul ManFor years on my R&B oldies shows on radio and in night clubs throughout the glorious south I've always featured this legend. In fact anybody that knows anything about R&B ought to be able to tell ya it's hard to do a show and not play 2 or 3 of his hits. I can fondly remember screams of joy from women in dark smoke filled clubs whenever I would play " I'll take care of you"or "I pity the fool" or " Stormy Monday". And guess what-Bobby was the first blues man to have a top 20 on the pop charts- In fact it's been a staple on my shows for years and is my all time favorite BB Bland song-The 1964 classic "Aint nothin you can do". In my opinion this cd is worth [a lot more than] they're asking for-because like a van Gogh painting all of these tracks are priceless ! Get it in the collection pronto.
P.S. They should've included one more BB Bland essential classic-"St.James Infirmary"Raw Blues from the Juke jointsBobby Bland is a master at hardcore, juke joint-style, unassimilated, raw funky blues. If you like your blues PURE without British imitations or Motown refinements, this is for you. "Turn on the Love Light," "Don't Cry No More," "Aint That Loving You," and "Poverty" will be a revelation to those who aren't familiar with the raw music that was the link between blues and rock and roll. This CD is filled with the REAL STUFF! Enjoy. |
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