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Blues On The Bayou

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Format
CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date
19 October 1998

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£10.89
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Album: Blues On The Bayou
# Song Title   Time
1)    Blues Boys Tune Album Version More Info... 3:29
2)    Bad Case Of Love Album Version More Info... 5:29
3)    I'll Survive Album Version More Info... 4:53
4)    Mean Ole' World Album Version More Info... 4:30
5)    Blues Man Album Version More Info... 5:20
6)    Broken Promise Album Version More Info... 3:34
7)    Darlin' What Happened Album Version More Info... 5:26
8)    Shake It Up And Go Album Version More Info... 3:10
9)    Blues We Like Album Version More Info... 5:08
10)    Good Man Gone Bad Album Version More Info... 3:21
11)    If I Lost You Album Version More Info... 4:57
12)    Tell Me Baby Album Version More Info... 3:27
13)    I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need Album Version More Info... 4:38
14)    Blues In G Album Version More Info... 3:28
15)    If That Ain't It I Quit Album Version More Info... 3:21
 
Album: Blues On The Bayou
# Song Title   Time
1)    Blues Boys Tune Album Version More Info... 3:29
2)    Bad Case Of Love Album Version More Info... 5:29
3)    I'll Survive Album Version More Info... 4:53
4)    Mean Ole' World Album Version More Info... 4:30
5)    Blues Man Album Version More Info... 5:20
6)    Broken Promise Album Version More Info... 3:34
7)    Darlin' What Happened Album Version More Info... 5:26
8)    Shake It Up And Go Album Version More Info... 3:10
9)    Blues We Like Album Version More Info... 5:08
10)    Good Man Gone Bad Album Version More Info... 3:21
11)    If I Lost You Album Version More Info... 4:57
12)    Tell Me Baby Album Version More Info... 3:27
13)    I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need Album Version More Info... 4:38
14)    Blues In G Album Version More Info... 3:28
15)    If That Ain't It I Quit Album Version More Info... 3:21
 
Product Description
Product Details
EAN
0008811187927
Writer
Producer
Country
USA
Studio/Live
Studio
Label
MCA
Performer Notes
  • Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Leon Warren (guitar); Melvin Jackson (saxophone); Stanley Abernathy, James Bolden (trumpet); James Sells Toney (keyboards); Michael Doster (bass); Calep Emphrey Jr. (drums); Tony Coleman (percussion).
  • Recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, Louisiana. Includes liner notes by B.B. King.
  • BLUES ON THE BAYOU won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
  • Personnel: B.B. King (guitar); Leon Warren (guitar); Melvin Jackson (saxophone); Stanley Abernathy, James Bolden (trumpet); James Toney (keyboards); Calep Emphrey (drums); Tony Coleman (percussion).
  • Audio Mixers: Joe McGrath; John Porter.
  • Recording information: Dockside Studios, Maurice.
  • Photographer: Kevin Westenberg.
  • Having just turned 73, B.B. King released BLUES ON THE BAYOU as a kind of retrospective look at 50 years of playing the blues. King produced BAYOU himself and recorded it at a remote studio in the heart of Lafayette, Louisiana with the band he'd been playing with for the past 10 years. A relaxed and well-oiled feeling is felt throughout this group of songs, some of which were newly written while others are older numbers that were dusted off and re-recorded specifically for these sessions. "Blues Boys Tune" and "Blues We Like" are solidly rendered King instrumentals and "I'll Survive" is a '50s nugget softly gilded by strings and horn charts punctuated by James Sells Toney's fluid piano playing.
  • King's economical use of notes means that "Mean Ole World" becomes more than just a standard shuffle and "Blues Man" not only possesses a slow burn, but could easily become his trademark song. Digging deep into his considerable catalog, B.B. King shows impressive acumen towards life's potholes by pulling out numbers dealing with betrayal ("Broken Promise"), sassy, Louis Jordan-flavored relationship problems ("Shake It Up And Go"), jealousy ("Good Man Gone Bad") and despair ("If I Lost You," "Tell Me Baby").
Professional Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (10/30/98, p.117) - "...It's all standard fare for the Delta blues king, but what really invigorates this 15-track set is rollicking instrumentals....Of course, King's tremulous, church-deacon voice caroling between (Lucille's) high-tone twangs is always a thrill." - Rating: B+

Living Blues (1-2/99, p.48) - "...King is at long last back making records that resemble his brilliant live presentations...the real King has emerged once more. Blues fans everywhere, rejoice."
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By Sean on January 18, 2012
This man is the king of the Blues. He is my favourite guitar player of all time. I really like this CD as the hits are very smooth and capture BB kings true style of music. I really loved this CD as the range of music is great and the price is reasonable. I would recommend this to anyone. The songs Blues Boys tune and Blues in G are great songs and are the favourite on this album
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