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The Anthology
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Artist(s)Bobby "Blue" Bland
StudioMca
Release DateJune 5, 2001
UPC Code008811259624
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About Bobby "Blue" Bland - The Anthology

Over the 1952-82 time-span covered here, Bobby "Blue" Bland united tough-as-pavement blues singing with heartbroken Southern R&B, and helped to create chitlin-circuit soul as we know it now. Too raw for most oldies radio, Bland was a major presence in his time: 30 of these 50 songs hit the pop charts, and almost all of them were significant R&B hits. The first disc-and-a-half documents his long-running Duke Records collaboration (in Chicago, Texas, and Nashville) with trumpeter Joe Scott, who wrote ambitious arrangements that ran from tender love-man pop to howling, honking blues terrorism, but usually gave Bland a chance to emote harder than his microphone could handle. The remainder finds Little Boy Blue on his own in L.A. in the '70s, spicing up smoother blues-inflected soul (and even a stab at light disco, "It Ain't the Real Thing") with the famous squall in his voice. --Douglas Wolk Amazon.com

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Lovin' Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Robey, Don
  2. It's My Life, Baby - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Robey, Don
  3. I Woke up Screaming - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Headen, Willie
  4. You've Got Bad Intentions - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Scott, Joseph
  5. I Smell Trouble - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Robey, Don
  6. Farther up the Road - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Robey, Don
  7. Little Boy Blue - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Scott, Joseph
  8. I'm Not Ashamed - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Scott, Joseph
  9. I'll Take Care of You - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Benton, Brook
  10. Lead Me On - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  11. Cry Cry Cry - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  12. I've Been Wrong So Long - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  13. I Pity the Fool - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  14. Don't Cry No More - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  15. Ain't That Lovin' You - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  16. Who Will the Next Fool Be? - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rich, Charlie
  17. Stormy Monday Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Hines, Earl
  18. Turn on Your Love Light - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  19. Yield Not to Temptation - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  20. 36-22-36 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  21. Call on Me - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  22. That's the Way Love Is - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  23. Ain't Nothing You Can Do - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  24. Share Your Love With Me - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  25. Blind Man - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  26. Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 1 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  27. These Hands - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  28. I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around) - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Otis, Clyde
  29. Good Time Charlie, Pt. 1 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
Disc 2
  1. Poverty - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Clark, Dave
  2. You're All I Need - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Woods, Pearl
  3. That Did It - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Clark, Dave
  4. Driftin' Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Moore, Johnny [2] T
  5. Save Your Love for Me - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Johnson, Buddy
  6. Rockin' in the Same Old Boat - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  7. Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But the Blues) - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  8. Chains of Love - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Nugetre, Ahmet
  9. If You Got a Heart - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  10. Do What You Set Out to Do - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  11. Goin' Down Slow - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Oden, James Burke
  12. This Time I'm Gone for Good - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Malone, Deadric
  13. Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Price, Michael
  14. I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Price, Michael
  15. Yolanda - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Moore, Daniel
  16. I Take It on Home - Bobby "Blue" Bland, ODell, Kenny
  17. It Ain't the Real Thing - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Price, Michael
  18. Let the Good Times Rol - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Moore, Fleecie
  19. The Soul of a Man - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bland, Bobby
  20. Soon as the Weather Breaks - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bland, Bobby
  21. Recess in Heaven - Bobby "Blue" Bland, Vee, Pea

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (9 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteExcellent!Quote
What can I say that hasn't already been said??
Bobby is the man (period)
And to top it all off, Amazon has a great price for this Anthology CD. Dont even think about downloading per track! You will be looking at about $45-$50 bucks. And the free shipping... just cant be beat.
There are at least 30 "hits" on this CD of 50. Excellent value July 29, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteTalking about the bluesQuote
Yeah, this is what I mean when I say, "talking about the blues". This is it. Bobby Blue Bland is the man!!!! That roughness in his voice is it!!! Sit down, pull your shoes off, relax and listen to this!!!! You need no other!!!! My husband and I love it!!! We have all of Bobby's cds AND some tapes (we're from the "ole school").

B.T. April 20, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteBobby Bland AnthologyQuote
How many artists have been covered by the Grateful Dead ("One More Saturday Night"), been sampled by Jay-Z ("Ain't No Love In the Heart of the City"), and played with B.B. King in concert? Just one: Bobby "Blue" Bland. Man, this guy is amazing. I religiously listen to the blues show on my local jazz radio station every weekend, but besides one live Albert Collins CD, some John Lee Hooker, and some Howlin' Wolf, I've almost never actually gone out and bought something I heard on that show. But when I heard Bobby's "Goin' Down Slow," I was transfixed. I had already arrived home in my Jeep, but I sat there through the five minute song, in awe, and I couldn't stop thinking how this was something that Dylan or Jerry Garcia would just LOVE (and that was before I knew that "One More Saturday Night" was actually a Bobby Bland cover!). Well, about half the stuff on this Anthology is equally good. Just listen to the sound sample for "Poverty," as well as the songs I've already mentioned. Check Bobby Bland out for yourself and you won't be disappointed. February 24, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteThe Blues ManQuote
You can't think about downhome blues without thinking about Bobby Bland. Even though he has a more sophisticated style of singing the blues, his singing will put you in a bluesy mood. September 23, 2005

rating: 5 QuoteWONDERFUL!Quote
This cd is the best option for avid Bobby Bland fans. It has every song that you might possibly want and some you may have forgotten. For the price, its optimum. August 15, 2005

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