Anthology (Bonus Tracks) (2001) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Uni/mca UPC: 00008811259624 Release Date: 6/5/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60483056 Item#: MK2QWK Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Lovin' Blues ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 2. It's My Life, Baby ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 3. I Woke Up Screaming ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 4. You've Got Bad Intentions ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 5. I Smell Trouble ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 6. Farther Up The Road ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 7. Little Boy Blue ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 8. I'm Not Ashamed ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 9. I'll Take Care Of You ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 10. Lead Me On ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 11. Cry, Cry, Cry ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 12. I've Been Wrong So Long ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 13. I Pity The Fool ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 14. Don't Cry No More ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 15. Ain't That Lovin' You ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 16. Who Will The Next Fool Be? ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 17. Stormy Monday Blues ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 18. Turn On Your Love Light ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 19. Yield Not To Temptation ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 20. 36-22-36 ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 21. Call On Me ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 22. That's The Way Love Is ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 23. Ain't Nothing You Can Do ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 24. Share Your Love With Me ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 25. Blind Man ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 26. Ain't Doin' Too Bad Part 1 ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 27. These Hands (Small But Mighty) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 28. I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 29. Good Time Charlie (Part 1) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Poverty ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 2. You're All I Need ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 3. That Did It ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 4. Driftin' Blues ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 5. Save Your Love For Me ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 6. Rockin' In The Same Old Boat ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 7. Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' (But The Blues) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 8. Chains Of Love ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 9. If You Got A Heart ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 10. Do What You Set Out To Do ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 11. Goin' Down Slow - (stereo single edit) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 12. This Time I'm Gone For Good - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 13. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 14. I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 15. Yolanda - (stereo single) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 16. I Take It On Home ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 17. It Ain't The Real Thing - (stereo single) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 18. Let The Good Times Roll - (live, with B.B. King) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 19. Soul Of A Man, The - (stereo single) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 20. Soon As The Weather Breaks - (stereo, single) ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland 21. Recess In Heaven ~ Bobby "Blue" Bland (P) 2001 Geffen Records (C) 2001 MCA Records Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Roy Gaines, Clarence Holliman, Auburn "Pat" Hare, Wayne Bennett, Gerald Sims, Freddy Robinson, Spence Bean, Ray Parker, Jr. (guitar); Johnny Board, Bobby Forte, Jimmy Beck, Bill Harvey, Rayfield Davers, Melvin Jackson, Theodore Arthur, Jerome Richardson, Red Holloway (saxophone); Joe Scott, Melvin Jackson, Henry Boozier, Joseph Harden, Tommy Ferguson, Snooky Young (trumpet); Pluma Davis, Al Thomas (trombone); Connie Mack Booker, Skippy Brooks, Teddy Reynolds (piano); Hamp Simmons, Phil Upchurch, Charles Green (bass); Sonny Freeman, John "Jabo" Starks, Harrell Porter, Charles Polk (drums); Anita Kerr Singers (background vocals). Recorded between 1952 & 1977. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl. All tracks have been digitally remastered. There are a number of excellent Bobby "Blue" Bland collections on the market, but MCA's ANTHOLOGY may outdistance them all. A beautifully compiled and packaged set, ANTHOLOGY covers three decades of the singer's career. Bland's work from the 1980s and after is not represented here, but that's a small matter, since many of his finest recordings (cut on a variety of labels, many of them small independents) date from the '60s and early '70s. It was this material--a sophisticated combination of gutbucket Texas blues and emotive R&B crooning--that came to define the soul sound of the chitlin' circuit Those familiar with Bland's work will recognize all of the singer's R&B chart classics (from "I Pity the Fool" to "Turn on Your Lovelight" to "Who Will The Next Fool Be?"), as well as important album cuts, while an unreleased live tune shows just how much Bland stretches out in concert. Detailed liner notes give plenty of background on both the recording sessions and Bland himself, but best of all is the remastered sound, which sparkles, and brings Bland's rich voice and uniquely moving delivery into crisp definition. As either an introduction to the legendary vocalist, or as a comprehensive recap for long-time fans, it is impossible to go wrong with ANTHOLOGY.   Artist Overview Bobby "Blue" Bland is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the blues world. Growing up in Memphis, he was influenced by gospel and country as well as blues, and his style has always shown a broader scope than that of most bluesmen. Early on he worked as a valet/driver for B.B. King, but eventually the two men would work together as peers. Bland began recording in the early '50s, but it was his '60s recordings, including the classics "I Pity the Fool" and "Turn on Your Lovelight" that would make him immortal. Among blues musicians his influence is seminal, and in the rock world, everyone from Eric Clapton to the Grateful Dead has reverently covered Bland's material. Artist Influences Billy Eckstine | Blind Lemon Jefferson | Herb Jeffries | Johnny Hartman | Muddy Waters | Nat "King" Cole | Reverend C.L. Franklin | Sonny Boy Williamson | T-Bone Walker Artist Contemporaries B.B. King | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown | Earl Forest | Ike Turner | Johnnie Taylor | Johnny Ace (50's) | Junior Parker | Otis Rush | Percy Mayfield | Rosco Gordon | Willie Nix Artist Followers Boz Scaggs | Don Covay | Eric Clapton | King Ernest | Marvin Gaye | Mighty Sam McClain | O.V. Wright | Otis Redding | Solomon Burke | Van Morrison | Weepin' Willie Robinson   Compilation Appearances Vol. 3-Blues Is Alright Vol. 1-All Time Classic Blues Vol. 9-Oldies But Goodies Z Zelebration Music Never Stopped-Roots Of T Last Soul Company Last Soul Company Pure Blues Vol. 4-Blues Is Alright Golden Oldies Vol 7 20th Century Masters Best Of 20th Century Masters Best Of Blues Story Gold:blues Express Yourself:soul In The 20th Cen Blowing The Fuse 30 R&b Classics 1957 Farther On Up The Road   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 06/05/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 112 596 Label : MCA Records (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 156m : 1s Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00008811259624    Product Image