Bobby Bland - Turn on Your Love Light: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2. [2 CD, 1994/FLAC]

 

Bobby Bland earned his enduring blues superstar status the hard way: without a guitar, harmonica, or any other instrument to fall back upon. All Bland had to offer was his magnificent voice, a tremendously powerful instrument in his early heyday, injected with charisma and melisma to spare.

The fifty selections on Turn on Your Love Light - The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 (with material from1960-1964) represents Bobby "Blue" Bland at the height of his powers. By 1960, he had been ensconced at Duke for several years, and label owner Don Robey had successfully assembled a musical crew that consistently worked wonders with the singer in the studio. Not surprisingly, this set contains the largest number of titles with which even the most casual fan of Bland will be familiar.

 

 

  • Bobby "Blue" Bland- (Vocals),
  • Clifford Scott- (Sax Alto),
  • Jimmy Beck- (Sax Alto,Tenor),
  • Wayne Bennett- (Guitar),
  • Johnny Board- (Sax Alto, Tenor),
  • Skippy Brooks- (Piano),
  • Rayfield Davers- (Sax Baritone),
  • Pluma Davis- (Trombone),
  • Bobby Forte- (Sax Tenor),
  • Hamp Simmons- (Bass),
  • L.A. Hill- (Sax Tenor),
  • John "Jabo" Starks- (Drums),
  • Teddy Reynolds- (Piano).

Disc 1

1. How Does a Cheatin' Woman Feel
2. St. James Infirmary
3. I've Just Got to Forget You
4. Jelly Jelly Jelly
5. Ain't that Lovin' You
6. You're the One (that I Adore)
7. Who Will the Next Fool Be
8. Blue Moon
9. Blues in the Night
10. Twistin' Up the Road
11. Stormy Monday Blues
12. Turn on Your Love Light
13. Your Friends
14. Yield Not to Temptation
15. You're Worth It All
16. No Sweeter Girl
17. The Feeling is Gone
18. 36-22-36
19. Call on Me
20. That's the Way Love Is
21. Ain't it a Good Thing
22. Cry Lover Cry
23. Honky Tonk
24. Queen for a Day
25. I Can't Stop Singing

Disc 2

1. Sometimes You Gotta Cry a Little
2. Honey Child
3. I'll Call You Tomorrow*
4. Dust Got In Daddy's Eyes
5. If I Hadn't Called You Back
6. Ain't Nothing You Can Do
7. Share Your Love with Me
8. Care for Me
9. After It's Too Late
10. Today
11. Black Night (LP version)
12. For Men Only*
13. The Greatest
14. Black Night (45 version)
15. Blind Man
16. Steal Away
17. If You Could Read My Mind
18. Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Part 1
19. Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Part 2
20. I Won't Forget
21. Loneliness Hurts
22. When You Put Me Down
23. I'm Gonna Cry
24. Reconsider Baby
25. Ain't No Telling

*previously unreleased
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