Name: The Anthology [2 CD]
Brand: Bland, Bobby 'Blue'
SKU: 8833
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The Anthology [2 Discs]

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Album: The Anthology
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Lovin' Blues Single Version	More Info...	3:17
2)	It's My Life Baby Single Version	More Info...	2:43
3)	I Woke Up Screaming Single Version	More Info...	2:46
4)	You've Got Bad Intentions Single Version	More Info...	2:32
5)	I Smell Trouble Single Version	More Info...	2:37
6)	Farther Up The Road Single Version	More Info...	2:58
7)	Little Boy Blue Single Version	More Info...	2:38
8)	I'm Not Ashamed Single Version	More Info...	2:35
9)	I'll Take Care Of You Single Version	More Info...	2:25
10)	Lead Me On Single Version	More Info...	2:05
11)	Cry, Cry, Cry Single Version	More Info...	2:43
12)	I've Been Wrong So Long Single Version	More Info...	2:20
13)	I Pity The Fool Single Version	More Info...	2:42
14)	Don't Cry No More Album Version	More Info...	2:28
15)	Ain't That Lovin' You Single Version	More Info...	2:32
16)	Who Will The Next Fool Be? Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:27
17)	Stormy Monday Blues Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	4:09
18)	Turn On Your Love Light Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:38
19)	Yield Not To Temptation Single Version	More Info...	2:36
20)	36-22-36 Album Version	More Info...	2:52
21)	Call On Me Single Version	More Info...	2:32
22)	That's The Way Love Is Single Version	More Info...	2:37
23)	Ain't Nothing You Can Do Single Version	More Info...	2:29
24)	Share Your Love With Me Single Version	More Info...	2:42
25)	Blind Man Single Version	More Info...	3:26
26)	Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Part 1 Single Version	More Info...	2:42
27)	These Hands (Small But Mighty) Single Version	More Info...	2:22
28)	I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around) Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:35
29)	Good Time Charlie (Part 1) Single Version	More Info...	2:33
	Disc 2
1)	Poverty Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:07
2)	You're All I Need Single Version	More Info...	2:52
3)	That Did It Single Version	More Info...	3:28
4)	Driftin' Blues Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	3:26
5)	Save Your Love For Me Single Version	More Info...	3:31
6)	Rockin' In The Same Old Boat Single Version	More Info...	3:33
7)	Ask Me 'Bout Nothing Single Version	More Info...	3:39
8)	Chains Of Love Single Version	More Info...	3:15
9)	If You Got A Heart Single Version	More Info...	2:40
10)	Do What You Set Out To Do Single Version	More Info...	3:29
11)	Goin' Down Slow Single Edit	More Info...	3:43
12)	This Time I'm Gone For Good	More Info...	8:53
13)	Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City Single Version	More Info...	3:51
14)	I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	3:17
15)	Yolanda Single Edit	More Info...	3:08
16)	I Take It On Home	More Info...	3:32
17)	It Ain't The Real Thing Single Version	More Info...	3:18
18)	Let The Good Times Roll Live At Coconut Grove/1976/Single Version	More Info...	5:27
19)	The Soul Of A Man Single Edit	More Info...	3:03
20)	Soon As The Weather Breaks Single Edit	More Info...	3:25
21)	Recess In Heaven Single Version	More Info...	4:37

Album: The Anthology
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Lovin' Blues Single Version	More Info...	3:17
2)	It's My Life Baby Single Version	More Info...	2:43
3)	I Woke Up Screaming Single Version	More Info...	2:46
4)	You've Got Bad Intentions Single Version	More Info...	2:32
5)	I Smell Trouble Single Version	More Info...	2:37
6)	Farther Up The Road Single Version	More Info...	2:58
7)	Little Boy Blue Single Version	More Info...	2:38
8)	I'm Not Ashamed Single Version	More Info...	2:35
9)	I'll Take Care Of You Single Version	More Info...	2:25
10)	Lead Me On Single Version	More Info...	2:05
11)	Cry, Cry, Cry Single Version	More Info...	2:43
12)	I've Been Wrong So Long Single Version	More Info...	2:20
13)	I Pity The Fool Single Version	More Info...	2:42
14)	Don't Cry No More Album Version	More Info...	2:28
15)	Ain't That Lovin' You Single Version	More Info...	2:32
16)	Who Will The Next Fool Be? Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:27
17)	Stormy Monday Blues Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	4:09
18)	Turn On Your Love Light Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:38
19)	Yield Not To Temptation Single Version	More Info...	2:36
20)	36-22-36 Album Version	More Info...	2:52
21)	Call On Me Single Version	More Info...	2:32
22)	That's The Way Love Is Single Version	More Info...	2:37
23)	Ain't Nothing You Can Do Single Version	More Info...	2:29
24)	Share Your Love With Me Single Version	More Info...	2:42
25)	Blind Man Single Version	More Info...	3:26
26)	Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Part 1 Single Version	More Info...	2:42
27)	These Hands (Small But Mighty) Single Version	More Info...	2:22
28)	I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around) Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:35
29)	Good Time Charlie (Part 1) Single Version	More Info...	2:33
	Disc 2
1)	Poverty Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	2:07
2)	You're All I Need Single Version	More Info...	2:52
3)	That Did It Single Version	More Info...	3:28
4)	Driftin' Blues Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	3:26
5)	Save Your Love For Me Single Version	More Info...	3:31
6)	Rockin' In The Same Old Boat Single Version	More Info...	3:33
7)	Ask Me 'Bout Nothing Single Version	More Info...	3:39
8)	Chains Of Love Single Version	More Info...	3:15
9)	If You Got A Heart Single Version	More Info...	2:40
10)	Do What You Set Out To Do Single Version	More Info...	3:29
11)	Goin' Down Slow Single Edit	More Info...	3:43
12)	This Time I'm Gone For Good	More Info...	8:53
13)	Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City Single Version	More Info...	3:51
14)	I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Single Version (Stereo)	More Info...	3:17
15)	Yolanda Single Edit	More Info...	3:08
16)	I Take It On Home	More Info...	3:32
17)	It Ain't The Real Thing Single Version	More Info...	3:18
18)	Let The Good Times Roll Live At Coconut Grove/1976/Single Version	More Info...	5:27
19)	The Soul Of A Man Single Edit	More Info...	3:03
20)	Soon As The Weather Breaks Single Edit	More Info...	3:25
21)	Recess In Heaven Single Version	More Info...	4:37

Performer Notes

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.
Personnel: Clarence Holliman, Dean Parks, Freddy Robinson , Gerald Sims, Larry Carlton, Mel Brown , Roy Gaines, Wayne Bennett, Ben Benay (guitar); Jimmy Beck, Johnny Board, Bobby Forte (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Monk Higgins (tenor saxophone); Rayfield Davers (baritone saxophone); Joe Scott , Henry Boozier (trumpet); George Bohannon, Pluma Davis (trombone); Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Ernie Watts, Jack Kelson, Jr., Paul Hubinon (horns); Michael Omartian (piano, organ); Skippy Brooks, Teddy Reynolds, David Ervin, Johnny Ace , Laythan Armor (piano); Earl Forest, Ed Greene, Sonny Freeman (drums); Warren Haygood (percussion); Ginger Blake, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard Waters (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.
Recording information: Chicago, IL (1952); Detroit, MI (1952); Houston (1952); Los Angeles, CA (1952); Memphis (1952); Nashville, TN (1952); Whisky A-Go-Go (1952).
Arrangers: Jay Wellington; George Butcher.
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.