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Released
  
October 20, 1998

Blues on the Bayou (1998)
  
Live in Japan (1999)

Release date
  
20 October 1998

Label
  
MCA Records

Artist
  
B.B. King

Producer
  
B.B. King

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Recorded
  
1998 at Dockside Studio, Maurice, LA.

Genres
  
Blues, Rhythm and blues, Soul music

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

Similar
  
BB King albums, Blues albums

Blues on the Bayou is the thirty sixth studio album by B. B. King, released in 1998.

Contents

In the CD liner notes, B.B. King writes: "Of the many records Lucille and I have had the pleasure of recording over the years, this one is especially close to my heart. It's also one of the most relaxed and, for me, satisfying [...] No one was telling us what to do. No one needed to tell us what to do." He adds that he considers the band playing on this album as his best ever and that he got to the studio with the idea of keeping the music simple ("I've felt the urge to go back to basics."). With this state of mind, the record was cut in four days: "Found some old B. B. King songs. Wrote some new ones. [...] All live, all real. No overdubs, no high-tech tricks. Just basic blues."

The album won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by B.B. King; except where indicated

  1. "Blues Boys Tune" - 3:25
  2. "Bad Case of Love" - 5:28
  3. "I'll Survive" - 4:53 (B.B. King, Sam Ling)
  4. "Mean Ole' World" - 4:29
  5. "Blues Man" - 5:20
  6. "Broken Promise" - 3:34 (B.B. King, Sam Ling)
  7. "Darlin' What Happened" - 5:26 (B.B. King, Sam Ling)
  8. "Shake It Up and Go" - 3:10 (B.B. King, Jules Taub)
  9. "Blues We Like" - 5:08
  10. "Good Man Gone Bad" - 3:20 (B.B. King, Jules Taub, F. Walsh)
  11. "If I Lost You" - 4:57 (B.B. King, Jules Taub)
  12. "Tell Me Baby" - 3:26 (B.B. King, Sam Ling)
  13. "I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need" - 4:37 (B.B. King, D. Clark)
  14. "Blues in G" - 3:28
  15. "If That Ain't It I Quit" - 3:20

Personnel

  • B.B. King - Guitar, vocals
  • James Bolden - Bandleader, trumpet
  • Walter R. King - Contractor
  • Tony Coleman - Percussion
  • Calep Emphrey, Jr. - Drums
  • Melvin Jackson - Saxophone
  • Leon Warren - Guitar
  • Michael Doster - Bass
  • James Sells Toney - Keyboards
  • Stanley Abernathy - Trumpet
  • Phil Marshall - String arrangements
  • Tony Daigle - Recording engineer
  • Jim Watts - Assistant recording engineer
  • John Porter - Mixing
  • Joe McGrath - Mixing engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
  • Gary Ashley - A&R
  • Sidney A. Seidenberg - Executive producer

    • Recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, LA; Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA; Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, CA

    Songs

    1Blues Boys Tune3:29
    2Bad Case of Love5:29
    3I'll Survive4:51

    References

    Blues on the Bayou Wikipedia
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