Blues on the Bayou

Blues on the Bayou
Blues on the Bayou
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	October 20, 1998
Recorded	1998 at Dockside Studio, Maurice, Louisiana
Genre	Blues, R&B, soul
Label	MCA Records
Producer	B.B. King
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[2]

Blues on the Bayou is the thirty sixth studio album by B.B. King, released in 1998.^[1]

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

"Blues Boys Tune" - 3:25
"Bad Case of Love" - 5:28
"I'll Survive" - 4:53 (B.B. King, )
"Mean Ole' World" - 4:29
"Blues Man" - 5:20
"Broken Promise" - 3:34 (B.B. King, )
"Darlin' What Happened"(B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari ) - 5:26
"Shake It Up and Go" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 3:10
"Blues We Like" - 5:08
"Good Man Gone Bad" (B.B. King, Jules Taub, )- 3:20
"If I Lost You" (B.B. King, Jules Taub) - 4:57
"Tell Me Baby" (B.B. King, Saul Samuel Bihari ) - 3:26
"I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need" (B.B. King, ) - 4:37
"Blues in G" - 3:28
"If That Ain't It I Quit" - 3:20^[1]

Personnel[]

B.B. King - electric guitar,lead vocals
James Bolden - trumpet, bandleader
Walter R. King - contractor
Tony Coleman - percussions
Calep Emphrey Jr. - drums
Melvin Jackson - saxophones
Leon Warren - electric rhythm guitar
Michael Doster - bass guitar
James Sells Toney - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Stanley Abernathy - trumpet
Phil Marshall - orchestrations
Tony Daigle - engineer
Jim Watts - assistant engineer
John Porter, Joe McGrath - mixing engineers
Stephen Marcussen - mastering engineer
Gary Ashley - A&R
Sidney A. Seidenberg - Executive producer^[3]

Recorded at Dockside Studio, Maurice, Louisiana; Mixed at Sound Castle, Los Angeles, California; Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Blues on the Bayou - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ "Blues on the Bayou - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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[AMG-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Blues on the Bayou - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

[Penguin-2] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[3] "Blues on the Bayou - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

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Studio albums	1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: Blues on Top of Blues Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1982: Love Me Tender 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B.B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1968: His Best - The Electric B.B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Jack, You're Dead" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
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