Bobby "Blue" Bland
Bobby "Blue" Bland - Further On Up The Road: The Duke Recordings 1955-1962 vinyl 2-LP Set
Double vinyl LP pressing. This 2016 compilation from Southern Routes presents a powerful set of Bobby Blue Bland's sublime recordings for Don Robey's Houston TX-based, Duke Records, originally released from 1955 through the end of 1962. During this term his music was a tour de force, Bland's powerhouse vocals backed by savage, slashing guitars. He delivered hit after hit and by 1961 with the release of his legendary LP Two Steps From The Blues (included herein) Bobby Bland had redefined Texas electric blues and Southern soul simultaneously. This is excellent, essential music - without a doubt, some of the greatest blues and soul material ever recorded. 32 tracks.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | It's My Life Baby | |
| A2 | Time Out | |
| A3 | You've Got Bad Intentions | |
| A4 | I Don't Believe | |
| A6 | I Learned My Lesson | |
| A7 | I Don't Want No Woman | |
| A8 | I Smell Trouble | |
| B1 | Bobby's Blues | |
| B2 | Loan Me A Helping Hand | |
| B3 | Little Boy Blue | |
| B4 | You Got Me (Where You Want Me) | |
| B5 | Farther Up The Road | |
| B6 | I'm Not Ashamed | |
| B7 | I'll Take Care Of You | |
| B8 | Cry, Cry, Cry | |
| C1 | I Pity The Fool | |
| C2 | Two Steps From The Blues | |
| C3 | How Does A Cheatin' Woman Feel | |
| C4 | St. James Infirmary | |
| C5 | Stormy Monday Blues | |
| C6 | I've Just Got To Forget You | |
| C7 | Ain't That Lovin' You | |
| C8 | I've Been Wrong So Long | |
| D1 | Who Will The Next Fool Be | |
| D2 | Turn On Your Love Light | |
| D3 | Your Friends | |
| D4 | Yield Not To Temptation | |
| D5 | The Feeling Is Gone | |
| D6 | 36-22-36 | |
| D7 | Call On Me | |
| D8 | That's The Way Love Is |
