There Is Always One More Time
There Is Always One More Time | ||||
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Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 46:03 | |||
Label | MCA[1] | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
B.B. King chronology | ||||
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There Is Always One More Time is an album by the American musician B.B. King, released in 1991.[2][3] It is dedicated to Doc Pomus, who cowrote the title song.[4] The first single was "Back in L.A."[5]
King wrote in the liner notes that There Is Always One More Time was his best album.[6]
Production
The album was produced by Stewart Levine.[7] Freddie Washington played bass; Jim Keltner played drums.[8][9] Joe Sample wrote most of the songs.[10] The title track contains a four-minute guitar solo.[11] King chose to incorporate gospel elements in many of the songs.[12]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Calgary Herald | B+[14] |
Chicago Tribune | [7] |
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [15] |
The San Diego Union-Tribune | [11] |
Windsor Star | B+[4] |
The New York Times wrote that "until the gospelly title song, both Mr. King's voice and guitar are obscured by horns, keyboards, backup vocals and booming drums; the album needs a remix to eliminate clutter and sweetening."[16] The Calgary Herald stated that King "comes back with a bluesy sashay that's contemporary and comfortable."[14]
The Toronto Star deemed the album "nice, laid-back blues."[17] Ebony concluded that "the gritty 'Mean and Evil' reflects his Mississippi upbringing, while the moving, melancholy title song is sure to be a blues classic."[18] The Chicago Tribune called "The Lowdown" "a classic after-hours blues, tailor-made for King's impassioned vocals."[7]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Joe Sample and Will Jennings; except where indicated
- "I'm Moving On" — 4:15
- "Back in L.A." — 5:00
- "The Blues Come over Me" — 5:13
- "Fool Me Once" — 4:18
- "The Lowdown" — 4:11
- "Mean and Evil" (Arthur Adams) — 4:20
- "Something up My Sleeve" (Arthur Adams) — 4:27
- "Roll, Roll, Roll" — 5:57
- "There Is Always One More Time" (Doc Pomus, Ken Hirsch) — 8:26
Personnel
- B.B. King – vocals, lead guitar
- Arthur Adams, Michael Landau – guitar
- Freddie Washington – bass guitar
- Joe Sample – piano
- Neil Larsen – keyboards, Hammond organ
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – background vocals
References
- ^ Abbott, Jim (4 Oct 1991). "In the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (26 July 1991). "RiverBlues Keeps Flowing, Growing". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16.
- ^ Anderson, John (11 Oct 1991). "Big Names in Blues Blow into Town". Part II. Newsday. p. 100.
- ^ a b Shaw, Ted (30 Nov 1991). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
- ^ Hall, Dave (13 Dec 1991). "Blues in the Key of L.A.". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 21.
- ^ Sinclair, David (November 9, 1991). "Rock Records". Features. The Times.
- ^ a b c Kening, Dan (23 Jan 1992). "Rave Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
- ^ Weatherford, Mike (31 Jan 1992). "King Comes Home". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1C.
- ^ Metella, Helen (9 Feb 1992). "B.B. King never better". Edmonton Journal. p. C5.
- ^ Esmonde, Donn (February 3, 1992). "No-Frills Thrills". The Buffalo News. pp. KG29–31.
- ^ a b Varga, George (November 17, 1991). "Five new albums for six-string lovers". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E2.
- ^ Eichenberger, Bill (February 6, 1992). "Downshift Really Won't Impede B.B.'s Blues". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 2.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "B.B. King – There Is Always One More Time". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Wagamese, Richard (27 Oct 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C5.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (13 Oct 1991). "Two Generations, Two Revivals of the Blues". The New York Times. p. A26.
- ^ Howell, Peter (23 Nov 1991). "B.B. King There Is Always One More Time". Toronto Star. p. F12.
- ^ Norment, Lynn (Jan 1992). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 47 (3): 18.
- v
- t
- e
- 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
- 1974: Friends
- 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
- 1988: King of the Blues: 1989
- 1991: There Is Always One More Time
- 1993: Blues Summit
- 1994: Heart to Heart
- 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
- 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
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
- 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"
- 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"
- "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"