pre order expected 19/07/24
Description
THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACKS - 180g VIRGIN VINYL. Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the main creators of the modern soul blues sound.
Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a style that mixed gospel with blues and R&B. His anguished voice, with charisma and melisma to spare, was a confident and expressive instrument.
Presented here is Bland's outstanding debut LP for Duke Records, Two Steps from the Blues, originally released in January 1961, one of the key albums in modern blues, marking a turning point when juke joint blues became seamlessly blended with gospel and southern soul.
#5 on the Down Beat magazine ranking of the 50 Top Blues Albums of the Past 50 Years
AllMusic:
"An excellent, essential blues album - one of the greatest ever released."
Two Steps from the Blues
Artist Bobby Bland
Format:Vinyl / 12" Album
Label:Blues Joint
Catalogue No:8028
Barcode:8436563185700
Genre:Soul - Blues
No of Discs:1
Release Date:19 Jul 2024
Track Listings
Disc 1
1Two Steps from the Blues
2Cry Cry Cry
3I'm Not Ashamed
4Don't Cry No More
5Lead Me On
6I Pity the Fool
7How Does a Cheatin' Woman Feel?
8Farther Up the Road
9Who Will the Next Fool Be?
10I've Just Got to Forget You
11Little Boy Blue
12St. James Infirmary
13I'll Take Care of You
14I Don't Want No Woman
15I've Been Wrong So Long
16Your Friends
17Stormy Monday Blues
