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One Kind Favor
One Kind Favor
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List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $6.61
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(based on 36 reviews)
Sales Rank: 214
Category: Music

Artist: B.b. King
Publisher: Geffen Records
Studio: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Label: Geffen Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4

MPN: 001179102
UPC: 602517812413
EAN: 0602517812413
ASIN: B001CT05XA

Release Date: August 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Tracks:

  • See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - B.B. King, Jefferson, Lemon
  • I Get So Weary - B.B. King, Williams, Jean
  • Get These Blues off Me - B.B. King, Walker, Lee Vida
  • How Many More Years - B.B. King, Burnett, Chester
  • Waiting for Your Call - B.B. King, Walker, T-Bone
  • My Love Is Down - B.B. King, Johnson, Lonnie
  • The World Gone Wrong - B.B. King, Mississippi Sheiks
  • Blues Before Sunrise - B.B. King, Hooker, John L.
  • Midnight Blues - B.B. King, Henry, John Willie
  • Backwater Blues - B.B. King, Johnson, Lonnie
  • Sitting on Top of the World - B.B. King, Mississippi Sheiks
  • Tomorrow Night - B.B. King, Johnson, Lonnie

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
B.B. King returns to his blues roots with the help of producer T Bone Burnett on "One Kind Favor,". The legendary artist is backed on the effort by pianist Dr. John, drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Nathan East. The track list includes such blues chestnuts as Big Bill Broonzy's "Backwater Blues," Lonnie Johnson's "Tomorrow Night," Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" and T-Bone Walker's "I Get So Weary."


Customer Reviews:   Read 31 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The legend performs to his true status   December 14, 2008
What a wonderful late career tour d'force. So good to hear the King on songs he hasn't recorded before, supported by world beating production from T Bone Burnett and magnificent players like Dr John and Jim Kelter. Nathan East's acoustic bass is a special stand out.
This record is just a gem, the warmth of tone, understated playing and love of blues oozes out of every track.
If you love the blues, you'll loves this. Buy it, play it, recommend it.



5 out of 5 stars King Does Us One Kind Favor By Recording This Album   December 2, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

83 years old! 83 years old for God's sake, and he's still not only putting out albums, but damn good albums!! BB King's new album is a wonderful experience. He plays covers of classic blues tunes in his own special way, and sounds as fresh as he ever did. I had read that in the studio the aim was to sound like his older 50s recordings, and this was achieved for sure. I still just get constantly amazed when I think of King's age and track record. You think 50 Cent or the friggin' Jonas Brothers are gonna be recording albums at 83?
Not much else I can say about BB King here except that the album is great(as to be expected anyway), and it's more than worth the purchase. If King still sounds this invigorating I can only hope he's got at least two more albums left in him!



4 out of 5 stars As Good as Ever   October 24, 2008
Amazing he can still sing this way at his age.
Best stuff in years.



5 out of 5 stars A kind favor from B.B. King   October 19, 2008
As a Blues fan this album is a big favor for me. I like better B.B. King of the old times. But this new cd is something else. Like his early days, B.B. King is focused on creativity in singing as well as playing the guitar.

There are those Blues Ballads only B.B. King can make the justice with: "Get These Blues Off Me", "My Love Is Down", "Waiting For Your Call".

Some songs are in style B.B. King didn't do so far. "Tommorow Night" , a sweet Ballad B.B. challenges himself it is a bit outside most of his repertoire over the years, "How Many More Years" the rough Chicago Blues, both are dealt well in his hands.

My 3 favorite were "I Get So Weary", because the power singing, "The World Gone Wrong", because this old melody was revived so beautifully in the hands of B.B. King, and "Backwater Blues" for the guitar on this slow Blues.



5 out of 5 stars Your Majesty, your crown's still lookin' fine   October 15, 2008
  4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Memphis, TN lays claim to two Kings and one still rules with his Queen, Lucille, by his side. BB King hardly sounds like he's over 80 in this collection of blues standards. You've heard this music before and you'll hear it again, but mark my words you will remember these versions of the songs.

Other reviewers have said it better. I'm just contributing to this product's star rating, but I will say honestly. You are doing yourself a good dozen kind favors when you buy this CD.

BB, may you reign long and prosper.

Rebecca Kyle, October 2008


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