The Anthology

by Bobby Bland

The Anthology cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:35:40
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-disc anthology of the singer's Duke and Peacock recordings, the core of his catalogue. Bland's blend of blues, R&B and soul singing, heard on 'Turn On Your Love Light' and 'Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City', influenced generations of vocalists.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, rhythmic, acoustic, melodic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Lovin' Blues (3:15)
  2. It's My Life, Baby (2:39)
  3. Woke Up Screaming (2:44)
  4. You've Got Bad Intentions (2:29)
  5. I Smell Trouble (2:33)
  6. Farther Up The Road (2:56)
  7. Little Boy Blue (2:38)
  8. I'm Not Ashamed (2:32)
  9. I'll Take Care Of You (2:24)
  10. Lead Me On (2:04)
  11. Cry, Cry, Cry (2:38)
  12. I've Been Wrong So Long (2:18)
  13. I Pity The Fool (2:44)
  14. Don't Cry No More (2:24)
  15. Ain't That Lovin' You (2:31)
  16. Who Will The Next Fool Be? (2:25)
  17. Stormy Monday Blues (4:07)
  18. Turn On Your Love Light (2:35)
  19. Yield Not To Temptation (2:30)
  20. 36-22-36 (2:49)
  21. Call On Me (2:31)
  22. That's The Way Love Is (2:34)
  23. Ain't Nothing You Can Do (2:36)
  24. Share Your Love With Me (2:40)
  25. Blind Man (3:35)
  26. Ain't Doin' Too Bad, Pt. 1 (Single Version) (2:40)
  27. These Hands (Small But Mighty) (2:20)
  28. I'm Too Far Gone (To Turn Around) (2:35)
  29. Good Time Charlie (2:34)
  30. Poverty (2:08)
  31. You're All I Need (2:55)
  32. That Did It (3:29)
  33. Driftin' Blues (3:26)
  34. Save Your Love For Me (3:29)
  35. Rockin' In The Same Old Boat (3:32)
  36. Ask Me 'Bout Nothing (But The Blues) (3:40)
  37. Chains Of Love (3:15)
  38. If You Got A Heart (2:41)
  39. Do What You Set Out To Do (3:30)
  40. Goin' Down Slow (Single Edit) (3:43)
  41. This Time I'm Gone For Good (8:52)
  42. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (3:51)
  43. I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) (3:15)
  44. Yolanda (3:08)
  45. I Take It On Home (3:30)
  46. It Ain't The Real Thing (3:22)
  47. Let The Good Times Roll (Live At Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, 1976) (5:31)
  48. The Soul Of A Man (3:02)
  49. Soon As The Weather Breaks (3:24)
  50. Recess In Heaven (4:37)

Credits

  • Bobby Bland - primary artist, written-by
  • Henry Boozier - trumpet, written-by
  • Joseph Scott - trumpet, written-by
  • Clyde Otis - producer, written-by
  • David James Mattis - written-by
  • Don Robey - written-by
  • Ferdinand Washington - written-by
  • Willie Headen - written-by
  • Joe Veasey - written-by
  • Charles Harper - written-by
  • Brook Benton - written-by
  • Deadric Malone - written-by
  • Ray Agee - written-by
  • Charlie Rich - written-by
  • Billy Eckstine - written-by
  • Earl Hines - written-by
  • Robert Crowder - written-by
  • Al "TNT" Braggs - written-by
  • Belford Hendricks - written-by
  • Gil Caple - written-by
  • Dave Clark - written-by
  • Pearl Woods - written-by
  • Charles Brown - written-by
  • Eddie Williams - written-by
  • Johnny Moore - written-by
  • Buddy Johnson - written-by
  • Ahmet Ertegun - written-by
  • James B. Oden - written-by
  • Oscar Perry - written-by
  • Dan Walsh - written-by
  • Michael Price - written-by
  • Michael Omartian - written-by
  • Steve Barri - written-by
  • Daniel Moore - written-by
  • Kenny O'Dell - written-by
  • Fleecie Moore - written-by
  • Sam Theard - written-by
  • Margie Evans - written-by
  • Vee Pea - written-by
  • Joyce Stiger - written-by

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