Bobby Blue Bland

"Bobby Blue Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Duke Recordings"

Bobby Bland's purr-to-a-scream vocals quickly made him an R&B star in an era when rougher-hewn blues masters such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf had fallen from the charts. Bland, a former valet for B.B. King, established himself with both up-tempo workouts ("Farther Up the Road," "I Pity the Fool") and devastatingly subtle ballad readings ("I'll Take Care of You," "Stormy Monday Blues"). Greatest Hits, Vol. One is a generous sampling of the discs that made him a steady seller throughout the '60s. A second CD chronicles his work in the '70s after Duke Records, his longtime label, was sold to ABC. --Rickey Wright

1. Farther Up The Road
2. I'll Take Care Of You
3. I Pity The Fool
4. Cry, Cry, Cry
5. Don't Cry No More
6. Ain't That Lovin' You
7. Who Will The Next Fool Be?
8. Turn On Your Love Light
9. Stormy Monday Blues
10. Yeild Not To Temptation
11. That's The Way Love Is
12. Call On Me
13. These Hands (Small But Mighty)
14. That Did It
15. Good Time Charlie, Part One
16. Chains Of Love

"Bobby Blue Bland - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Duke Recordings"