- Audio CD (Mar 11 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import, Live
- Label: Malaco
- ASIN: B000089IZC
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Where Do I Go From Here |
| 2. I Caught the Blues From Someone Else |
| 3. You Hit the Nail on the Head |
| 4. I've Got the Blues at Midnight |
| 5. Baby What's Wrong With You |
| 6. What a Wonderful World |
| 7. My Sunday's Comin' Soon |
| 8. This Man-Woman Thing |
| 9. The Only Thing Missing Is You |
| 10. I'm a Blues Man |
| 11. Ghetto Nights |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
The 73-year-old soul-blues master returns to form with this CD, recorded in Malaco's Jackson, Mississippi, studios and at Alabama's famed Muscle Shoals Sound. The playing is right and tight, from the graceful guitar fills of session aces Reggie Young and Jimmy Johnson on "My Sunday's Comin' Soon" to the Hammond B-3 organ tones that permeate the album. But what's best, of course, is hearing Bland tear into good tunes penned by a who's who of modern deep-soul songwriters including George Jackson ("I Caught the Blues from Someone Else") and Rue Davis ("I've Got the Blues at Midnight"). There's also a re-make of Z.Z. Hill's "I'm a Blues Man" that splits the difference between Delta dust and throbbing funk, with its acoustic Dobro intro giving way to pumping bass and a burst of loud, sweet electric slide. But most of these numbers stick to the kind of textbook arrangements Bland helped perfect with albums like his 1961 classic Two Steps from the Blues. And when Bland sings, "I'm an original, one of a kind," there's no disputing him. Despite the loss of his high falsetto to a tonsillectomy years ago, he's retained the ability to sculpt his warm low and mid-range notes so precisely that his phrases float along with Cadillac-style luxury and grace. --Ted Drozdowski
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5.0 out of 5 stars
His Best Malaco CD,
By A Customer
This review is from: Blues at Midnight (Audio CD)
The staff of writers and producers at Malaco Records keep improving on the company's sound: Rich, horn-fueled soul blues. This is the legendary Bobby Blue Bland's 12th for the company and like Little Milton's latest GUITAR MAN- it may be his best yet! It is impeccably produced and Bobby still sounds great. Especially gorgeous are "This Man Woman Thing", "Blues At Midnight", "Only Thing Missing Is You" and his fantastic cover of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World".
4.0 out of 5 stars
73 YearsOld And Still Got The Blues,
By A Customer (Deep South) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blues at Midnight (Audio CD)
This is album number 12 on Malaco Records and it keeps the successful formula of horn-drenched soul blues and smokey vocals going. At 73 years old it is expected that Mr. Bland would have lost some of that legendary voice (years of cigarettes no doubt)- and he has. Nevertheless, although no longer impressive in concert, he still sounds great in the studio. Bland is once again presented with sympathetic production and a strong set of songs, mostly from the usual hit-making suspects like George Jackson (the great "I Caught The Blues From Someone Else"- one of the highlights of this disc), Robert Johnson & Sam Mosley (Artie White's "You Hit The Nail On The Head" & "Baby What's Wrong With You") & Larry Addison ("My Sunday's Comin' Soon", the gorgeous "The Only Thing Missing Is You" and the epic album closer "Ghetto Nights"). But the best cut is "This Man-Woman Thing" with that upbeat horn-filled soul feel that the company is famous for- a sure-fire hit. Also, included is an understated cover of the Louis Armstrong chestnut, "What A Wonderful World". Very satisfying!
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