Album

Two Steps From The Blues

Bobby Bland

1961 · Funk / Soul, Blues

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Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland

Two Steps From The Blues is a Blues album by Bobby Bland, originally released in 1961. On Gatefold: 48 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.

About

Bobby "Blue" Bland’s soulful vision arrived fully formed with this early-'60s debut. Flanked by gloomy horns and gut-punching skins, the crooner drowns blues, R&B, and rock ’n’ roll in a flood of tears. On one heartbreaking ballad after another, Bland masterfully plays the hurt fool—a man not too proud to grovel before his woman. When he doesn’t get the love he so desperately desires, which is often, his velvety voice gives way to ferocious wails that blast the music to smithereens.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Two Steps From The Blues
  2. A2Cry Cry Cry
  3. A3I'm Not Ashamed
  4. A4Don't Cry No More
  5. A5Lead Me On
  6. A6I Pity The Fool

Side B

  1. B1I've Just Got To Forget You
  2. B2Little Boy Blue
  3. B3St. James Infirmary
  4. B4I'll Take Care Of You
  5. B5I Don't Want No Woman
  6. B6I've Been Wrong So Long

Sound DNA

  • Blues
  • Chicago & Electric Blues
  • gritty
  • swaggering
  • smoky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

First pressing with purple and gold Duke labels.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bobby BlandFEATURING VOCALS
  • Hamp SimmonsBASS
  • John Jabo StarksDRUMS
  • Teddy ReynoldsPIANO
  • Wayne BennettGUITAR
  • Bill Harvey's OrchestraORCHESTRA
  • Clarence HollimonGUITAR
  • Connie Mack BookerPIANO
  • Joseph ScottARRANGED BY, TRUMPET LEADER, TRUMPET TRUMPET, ARRANGED BY
  • L. A. HillTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Melvin JacksonTRUMPET
  • Pluma DavisTROMBONE
  • Rayfield DeversBARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Robert SkinnerTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Sonny FreemanDRUMS
  • Unknown ArtistALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE BACKING VOCALS
  • Wayne BennetGUITAR

8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 48 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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