One Kind Favor

Geffen Records, 2008, Audio CD

Product 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."

Tracks Information

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

Product Details

Title: One Kind Favor
Sales Rank: 205 in Music
Artist: B.B. King
Label: Geffen Records, 2008-08-26, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

King Does Us One Kind Favor By Recording This Album: 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… More reviews

As Good as Ever: Amazing he can still sing this way at his age.
Best stuff in years.
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A kind favor from B.B. King: 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… More reviews

Your Majesty, your crown's still lookin' fine: 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.… More reviews

BB is the King of Blues: I have really enjoyed 'One kind Favor' by BB, one of his best, but can't give it 5 stars. While it is very good, it's not as good as 'Blues on the Bayou', my all time favorite CD by BB.… More reviews