[1] I'm Moving On (Jennings/Sample) - 4:15
[2] Back in L.A. (Jennings/Sample) - 5:00
[3] Blues Come over Me (Jennings/Sample) - 5:13
[4] Fool Me Once (Jennings/Sample) - 4:18
[5] Lowdown (Jennings/Sample) - 4:10
[6] Mean and Evil (Adams) - 4:20
[7] Something up My Sleeve (Adams) - 4:27
[8] Roll, Roll, Roll (Jennings/Sample) - 5:56
[9] There Is Always One More Time (Hirsch/Pomus) - 8:24
Most of B.B. King's studio albums of the 1980s and '90s tend to
de-emphasize his guitar playing and consist largely of forgettable
originals and obvious attempts at pop hits. However this CD (which was
cut in the studios) is on a higher level and is quite rewarding. Most
of the tunes were co-written by pianist Joe Sample and Will Jennings
and the majority are quite catchy and memorable. Certainly it is easy
to sing along with the refrains of "I'm Moving On," "Back In L.A." and
"Roll, Roll, Roll." On the date B.B. usually overdubbed his guitar to
play along with his vocals (somehow the interplay does not sound
spontaneous) but it does not detract from the final results. The
intelligent and philosophical lyrics fit King's style very well and his
voice is very much in prime form. Well worth acquiring.
Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide
Der Beitrag von B. B. "Blues Boy" King zum aktuellen Blues-Boom hat
noch gefehlt. Mag sich seine Wertung ("Das beste Album, daß ich
bisher in meiner Karriere aufgenommen habe") noch so sehr nach
Eigenwerbung anhören - Tatsache ist, daß King und seine
Gibson-Gitarre Lucille lange nicht mehr so pur und frisch klangen.
Produzent Stewart Levine verbannte allen Schwulst, stellte Studio-Asse
wie Crusaders-Pianist Joe Sample, Keyboarder Neal Larsen oder Trommler
Jim Keltner ganz in die Dienste des vitalen Altmeisters. Top!
Just this morning
I took a big long look around
I've lived it up and loved it up
And done it in this town
Life goes on
Look like it's time
For moving on
Good-bye, baby
I wanna thank you for the ride
We did a dance and took a chance
Nothing we ain't tried
C'est la vie
Time, you and me
Moving on
I'm moving on
I'll see you somewhere down the line
I'm moving on
We're looking good and feeling fine
I'm moving on
And you are yours and I'm mine
I'll see you somewhere in my dreams
I'm moving on
So thanks for all the memories
I'm moving on
And you can call me Mr. Breeze
I'm moving on
Life is full of mysteries
Nothing is ever what it seems
Might try Vegas
And keep on playing till I win
Or take it out to Hollywood
And fall in love again
Come what may
Night and day
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
I'm moving on
I'll see you somewhere down the line
I'm moving on
We're looking good and feeling fine
I'm moving on
And you are yours and I'm mine
I'll see you somewhere in my dreams
I'm moving on
So thanks for all the memories
I'm moving on
And you can call me Mr. Breeze
I'm moving on
Life is full of mysteries
Nothing is ever what it seems
BACK IN L.A.
From Hollywood and Vine
To the Sunset Strip
There's so much going on
You can lose your grip
From early in the morning
Until late at night
They'll do you so wrong
They'll do you so right
Back in L.A.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in L.A.
Living down a life of crime
Back in L.A.
Working on another line
Back in L.A.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time
From way up in the canyons
Where the hot winds howl
To the mean city streets
Where the night hawks prowl
I can feel the rhythm play
The whole night long
Guess I'll stay in L.A.
And listen to this song
Back in L.A.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in L.A.
Living down a life of crime
Back in L.A.
Working on another line
Back in L.A.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time
You must do the time
Back in L.A.
Waiting for the sun to shine
Back in L.A.
Living down a life of crime
Back in L.A.
Working on another line
Back in L.A.
To pick up the dime
You must do the time
To pick up the dime
You must do the time
To pick up the dime
You must do the time
THE BLUES COME OVER ME
My baby gives me love
As good as love can be
I just leave her crying
When the blues come over me
Up on a mountain
I'm drowning in the sea
All the clocks say midnight
When the blues come over me
The blues come over me
I pack it up and go
The blues come over me
I catch the wind and blow
And some will take the wine
And some will take the night
When everything's all wrong
Then anything is all right
Some put in a song
And some sing it for their dues
Some go to sleep and wake up
Tangled in the blues
The blues come over me
I pack it up and go
The blues come over me
I catch the wind and blow
The blues come in a whisper
And make you scream and shout
And you'll do most anything
Just to let them out
I may think I'm happy
I may think I'm free
Nothing don't mean nothing
When the blues come over me
The blues come up behind
The blues wait up ahead
The blues ask why you are born
If you just end up dead
The blues, talking about the blues
The blues, oh the blues, the blues
Talking about the blues
When the blues come over me
Talking about the blues
I have to go away
The blues, the blues
When the blues come over me
I have to pack it up and go
FOOL ME ONCE
When I was a young man
Just gotten out
I didn't know
What this world was all about
I was lied to, I was cheated
I played all kinds of fools
It didn't take me long
To learn the rules
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Lady swore she loved me
Loved through and through
And then my pal said
She said she loved him, too
And the milkman and the postman
And in a dream
I saw her with the local
Football team
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me once
Do me as bad as you can do
Shame on you
Shame on you
Fool me twice
I'll be as mad as I can be
Shame on me
Shame on me
Banker took my money
Bought him a stake
The banker swore that one day
We'd both feel great
Then the 80's turned to the 90's
And my money can't be found
Banker's on a long trip
Out of town
Fool me once
Do me as bad as you can do
Shame on you
Shame on you
Fool me twice
I'll be as mad as I can be
Shame on me
Shame on me
LOW DOWN DIRTY BABY
Lord, it's a low down dirty baby
Low down shame the way you treat me
Yes, it's a low down dirty baby
Low down shame the way you treat me
Alright baby, have it the way you want it to be
Well, I ain't gonna cry, I ain't gonna cry no more
Yes, I ain't gonna cry, I ain't gonna cry no more
Well, I'm gonna tell you baby
I ain't gonna work no more
Well, a low down shame
Low down dirty shame
Yes, it's a low down dirty
Low down dirty shame
Well, to love someone
That you gonna.
MEAN AND EVIL
You're throwing it all away
Everything we've been living for
All the promises that were made
They all have gone and flown away
You locked me out
And let your new love come in
Now you are making it
With my closest friend
Fussing and fighting, baby
Where have you been
Yeah, I get the message
That you clearly send
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
I saw you at the place
Where we used to go
Showing it off
With the lights down low
Telling your lover about eternity
How soon you forget
That's what you once told me
Your sweet talking
Made me go for it
Now you've got someone else
At the top of your list
Like the wind
That's blowing free
Suddenly you've changed
Turned your back on me
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
Your sweet talking
Made me go for it
Now you've got someone else
At the top of your list
Like the wind
That's blowing free
Suddenly you've changed
Turned your back on me
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
You're so mean and evil
You're so mean
SOMETHING UP MY SLEEVE
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve
Without saying the word
I'm ready for a party tonight
My fire is on the front burner
Can't you tell by the mood I'm in
You have no need to doubt
Do I have to spell it out
Just read between the lines
Yeah, tonight we're going to unwind
I'll make you see
Baby, we can talk it out
Everything, everything
That I'm thinking about
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve
Something up my sleeve
There's a place just for two
And it's just right for me and you
To let our emotions go free
And be what we wanna be
Turn off the lights
Pull out the phone
Do not disturb
Nobody's home
Baby, for so long
I wanted to get next to you
Just let me love you
There's no telling what I may do
'Cause -
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve
Something up my sleeve
Stay with me, baby
We can work it out
Just let me get next to you
Ain't no telling what I may do
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve
I've got something up my sleeve, baby
I've got something, baby
Up my sleeve, baby
Give me a chance
I've got something, baby . . .
ROLL, ROLL, ROLL
From the little town I ran from
To the city where I strayed
There's been some good time living
And some good music played
And some good loving made
I like it
I like it just that way
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel the beat go on
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel it till it's gone
I wanna roll roll roll forever
And live from song to song
Right there in the music
Is right where I belong
When I meet my Maker
With my music in my hand
He'll smile down when He sees me
And ask about the band
I know He'll understand
He knows life
And life can be so grand
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel the beat go on
I wanna roll roll roll forever
I wanna feel it till it's gone
I wanna roll roll roll forever
And live from song to song
Right there in the music
Is right where I belong
THERE IS ALWAYS ONE MORE TIME
If your whole life somehow
Wasn't much 'til now
And you've almost lost
Your will to live
No matter what you've been through
Long as there's breath in you
There is always one more time
And if your dreams go bad
Every one that you've had
That don't mean that some dreams
Can't come true
'Cause it's funny about dreams
As strange as it seems
There is always one more time
Oh turnin' corners
Is only a state of mind
Keeping your eyes closed
Is worse than being blind
If there's a heart out there
Looking for someone to share
I don't care if it's been
Turned down time and time again
And if we meet one day
Please don't walk away
'Cause there is always one more time
There is always one more time