B.B. King - Take It Home (1979) [2015]

This 1979 effort finds B.B. interpreting a number of pop-blues tunes, many of them co-written by Will Jennings and co-producer Joe Sample, with King co-writing two of the songs aboard. Even with a large, contemporary backdrop (including a seven-piece horn section and female backup singers), there's still plenty of room for B.B.'s stinging guitar and stentorian vocals in the mix. Highlights include the gospel-tinged "Better Not Look Down," "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)," "Happy Birthday Blues," "The Beginning of the End" and the title track. As one of B.B.'s more pop-oriented offerings, this succeeds admirably.


Tracks:

01. Better Not Look Down [0:03:22.32]
02. Same Old Story (Same Old Song) [0:04:32.63]
03. Happy Birthday Blues [0:03:15.05]
04. I've Always Been Lonely [0:05:28.42]
05. Secondhand Woman [0:03:20.70]
06. Tonight I'm Gonna Make You a Star [0:03:26.43]
07. The Beginning of the End [0:02:21.45]
08. A Story Everybody Knows [0:02:47.50]
09. Take It Home [0:03:07.30]