Memphis Monday Morning

• Artist: Bobby "Blue" Bland
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• Release Date: November 10, 1998
• Total Time: 49:24
• Genre: Blues

Review

Age is no hindrance to Bobby "Blue" Bland doing what he does best -- recording and entertaining. The husky-throated blues singer, who was close to 70 when this CD dropped, still has that growl that makes body hair stand on end, and he forges on stronger than ever without any noticeable quality drops -- not recording-wise, anyway. Still strutting and profiling, Memphis Monday Morning commences with a taste of braggadocio à la "I'm Bobby B"; the warning to all, "I Don't Want Nobody Kicking in My Stall"; and the "I'm letting you know (that I know what you've been doing)" "There's a Rat Loose in My House." It gets even better with chilling performances of "Memphis Monday Morning" and "I Hate Missing You." The titles are interesting in themselves, and when you add Bland's Jim Beam vocals; the best musicians in Mississippi; Quanda Brooks, Thomisene Anderson, and Jewel Bass' backing vocals; and production by Tommy Couch and Wolf Stephens, you have a high-quality, potent blues grenade on your hands. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I'm Bobby "B"	Sam Mosley	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(3:05)
I Don't Want No Kickin' in My Stall	James Griffin, George Jackson, Joe Perkins	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(6:39)
There's a Rat Loose in My House	Billy Ray Charles	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(7:00)
The Truth Will Set You Free	Robert A. Johnson, Sam Mosley	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(4:55)
Memphis Monday Morning	George Jackson, Dennis Nelson	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(9:00)
I'm Glad	Robert A. Johnson, Sam Mosley	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(3:55)
My Baby Is the Only One	Joseph Hardin	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(4:07)
I Hate Missin' You	Joseph Hardin	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(4:18)
You Left Me With the Blues	Butch Bonner, Clarence Brown	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(4:02)
Lookin' for Some Tush	Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill	Bobby "Blue" Bland	(2:23)

Credits

Bobby "Blue" Bland (Vocals), Bobby "Blue" Bland (Main Performer), Tom "Bones" Malone (Flute), Tom "Bones" Malone (Trombone), Tom "Bones" Malone (Saxophone), Thomisene Anderson (Vocals (Background)), Jewel Bass (Vocals (Background)), Butch Bonner (Guitar), Butch Bonner (Producer), Butch Bonner (Engineer), Harrison Calloway (Horn Arrangements), Tommy Couch (Producer), Tommy Couch (?), Ray Griffin (Bass), Joseph Hardin (Trumpet), Joseph Hardin (Horn Arrangements), Charles Hart (Assistant Engineer), Willie James Hatten (Bass), David Hood (Bass), Jim Horn (Flute), Jim Horn (Sax (Baritone)), Jim Horn (Sax (Bass)), Clayton Ivey (Keyboards), Jimmy Johnson (Guitar), Jerry Masters (Engineer), Will McFarlane (Guitar), Doug Moffet (Flute), Doug Moffet (Saxophone), Steve Patrick (Trumpet), Steve Patrick (Flugelhorn), James Robertson (Drums), Charles Rose (Trombone), Charles Rose (Horn Arrangements), Wolf Stephenson (Producer), Wolf Stephenson (Engineer), Wolf Stephenson (Remixing), Wolf Stephenson (Mastering), Harvey Thompson (Saxophone), Carson Whitsett (Keyboards), Jim Williamson (Trumpet), Jim Williamson (Flugelhorn), Dino Zimmerman (Guitar), Errol Dillon (Photography), Kent Bruce (Engineer), Kent Bruce (Remixing), Kent Bruce (Mastering), Quanda Brooks (Vocals (Background)), Thad Thompson (Assistant Engineer), Sam Mosley (Guitar), Bob Johnson (Keyboards)