Reflections

• Artist: B.B. King
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• Release Date: June 10, 2003
• Genre: Blues

Review

B.B. King was 77 years old when Reflections was released, which perhaps entitled him to reflect back on the song standards the album contained. Despite advancing age, King had already been unusually busy on the recording front for a septuagenarian, turning out the gold-selling duets album Deuces Wild in 1997, Blues on the Bayou in 1998, Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan in 1999, the double-platinum Riding With the King with Eric Clapton and Makin' Love Is Good for You in 2000, and the seasonal recording A Christmas Celebration of Hope in 2002. For Reflections, he again worked with Simon Climie, who produced Riding With the King, and collaborated with a session band including such notables as Joe Sample, Nathan East, and Doyle Bramhall II. The songs ranged from pop evergreens like "I'll String Along With You" and "For Sentimental Reasons" to blues favorites such as Lonnie Johnson's "Tomorrow Night," with oddities like "Always on My Mind" thrown in and even a couple of remakes of the earlier King songs "Word of Honor" and "Neighborhood Affair." The arrangements, which included horn and string parts, left room for King's distinctive blues guitar work, but really supported his always expressive voice. The result was a confident, easygoing album that stylistically could have been made in 1953 as easily as 2003. Blues purists and aficionados of blues guitar would find it only partially satisfying, but it reflected the breadth of musical taste of an artist who always played the blues but never restricted himself only to blues music or blues fans. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Exactly Like You (Lyrics)	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	B.B. King	(3:21)
On My Word of Honor (Lyrics)	Jeanette Miles	B.B. King	(3:22)
I Want a Little Girl	Billy Moll, Murray Mencher	B.B. King	(2:48)
I'll String Along With You (Lyrics)	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	B.B. King	(3:31)
I Need You		B.B. King	(3:02)
A Mother's Love	Clyde Otis	B.B. King	(2:59)
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons	William Best, Deek Watson	B.B. King	(3:30)
Neighborhood Affair	Riley King, Jules Bihari	B.B. King	(4:27)
Tomorrow Night (Lyrics)	Lonnie Johnson	B.B. King	(3:36)
There I've Said It Again	Redd Evans, Dave Mann	B.B. King	(3:29)
Always on My Mind (Lyrics)	Mark James, Johnny Christopher, Wayne Thompson	B.B. King	(3:56)
Cross My Heart	Don Robey, David Mattis	B.B. King	(4:29)
What a Wonderful World (Lyrics)	Bob Thiele, George David Weiss	B.B. King	(3:57)

Credits

Joe Sample (Piano), Joe Sample (Fender Rhodes), Joe Sample (Wurlitzer), Derek Watkins (Brass), Derek Watkins (Brass Conductor), Tom Sweeney (Assistant Engineer), Simon Climie (Producer), Simon Climie (Digital Editing), Nathan East (Bass), Margaret Goldfarb (Production Coordination), Isobel Griffiths (String Coordinator), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Nick Ingman (Arranger), Nick Ingman (Conductor), Nick Ingman (String Arrangements), B.B. King (Main Performer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Andy McKaie (A&R), Don Murray (Engineer), Don Murray (Recording), Gavyn Wright (Strings), Gavyn Wright (String Conductor), Tom Bender (Mixing Assistant), Vartan (Art Direction), Bill Burks (Producer), Tim Carmon (Piano), Tim Carmon (Organ (Hammond)), Debbie Johnson (Production Coordination), Doyle Bramhall II (Guitar), Danny Clinch (Photography), Meire Murakami (Design), Toby Baker (Programming), Toby Baker (Fender Rhodes), Toby Baker (Wurlitzer), Jeanne Venton (A&R), Michael Etchart (Producer), Gary Ashley (A&R), Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Drums), Floyd Lieberman (Executive Producer), Jonathan Shakhovskoy (Digital Editing), Nicky "Misschief" Shaw (Programming), Simon Clime (Producer), Simon Clime (Digital Editing), Paul Bishow (Producer), Joel Evenden (Assistant), Joel Evenden (Pro-Tools), Vanessa Woodason (A&R), Alan Douglas (Engineer), Alan Douglas (Recording)

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