Together for the First Time...Live

• Artist: B.B. King & Bobby Bland
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• Release Date: 1974
• Total Time: 68:14
• Type: Live
• Genre: Blues

Review

Although the duo of Bobby Blue Bland and B.B. King was one of the most popular touring acts of the '70s and '80s, their first duet album -- appropriately titled Together for the First Time ... Live -- doesn't quite live up to expectations. Both musicians are in fine form, but rarely do any sparks fly. Occasionally, King turns out a good solo and Bland sings with passion, but usually the vibe of the record is too relaxed to be truly engaging. It's a pleasant record, just not the essential listening that it should have been. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Three O'Clock Blues (Lyrics)	B.B. King, Riley King, Jules Taub	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(3:23)
It's My Own Fault	Riley King, Jules Taub, John Lee Hooker	Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(4:11)
Driftin' Blues	Eddie Williams, Charles Brown, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(5:05)
That's the Way Love Is	Deadric Malone	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(3:48)
I'm Sorry	Sonny Thompson	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(9:48)
I'll Take Care of You	Brook Benton	Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(3:47)
Don't Cry No More	Deadric Malone	Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(2:30)
Don't Want a Soul Hangin' Around		Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(3:51)
Medley: Good to Be Back Home/Driving Wheel/Rock Me Momma/Black Night/Ch	B.B. King	Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(13:46)
Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the Blues	B.B. King	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(6:15)
Goin' Down Slow	James Burke Oden	Bobby "Blue" Bland, B.B. King	(5:10)
I Like to Live the Love (Lyrics)	Charles Mann, Dave Crawford	B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland	(5:59)

Credits

Harold Potier (?), Louis Hubert (?), Bobby "Blue" Bland (Vocals), Cato Walker (?), B.B. King (Vocals), Melvin Jackson (?), Charles Polk (?), Neil Slaven (Liner Notes), Bobby Forte (?), Alfred Thomas (?), Tommy Punkson (?), B.B. King (Guitar), Phil Kaye (Engineer), Milton Hopkins (?), Alain Moreau (Cover Design), Steve Barri (Producer), Michael Omartian (Keyboards), Mel Brown (?), Ron Levy (?), Wilbert Freeman (?), Sonny Freeman (?), Edward Rowe (?), Leo Penn (?), Theodore Arthur (?), Don Mack (?), Ben Benay (?), Joseph Burton (?)