There Is Always One More Time

There Is Always One More Time
Studio album by
B.B. King
Released1991
StudioConway Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues
Length46:03
LabelMCA[1]
ProducerStewart Levine
B.B. King chronology
Live at the Apollo
(1991) 		There Is Always One More Time
(1991) 		Blues Summit
(1993)

There Is Always One More Time is an album by the American musician B.B. King, released in 1991.[2][3] It is dedicated to Doc Pomus, who cowrote the title song.[4] The first single was "Back in L.A."[5]

King wrote in the liner notes that There Is Always One More Time was his best album.[6]

Production

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The album was produced by Stewart Levine.[7] Freddie Washington played bass; Jim Keltner played drums.[8][9] Joe Sample wrote most of the songs.[10] The title track contains a four-minute guitar solo.[11] King chose to incorporate gospel elements in many of the songs.[12]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Calgary HeraldB+[14]
Chicago Tribune[7]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[15]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[11]
Windsor StarB+[4]

The New York Times wrote that "until the gospelly title song, both Mr. King's voice and guitar are obscured by horns, keyboards, backup vocals and booming drums; the album needs a remix to eliminate clutter and sweetening."[16] The Calgary Herald stated that King "comes back with a bluesy sashay that's contemporary and comfortable."[14]

The Toronto Star deemed the album "nice, laid-back blues."[17] Ebony concluded that "the gritty 'Mean and Evil' reflects his Mississippi upbringing, while the moving, melancholy title song is sure to be a blues classic."[18] The Chicago Tribune called "The Lowdown" "a classic after-hours blues, tailor-made for King's impassioned vocals."[7]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Joe Sample and Will Jennings; except where indicated

  1. "I'm Moving On" — 4:15
  2. "Back in L.A." — 5:00
  3. "The Blues Come over Me" — 5:13
  4. "Fool Me Once" — 4:18
  5. "The Lowdown" — 4:11
  6. "Mean and Evil" (Arthur Adams) — 4:20
  7. "Something up My Sleeve" (Arthur Adams) — 4:27
  8. "Roll, Roll, Roll" — 5:57
  9. "There Is Always One More Time" (Doc Pomus, Ken Hirsch) — 8:26

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Abbott, Jim (4 Oct 1991). "In the Bin". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  2. ^ DeLuca, Dan (26 July 1991). "RiverBlues Keeps Flowing, Growing". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16.
  3. ^ Anderson, John (11 Oct 1991). "Big Names in Blues Blow into Town". Part II. Newsday. p. 100.
  4. ^ a b Shaw, Ted (30 Nov 1991). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  5. ^ Hall, Dave (13 Dec 1991). "Blues in the Key of L.A.". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 21.
  6. ^ Sinclair, David (November 9, 1991). "Rock Records". Features. The Times.
  7. ^ a b c Kening, Dan (23 Jan 1992). "Rave Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  8. ^ Weatherford, Mike (31 Jan 1992). "King Comes Home". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 1C.
  9. ^ Metella, Helen (9 Feb 1992). "B.B. King never better". Edmonton Journal. p. C5.
  10. ^ Esmonde, Donn (February 3, 1992). "No-Frills Thrills". The Buffalo News. pp. KG29–31.
  11. ^ a b Varga, George (November 17, 1991). "Five new albums for six-string lovers". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. E2.
  12. ^ Eichenberger, Bill (February 6, 1992). "Downshift Really Won't Impede B.B.'s Blues". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. p. 2.
  13. ^ Yanow, Scott. "B.B. King – There Is Always One More Time". AllMusic.
  14. ^ a b Wagamese, Richard (27 Oct 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C5.
  15. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  16. ^ Pareles, Jon (13 Oct 1991). "Two Generations, Two Revivals of the Blues". The New York Times. p. A26.
  17. ^ Howell, Peter (23 Nov 1991). "B.B. King There Is Always One More Time". Toronto Star. p. F12.
  18. ^ Norment, Lynn (Jan 1992). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 47 (3): 18.
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