Here's the Man! explained
| Here's the Man!!! |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Bobby Bland |
| Cover: | HERE'STHEMAN!.jpg |
| Released: | 1962 |
| Recorded: | 1960–62 |
| Studio: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre: | Blues |
| Label: | Duke[1] |
| Prev Title: | Two Steps from the Blues |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Call On Me |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
Here's the Man!!! is the second studio album by Bobby Bland, released in 1962.[2] It was issued in standard mono, as well true stereo and was the first Duke album issued in the stereo format. Even though the previous album, Two Steps from the Blues remains available on CD, this album hasn't been available in its entirety since 1988.
The album reached No. 53 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[3]
Production
The songs were arranged by band leader Joe Scott.[4] [5]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "Bland displays his vocal power throughout Here's the Man! using his volcanic, guttural delivery to easily work through Joe Scott's galvanizing arrangements, especially on 'Twistin' up the Road' and 'Turn on Your Love Light'." Billboard called Here's the Man! a "fine album ... which shows off [Bland's] stylish vocal treatments."[6] In an appreciation published after Bland's death, Texas Monthly wrote: "Blues could be orchestral, blues could be lush, blues could sound as urbane as it wanted to sound."[5]
The album was a 2024 inductee to the Blues Hall of Fame.[7]
Track listing
- "36-22-36" (Deadric Malone)
- "You're the One (That I Adore)" (Malone)
- "Turn On Your Love Light" (Malone, Joe Scott)
- "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Charlie Rich)
- "You're Worth It All" (Malone, Vernon Morrison)
- "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- "Your Friends" (Malone)
- "Ain't That Lovin' You" (Malone)
- "Jelly Jelly Jelly" (Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines)
- "Twistin' Up the Road" (Malone, Joe Veasy)
- "Stormy Monday Blues" (T-Bone Walker)
Personnel
- Bobby "Blue" Bland - vocals
- Wayne Bennett - guitar
- Hamp Simmons - bass
- Teddy Reynolds - piano
- John "Stabo" Starks - drums
- L.A. Hill, Robert Skinner - tenor saxophone
- Rayfield Devers - baritone saxophone
- Jo Scott, Melvin Jackson - trumpet
- Pluma Davis - trombone
Notes and References
- Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
- Web site: The Man. www.austinchronicle.com.
- Book: Farley, Charles. Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland. February 7, 2011. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781604739206. Google Books.
- Web site: Bobby 'Blue' Bland obituary. June 24, 2013. the Guardian.
- Web site: Remembering Bobby "Blue" Bland. January 28, 2015. Texas Monthly.
- Late Pop Spotlights. Billboard. June 30, 1962. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Google Books.
- Web site: Blues Hall Of Fame Class Of 2024 Named. Memphisflyer.com. May 7, 2024.
