Reflections (B. B. King album) explained

Reflections
Type:	studio
Artist:	B.B. King
Cover:	Reflections (B. B. King album) cover.jpg
Released:	June 10, 2003
Studio:	Record One, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Genre:	Blues
Length:	46:27
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Simon Climie^[1]
Prev Title:	Makin' Love Is Good for You
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	The Ultimate Collection
Next Year:	2005

Reflections is the fortieth studio album by B.B. King, released in 2003.^{[2] [3]} It pays tribute to the big band sound of King's youth.^[1]

Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "among all the honorable, likable, vaguely disappointing numbers, there is one song, King's own 'Neighborhood Affair,' that provides a startling reminder that B.B. King is not simply a blues icon, not simply the affable symbol of a music that even non-fans can identify."^[4] The Washington Post called the album "safe and predictable" and "a minor footnote" in King's career.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) - 3:21
2. "On My Word of Honor" (Jean Miles, Katherine Harrison) - 3:22
3. "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) - 2:48
4. "I'll String Along with You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 3:31
5. "I Need You" (Ronald Irwin Satterfield, Laury Steve Bruce) - 3:03
6. "A Mother's Love" (Clyde Otis) - 2:59
7. "(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons" (Deek Watson, William Best) - 3:31
8. "Neighbourhood Affair" (B.B. King, Jules Bihari) - 4:27
9. "Tomorrow Night" (Lonnie Johnson) - 3:38
10. "There I've Said it Again" (Redd Evans) - 3:30
11. "Always on My Mind" (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson) - 3:57
12. "Cross My Heart" (Don Robey) - 4:29
13. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 3:57

Personnel

• B.B. King – vocals, guitar
• Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
• Nathan East – bass guitar
• Joe Sample – piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes: tracks 1, 3, 7, 10), (Wurlitzer: 5, 13)
• Toby Baker – piano, programming, electric piano (Fender Rhodes: 11, 12), (Wurlitzer: 6)
• Tim Carmon – piano (7), Hammond B3 organ
• Nicky Shaw – programming
• Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: B.B. King. www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Web site: Spinning Blues into Gold, the Rough Way. Bernard. Weinraub. March 2, 2003. NYTimes.com.
3. Web site: B.B. King Album 'Reflects' On Range Of Standards. April 24, 2003. Billboard.
4. Web site: B.B. King: Reflections. September 23, 2003. PopMatters.