Bobby Bland - Dreamer - 1974 (BGO Records UK 1993)

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Bobby Bland - Dreamer - 1974 (BGO Records UK 1993)

Genre: Soul-Blues Country of disc production: UK Year of disc release: 1993 Publisher (label): BGO Records Catalog number: BGOCD63 Country: USA Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac) Rip type: tracks+.cue Audio bitrate: lossless Duration: 00:36:13 Tracklist: 01. Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City 02. I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) 03. Lovin' on Borrowed Time 04. When You Come to the End of Your Road 05. I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry 06. Dreamer 07. Yolanda 08. Twenty-Four Hour Blues 09. Cold Day in Hell 10. Who's Foolin' Who Personnel: Robert Calvin 'Bobby "Blue" Bland' Brooks – lead vocals Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals Ginger Blake – backing vocals Michael Omartian – piano, organ, clavinet, Arp synthesizer, blues harp, arrangement Larry Carlton – guitar Dean Parks – guitar Ben Benay – guitar Wilton Felder – bass Ed Greene – drums Jackie Kelso – horns Ernest James Watts – horns Lewis Melvin McCreary – horns Pete Christlieb – horns James Ronald Horn – horns Paul J. Hubinon – horns Tony Terran – horns The Sid Sharp Strings – strings Steve Barri produced this classic release, which was met with mixed reactions at the time of its release. Some immediately called it one of Bland's best albums ever. Others disliked the powerful brass and string arrangements. With the benefit of a time lag of almost forty years, it is considered a classic release of the era, with great songs that later became standards in the repertoire of blues and soul singers. bear-family.com "Dreamer" is not only a turning point in Bobby Bland's career, when he fully embraced his role as the "Sinatra of the blues." It is also an important moment for the blues itself. These tracks are graceful, classy, and urban, coming from the soul of a man who has been through a hard road and is still in pain. They're about having everything but happiness, which is made brutally real by the tension between the Cadillac-style arrangements and Bland's mustard-and-honey voice. The deep pain that runs through this album is as real as anything you'll hear from Bland, but his gift has always been the ability to pick at wounds and soothe them at the same time