Take It Home

by B.B. King

Overview

This 1979 effort finds B.B. interpreting a number of pop-blues tunes, many of them co-written by Will Jennings and co-producer Joe Sample, with King co-writing two of the songs aboard. Even with a large, contemporary backdrop (including a seven-piece horn section and female backup singers), there's still plenty of room for B.B.'s stinging guitar and stentorian vocals in the mix. Highlights include the gospel-tinged "Better Not Look Down," "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)," "Happy Birthday Blues," "The Beginning of the End" and the title track. As one of B.B.'s more pop-oriented offerings, this succeeds admirably. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/1998
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0008811177027
Rank:	69209

Tracks

1. Better Not Look Down
2. Same Old Story (Same Old Song)
3. Happy Birthday Blues
4. I've Always Been Lonely
5. Second-Hand Woman
6. Tonight I'm Gonna Make You a Star
7. The Beginning of the End
8. A Story Everybody Knows
9. Take It Home

Album Credits

Performance Credits

B.B. King   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Joe Sample   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Kim Hutchcroft   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone),Saxophone
Stix Hooper   Guest Artist,Drums,Percussion
Larry Williams   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Wilton Felder   Guest Artist,Bass,Saxophone
Paulinho Da Costa   Guest Artist,Percussion
Dean Parks   Guest Artist,Guitar
James Gadson   Drums,Percussion
Jack Redmond   Trombone
Quitman Dennis   Horn,Saxophone
Gary Grant   Trumpet
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Oren Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Luther Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jack Redman   Trombone
Julia Tillman   Vocals (Background)
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals
Charles Fendley   Trombone
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar

Technical Credits

Will Jennings   Composer
Rik Pekkonen   Mixing,Engineer
Erick Labson   Remastering
Wilton Felder   Composer,Producer
Earl Miller   Photography
Joe Sample   Composer,Producer
Vartan   Reissue Art Director
Stewart Levine   Producer
Stix Hooper   Composer,Producer
Mike Fink   Reissue Design
Kathe Schreyer   Concept
Stuart Kusher   Design,Art Direction
Pamela Hope Lobue   Production Coordination
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
B.B. King   Composer
Andy McKaie   Reissue Coordination