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The album charted at number 172 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It spawned three hit singles: "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City", "I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" and "Yolanda".
Robert Calvin Bland (born Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. [2] He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music...
"Turn On Your Love Light" is a rhythm and blues song recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961. It was an important R&B and pop chart hit for Bland and has become one of his most identifiable songs. A variety of artists have recorded it, including Them and the Grateful Dead , who made it part of their concert repertoire.
Memphis Monday Morning is an album by the American musician Bobby "Blue" Bland, released in 1998. [1] [2] Bland supported the album with North American club dates. [3] It entered the Top Blues Albums chart at No. 14. [4] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional blues album, as well as a W. C. Handy Award for best soul ...
For his 2001 album The Blueprint, rapper Jay-Z recorded the song "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," a Kanye West-produced track built around a sample of Bobby Bland's chartmaking rendition. Other notable cover versions have been recorded by: Bobby Bazini - on his sophomore album, Where I Belong (folk/soul, 2014)
"I Pity the Fool" is a soul blues song originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961 for his first Duke Records album, Two Steps from the Blues. Many music writers believe that it was written by Joe Medwick, [2] although Duke owner Don Robey (using the pseudonym "Deadric Malone") appears on the songwriting credits.
Bobby Bland, B. B. King – vocals; B. B. King, Milton Hopkins, Johnny Jones, Ray Parker – guitar; Rudy Aikels, Louis Villery – bass guitar; John "Jabo" Starks ...
Years of Tears is an album by the American musician Bobby "Blue" Bland, released in 1993. [1] [2] Bland supported the album with a North American tour. [3] The album peaked at No. 80 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. [4] It won a W. C. Handy Award, in the Soul/Blues category. [5]