One Kind Favor

Studio album by B.B. King

Released

August 26, 2008

Recorded

2008

Genre

Blues

Length

57:04

B.B. King chronology

Live
(2008)

One Kind Favor
(2008)

One Kind Favor is B.B. King's 42nd and final studio album. Produced by T-Bone Burnett,^[1] it was released on August 26, 2008 by Geffen Records.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.^[2]

Track listing

01 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
02 I Get So Weary (T-Bone Walker)
03 Get These Blues Off Me (Lee Vida Walker)
04 How Many More Years (Chester Burnett)
05 Waiting for Your Call (Oscar Lollie)
06 My Love Is Down (Lonnie Johnson)
07 The World Is Gone Wrong (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon)
08 Blues Before Sunrise (John Lee Hooker)
09 Midnight Blues (John Willie "Shifty" Henry)
10 Backwater Blues (Big Bill Broonzy)
11 Sitting on Top of the World (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon)
12 Tomorrow Night (Lonnie Johnson)

Bonus tracks: 13. "My Baby is Now"; 14. "Just to Be With You"; 15. "Haunted House"

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
World of Music	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

Rolling Stone called it "one of the strongest studio sets of his career, standing alongside classics such as Singin' the Blues and Lucille."^[5] Both Rolling Stone and AllMusic commented on the stripped down sound and lack of guest appearances which was departure in style from King's recent previous albums. Both credited T-Bone Burnett for the shift in sound and praised him for his production.

Personnel

B.B. King - vocals, guitar
Dr. John - piano
Nathan East - double bass
Mike Elizondo - electric bass, double bass
Jim Keltner- drums, percussion
Jay Bellerose - drums, percussion
Eugene "Snooky" Young- trumpet
Ricky Woodard - tenor sax
Ernie Fields, Jr. - baritone saxophone
Jeffrey Clayton - alto saxophone
Neil Larsen - hammond organ
Darrell Leonard - trumpet, arranger, horn Arrangements
Ira Nepus - trombone
Charles Owens II - tenor saxophone
Johnny Lee Schell - guitar

References

↑ Lewis, Randy "B.B. King's not ready to be a museum piece" September 08, 2008 Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
↑ "Grammy Awards 2009: The full list of winners". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 9 Feb 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "One Kind Favor". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
↑ WOM magazin. No. November 08. p. 23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
1 2 Kemp, Mark (4 September 2008). "One Kind Favor". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

External links

One Kind Favor at Metacritic

B.B. King

Studio albums	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1985: Six Silver Strings 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor

Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1991: Live at the Apollo Live at San Quentin 1999: Live in Japan

Notable compilations	1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King

Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Going Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"

Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1990: "Into the Night" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Jack, You're Dead" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm A Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"

Related articles	Discography Memphis blues Beale Street WDIA Chitlin' circuit Bihari brothers Maxwell Davis Lucille (guitar) The Road to Memphis

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