Just like You (Keb' Mo' album)

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Just Like You
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 1996
Genre Delta blues
Length46:10
Label Epic
Producer John Porter
Keb' Mo' chronology
Keb' Mo'
(1994)
Just Like You
(1996)
Slow Down
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Just Like You is the third studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo', released in 1996. It features guest artists Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, both on the title track "Just Like You". Unlike the first album, Just Like You features a more blues-pop to blues-rock feel and more of its tracks feature a full band. [1] In 1997, Just Like You won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo') unless otherwise noted.

  1. "That's Not Love" - 4:08 (Georgina Graper, Kevin Moore)
  2. "Perpetual Blues Machine" - 3:16 (Georgina Graper, Kevin Moore)
  3. "More Than One Way Home" - 4:53 (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore)
  4. "I'm on Your Side" - 3:40
  5. "Just Like You" - 3:26 (John Lewis Parker, Kevin Moore)
  6. "You Can Love Yourself" - 2:33
  7. "Dangerous Mood" - 4:59 (Candy Parton, Kevin Moore)
  8. "The Action" - 3:59
  9. "Hand It Over" - 2:55
  10. "Standin' at the Station" - 3:13 (Phil Ramocon, Kevin Moore)
  11. "Momma, Where's My Daddy?" - 3:07 (Lori Barth, Kevin Moore)
  12. "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" - 3:47 (Robert Johnson)
  13. "Lullaby Baby Blues" - 2:36 (Georgina Graper, Kevin Moore) [1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Just like You
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 97
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 78
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 39
US Billboard 200 [9] 197

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