Keb' Mo' (album)

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Keb' Mo'
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ReleasedJune 27, 1994
StudioRed Zone Studios, Burbank, California; Penguin Recording, Pasadena, California; Devonshire Studios, Burbank, North Hollywood
Genre Delta blues, country blues
Length43:54
Label Epic
Producer John Porter
Keb' Mo' chronology
Rainmaker
(1980)
Keb' Mo'
(1994)
Just like You
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Keb' Mo' is the second studio album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo'. Commonly thought of as his debut, the artist previously released an album in 1980, Rainmaker , under his birth name "Kevin Moore" (of which "Keb' Mo'" is a variation).

Contents

Track listing

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

  1. "Every Morning" – 3:00
  2. "Tell Everybody I Know" – 3:10
  3. "Love Blues" – 3:02 (Kevin Moore, Eugene Powell)
  4. "Victims Of Comfort" – 3:21 (Kevin Moore, Tim Kimber)
  5. "Angelina" – 3:47 (Kevin Moore, Georgina Graper)
  6. "Anybody Seen My Girl" – 2:56
  7. "She Just Wants To Dance" – 3:29 (Kevin Moore, Georgina Graper)
  8. "Am I Wrong" – 2:19
  9. "Come On In My Kitchen" – 4:09 (Robert Johnson)
  10. "Dirty Low Down And Bad" – 3:08
  11. "Don't Try To Explain" – 3:58
  12. "Kindhearted Woman Blues" – 3:29 (Robert Johnson)
  13. "City Boy" – 4:05

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Keb' Mo'
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 88

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References

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  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 342. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. Keb' Mo'. Rolling Stone.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 191.