Keep It Simple (Keb' Mo' album)

Keep It Simple
Studio album by Keb' Mo'
Released	February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)
Studio	The Village Recorders (West Los Angeles, CA) House of Blues Studio (Encino, CA) Stu Stu Studio (West Los Angeles, CA) Blackbird Studio (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Blues
Length	47:18
Label	Okeh Epic
Producer	Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo' chronology
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Keb' Mo' (2003) Keep It Simple (2004) Peace...Back by Popular Demand (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[2]

Keep It Simple is the seventh studio album by American musician Keb' Mo'. It was released on February 10, 2004 via Okeh Records. Recording sessions took place at the Village Recorders and Stu Stu Studio in West Los Angeles, House of Blues Studio in Encino, CA and Blackbird Studio in Nashville. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 13, 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"France"	Kevin Roosevelt Moore	2:51
2.	"Let Your Light Shine"	Jenny Yates Moore	4:07
3.	"One Friend"	Zuriani Zonneveld Moore	3:04
4.	"Shave Yo' Legs"	Jeff Paris Moore	4:14
5.	"Prosperity Blues"	Eric Lynn Moore	3:26
6.	"Closer"	La Rombé Moore	4:17
7.	"Keep It Simple"	Kevin McCormick Moore	4:57
8.	"Riley B. King"	Robben Ford Moore	5:17
9.	"House In California"	Gary Nicholson Moore	2:43
10.	"Walk Back In"	Bill Medley Moore	5:22
11.	"I'm Amazing"	Robbie Brooks Moore	3:14
12.	"Proving You Wrong"	Darrell Scott Moore	3:46
Total length:			47:18

Personnel

• Kevin "Keb' Mo'" Moore – vocals, guitar (tracks: 1–7, 9–12), bass (tracks: 2, 5, 6), steel mandolin (tracks: 2, 4), harmonica (tracks: 5, 12), Bazuki banjo (tracks: 6, 12), mandolin (track 6), banjo (tracks: 9, 12), percussion (track 9), synth (track 12), producer
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 10, 11)
• Bobette Jamison-Harrison – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 10, 11)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 10, 11)
• Shannon Curfman – backing vocals (track 3)
• Robben Ford – backing vocals & rhythm guitar (track 8)
• Robert Cray – backing vocals & rhythm guitar (track 8)
• Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (track 9), violin (tracks: 6, 9)
• Amy Grant – backing vocals (track 9)
• Vince Gill – backing vocals (track 9)
• Greg Phillinganes – piano (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5), keyboards (track 3), electric piano (track 10)
• Reggie McBride – bass (tracks: 1, 7–9, 11)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (tracks: 1–6, 10)
• Jeff Paris – harmonica (tracks: 1, 7), organ (tracks: 2, 4, 10), mandolin (track 2), keyboards (track 8), piano (track 11)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (tracks: 2, 4, 6)
• Nathan East – bass (tracks: 3, 4, 10)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (tracks: 7–9, 11)
• Sam Bush – mandolin (track 9)
• John Hobbs – electric piano (tracks: 11, 12)
• John Porter – guitar (track 12)
• Willie Weeks – bass (track 12)
• Chad Cromwell – drums (track 12)
• Paul Franklin – dobro (track 12)
• Mark Johnson – recording, mixing
• Andy Brohard – additional engineering
• Jason Wormer – additional engineering
• Kevin Meeker – additional engineering
• Vance Powell – additional engineering
• Ok Hee Kim – engineering assistant
• Yasuhiro Takeuchi – engineering assistant
• Stephen Marsh – mastering
• David Bett – art direction
• Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography
• JoAnn Tominaga – production coordinator
• Pete Ganbarg – A&R
• Farra Mathews – A&R
• John Boncimino – management

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [3]	150
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4]	93
US Billboard 200 [5]	149
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [6]	1

References

1. Leggett, Steve. "Keep It Simple - Keb' Mo' | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 343. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
3. "Lescharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Keep It Simple". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Keep It Simple". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
5. "Keb Mo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
6. "Keb Mo Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

External links

• Keb' Mo' – Keep It Simple at Discogs (list of releases)