Reflections (B. B. King album)

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Reflections
Reflections (B. B. King album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2003
StudioRecord One, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Genre Blues
Length46:27
Label MCA
Producer Simon Climie [1]
B.B. King chronology
Makin' Love Is Good for You
(2000)
Reflections
(2003)
The Ultimate Collection
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Reflections is the fortieth studio album by B.B. King, released in 2003. [5] [6] It pays tribute to the big band sound of King's youth. [1]

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Critical reception

PopMatters wrote that "among all the honorable, likable, vaguely disappointing numbers, there is one song, King's own 'Neighborhood Affair,' that provides a startling reminder that B.B. King is not simply a blues icon, not simply the affable symbol of a music that even non-fans can identify." [7] The Washington Post called the album "safe and predictable" and "a minor footnote" in King's career. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) - 3:21
  2. "On My Word of Honor" (Jean Miles, Katherine Harrison) - 3:22
  3. "I Want a Little Girl" (Billy Moll, Murray Mencher) - 2:48
  4. "I'll String Along with You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 3:31
  5. "I Need You" (Ronald Irwin Satterfield, Laury Steve Bruce) - 3:03
  6. "A Mother's Love" (Clyde Otis) - 2:59
  7. "(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons" (Deek Watson, William Best) - 3:31
  8. "Neighbourhood Affair" (B.B. King, Jules Bihari) - 4:27
  9. "Tomorrow Night" (Lonnie Johnson) - 3:38
  10. "There I've Said it Again" (Redd Evans) - 3:30
  11. "Always on My Mind" (Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson) - 3:57
  12. "Cross My Heart" (Don Robey) - 4:29
  13. "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) - 3:57

Personnel

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References

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  5. Weinraub, Bernard (March 2, 2003). "Spinning Blues into Gold, the Rough Way". NYTimes.com.
  6. "B.B. King Album 'Reflects' On Range Of Standards". Billboard. April 24, 2003.
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