Reflections (B. B. King album)

Reflections
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	June 10, 2003
Studio	Record One, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Ca
Genre	Blues
Length	46:27
Label	MCA
Producer	Simon Climie [1]
B.B. King chronology
Makin' Love Is Good for You (2000) Reflections (2003) The Ultimate Collection (2005)

Reflections is an album by B.B. King, released in 2003. ^{[2] [3]} It pays tribute to the big band sound of King's youth. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

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

• B.B. King – vocals, guitar
• Doyle Bramhall II – guitar
• Nathan East – bass guitar
• Joe Sample – piano, electric piano (Fender Rhodes: tracks 1, 3, 7, 10), (Wurlitzer: 5, 13)
• Toby Baker – piano, programming, electric piano (Fender Rhodes: 11, 12), (Wurlitzer: 6)
• Tim Carmon – piano (7), Hammond B3 organ
• Nicky Shaw – programming
• Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums

References

1. "B.B. King". www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Weinraub, Bernard (March 2, 2003). "Spinning Blues into Gold, the Rough Way". NYTimes.com.
3. "B.B. King Album 'Reflects' On Range Of Standards". Billboard. April 24, 2003.
4. Ruhlmann, William. "Reflections". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 843.
6. Puterbaugh, Parke (July 2, 2003). "B.B. King: Reflections". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
7. "B.B. King: Reflections". PopMatters. September 23, 2003.