''There Is Always One More Time'' is an album by the American musician

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...

, released in 1991. It is dedicated to

Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

, who cowrote the title song. The first single was "Back in L.A." King wrote in the liner notes that ''There Is Always One More Time'' was his best album.

Production

The album was produced by

Stewart Levine Stewart Levine (born 1946) is an American record producer. He has worked with such artists as The Crusaders, Minnie Riperton, Lionel Richie, Simply Red, Hugh Masekela, Dr. John, Randy Crawford, B.B. King, Huey Lewis and the News, Patti LaBelle ...

. Freddie Washington played bass;

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".Howard Sounes. ''Down ...

played drums.

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

wrote most of the songs. The title track contains a four-minute guitar solo. King chose to incorporate gospel elements in many of the songs.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "until the gospelly title song, both Mr. King's voice and guitar are obscured by horns, keyboards, backup vocals and booming drums; the album needs a remix to eliminate clutter and sweetening." The ''

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'' stated that King "comes back with a bluesy sashay that's contemporary and comfortable." The ''

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'' deemed the album "nice, laid-back blues." ''

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'' concluded that "the gritty 'Mean and Evil' reflects his Mississippi upbringing, while the moving, melancholy title song is sure to be a blues classic." The ''

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'' called "The Lowdown" "a classic after-hours blues, tailor-made for King's impassioned vocals."

Track listing

All tracks composed by

and

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...

; except where indicated # "I'm Moving On" — 4:15 # "Back in L.A." — 5:00 # "The Blues Come over Me" — 5:13 # "Fool Me Once" — 4:18 # "The Lowdown" — 4:11 # "Mean and Evil" ( Arthur Adams) — 4:20 # "Something up My Sleeve" (Arthur Adams) — 4:27 # "Roll, Roll, Roll" — 5:57 # "There Is Always One More Time" (

, Ken Hirsch) — 8:26

Personnel

*B.B. King – vocals, lead guitar * Arthur Adams,

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitch ...

– guitar * Freddie Washington – bass guitar *

– piano *

Neil Larsen Neil Larsen (born August 7, 1948) is an American jazz keyboardist, musical arranger and composer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Sarasota, Florida before relocating to New York and then, in 1977, Los Angeles. Early life Larsen was ...

– keyboards, Hammond organ *

– drums *

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– percussion *Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – background vocals

References

{{Authority control B.B. King albums 1991 albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Stewart Levine