Two Steps from the Blues
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Two Steps from the Blues is a 1961 album
by Bobby Bland
. The album was featured at number 215 on Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
Robert Calvin Bland better known as Bobby "Blue" Bland, is an American singer of blues and soul. He is an original member of the Beale Streeters, and is sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues"...
. The album was featured at number 215 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Track listing
- "Two Steps from the Blues" – 2:34
- "Cry Cry Cry" – 2:43
- "I'm Not Ashamed" – 2:36
- "Don't Cry No More" – 2:28
- "Lead Me On" – 2:06
- "I Pity The FoolI Pity the Fool"I Pity the Fool" is a song originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1961 for Duke Records. The song was credited to Deadric Malone, a pseudonym of Duke Records owner Don Robey...
" – 2:44 - "I've Just Got to Forget You" – 2:34
- "Little Boy Blue" – 2:40
- "St. James InfirmarySt. James Infirmary Blues"St. James Infirmary Blues" is based on an 18th century traditional English folk song of anonymous origin, though sometimes credited to the songwriter Joe Primrose . Louis Armstrong made it famous in his influential 1928 recording.-Authorship and history:"St...
" – 2:26 - "I'll Take Care of You" – 2:26
- "I Don't Want No Woman" – 2:40
- "I've Been Wrong So Long" – 2:19