Audio CD review:
B.B. King - Reflections

B.B. King - Reflections

Band: B.B. King Title: Reflections Rating: Release Date: 10 June, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Exactly Like You 2: On My Word Of Honor 3: I Want A Little Girl 4: I'll String Along With You 5: I Need You 6: A Mother's Love 7: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 8: Neighborhood Affair 9: Tomorrow Night 10: There I've Said It Again 11: Always On My Mind 12: Cross My Heart 13: What A Wonderful World

Editoral Review B. B. King unleashes his inner crooner on this collection of 13 of his sentimental favorites. With a five-piece studio band rather than his usual orchestra, the arrangements stay spare throughout, allowing King to exercise his classic vocal chops--although some fans may be disappointed by his low-key guitar playing, as King's beloved axe Lucille plays second fiddle to Texas guitarist Doyle Bramhall II's six-string. Still, King's in excellent voice, whether revisiting early inspiration Lonnie Johnson's romantic "Tomorrow Night," embracing buddy Willie Nelson's golden "Always on My Mind," or tackling numbers recorded by Sam Cooke and Nat "King" Cole ("(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"), Louis Armstrong ("What a Wonderful World"), and Frank Sinatra ("I'll String Along with You"). Fans will recognize "On My Word of Honor" and the King original "Neighborhood Affair" from previous recordings and "I Want a Little Girl" from his live performances. Although King does justice to all these numbers, his most heartfelt selection may be "A Mother's Love," a performance that seems to draw on the heartache he still carries from the loss of his own mother when he was a child, nearly 70 years ago. --Ted Drozdowski .. You can see a complete list of all B.B. King discography, or go back to the B.B. King tabs