One Kind Favor
Studio album by
B.B. King
ReleasedAugust 26, 2008 (2008-08-26)
Recorded2008
Studio
Length57:04
LabelGeffen
ProducerT Bone Burnett
B.B. King chronology
Live
(2008)		 One Kind Favor
(2008)

One Kind Favor is B.B. King's forty-second and final studio album. Produced by T Bone Burnett,[1] it was released on August 26, 2008, by Geffen Records.

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[4]
AllMusic[5]
World of Music[6]
Paste9.2/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Rolling Stone called it "one of the strongest studio sets of his career, standing alongside classics such as Singin' the Blues and Lucille."[8] Both Rolling Stone and AllMusic commented on the stripped-down sound and lack of guest appearances which was departure in style from King's recent previous albums. Both credited T Bone Burnett for the shift in sound and praised him for his production. Bud Scoppa of Paste Magazine commented "Elegiac by intent, the record is awash in poignancy, radiating from the deeply felt guitar and vocal performances of the 83-year-old King and his supporting band... and from the carefully chosen material. But just as importantly, it boasts a breathtaking immediacy."[7]

A reviewer of The New Yorker stated "All in all, it’s a bracing, gratifying reminder of why King is in the pantheon."[9] Milo Miles of NPR commented "One Kind Favor stands alone, however, in reaffirming King's unique power as a star and venerable performer. More than any other icon, King is about the music and not himself. After all, he is large and contains multitudes of blues."[10] Woodrow Wiklins of All About Jazz wrote "King has entertained millions with his albums, concerts and television appearances. He has won several Grammy Awards. Some are on display at his museum, which is built around an old cotton gin building where King worked as a young man. And with this release, the King of Blues has done his fans One Kind Favor."[4]

Track listing

One Kind Favor' track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"Blind Lemon Jefferson4:48
2."I Get So Weary"T-Bone Walker4:14
3."Get These Blues Off Me"Lee Vida Walker4:28
4."How Many More Years"Chester Burnett3:06
5."Waiting for Your Call"Oscar Lollie6:00
6."My Love Is Down"Lonnie Johnson5:20
7."The World Is Gone Wrong"
4:19
8."Blues Before Sunrise"Leroy Carr4:16
9."Midnight Blues"John Willie "Shifty" Henry3:44
10."Backwater Blues"Big Bill Broonzy7:33
11."Sitting on Top of the World"
  • Vinson
  • Chatmon
3:36
12."Tomorrow Night"Lonnie Johnson5:00
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."My Baby is Now"3:37
14."Just to Be With You"4:23
15."Haunted House"3:19

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Randy "B.B. King's not ready to be a museum piece" September 08, 2008 Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Grammy Awards 2009: The full list of winners". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 9 Feb 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "One Kind Favor by B.B. King". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Wilkins, Woodrow (September 29, 2008). "B.B. King: One Kind Favor". All About Jazz. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "One Kind Favor". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "One Kind Favor". WOM magazine. No. November 08. p. 23.
  7. 1 2 Scoppa, Bud (September 22, 2008). "B.B. King: One Kind Favor". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 Kemp, Mark (4 September 2008). "One Kind Favor". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Album of the Day: B. B. King, "One Kind Favor"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ↑ Miles, Milo (October 21, 2008). "B.B. King Offers 'One Kind Favor'". NPR. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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