Reflections (B.B. King album)

Reflections is a studio album by B.B. King, released in 2003.[5][6] It pays tribute to the big band sound of King's youth.[1]

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Critical reception

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

References

1. "B.B. KING" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Ruhlmann, William. "Reflections". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 843.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. Puterbaugh, Parke (2 July 2003). "B.B. King: Reflections". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
5. Weinraub, Bernard (March 2, 2003). "Spinning Blues Into Gold, the Rough Way" – via NYTimes.com.
6. "B.B. King Album 'Reflects' On Range Of Standards". Billboard. April 24, 2003.
7. "B.B. King: Reflections". PopMatters. September 23, 2003.