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Robert Calvin Bland (born January 27, 1930) 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". Along with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Junior Parker, Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B.
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Shaft [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2019]
Song | Duration |
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Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | 3:44 |
The 1961 R&B Hits Collection [2019]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Cry Cry Cry | 2:41 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:33 |
Further on Up the Road: The Duke Recordings 1955-1962 [2016]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:59 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:39 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:37 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:21 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:43 |
Lead Me On | 2:05 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:19 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:35 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:26 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:25 |
Blue Moon | 2:15 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:10 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:38 |
Yield Not to Temptation | 2:36 |
Call on Me | 2:35 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:38 |
The Singles Collection 1951-62 [2016]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 3:00 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:37 |
I'M Not Ashamed | 2:35 |
I'Ll Take Care of You | 2:23 |
Lead Me On | 2:04 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:42 |
I'Ve Been Wrong So Long | 2:18 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:33 |
Blue Moon | 2:13 |
Yield Not to Temptation | 2:34 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:02 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:35 |
Call on Me | 2:29 |
A Soul Awakening: From Sacred to Secular [2015]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:59 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:18 |
Live and Righteous [2015]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Share Your Love With Me | 3:14 |
You've Got To Hurt Before You Heal | 4:29 |
Members Only | 3:22 |
That's the Way Love is | 3:29 |
Farther Up the Road | 1:35 |
I Pity the Fool | 0:58 |
That's the Way Love Is [2015]
Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics From 1974 [2014]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:18 |
Angel in Anguish: The Deep, Deep Soul of Bobby Blue Bland [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Don't Cry No More | 2:25 |
Farther Up the Road | 2:59 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:37 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:19 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:38 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:43 |
Two Steps from the Blues | 2:36 |
St James Infirmary | 2:26 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:19 |
Lead Me On | 2:03 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:39 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 7 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'll Take Care of You | 2:25 |
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:28 |
Hot 100: Best of the Blues: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
St. James Infirmary | 2:26 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
Mr. Blue Bland [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:58 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:45 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:27 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:40 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:30 |
Turn on Your Lovelight | 2:40 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:10 |
Yield Not to Temptation | 2:37 |
Call on Me | 2:34 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 1: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
Call On Me | 2:30 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 5: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:39 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 9: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 3:03 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
The Blues Effect: Bobby Bland [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Don't Want No Woman | 2:40 |
I've Got to Forget You | 2:34 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:38 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:43 |
Farther Up the Road | 3:03 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:25 |
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:36 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:11 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Call on Me | 2:30 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:19 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:39 |
Blue Moon | 2:15 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:26 |
The Twisted Wheel: Brazennose & Whitworth Street, Manchester 1963-71: It's Where It's At [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Turn on Your Lovelight | 2:35 |
Two Steps and More of the Blues [2013]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:43 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:36 |
I've Got to Forget You | 2:34 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:38 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:26 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:25 |
I Don't Want No Woman | 2:40 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:19 |
Farther Up the Road | 3:03 |
Turn On Your Love Light | 2:39 |
Call on Me | 2:30 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:11 |
Blue Moon | 2:15 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 2: 1954-1967 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:58 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 3: 1960-1969 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues - The Definitive Collection, Pt. 4: 1970-2005 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:17 |
The Extended Play Collection, Vol. 47 [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 5:59 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:45 |
The Road To Soul: 55 Tracks That Ushered In the Soul Era [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | |
Turn On Your Lovelight |
The Rough Guide To B.B. King: Birth Of A Legend (Reborn and Remastered) [2012]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up The Road [*] |
50 of the Most Influential Blues Songs of the 20th Century [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
St. James Infirmary | 2:26 |
It's My Life, Baby: The Singles As & Bs (1951-1960) [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Little Boy Blue | 2:39 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:19 |
Lead Me On | 2:05 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:43 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Little Boy Blue (The Duke Sides 1952-1959) [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:59 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:38 |
The Lincoln Lawyer [Original Soundtrack] [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | 3:50 |
Unmatched: The Very Best Of [2011]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Tonight's the Night (It's Gonna Be Alright) | 4:48 |
Ain't No Sunshine | 3:54 |
Members Only | 4:07 |
Respect: Aretha's Influences and Inspiration [2009]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Soulville | 2:20 |
Share Your Love with Me | 2:44 |
The Best of B.B. King: Green Series [2008]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll [1976/Live at Coconut Grove/Extended Version] | 5:51 |
The Definitive Collection [2007]
Blowin' the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1957 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 2:58 |
Blowing the Fuse: 31 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1960 [2006]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'll Take Care of You | 2:16 |
Live in Memphis [2004]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That's the Way Love Is | |
I Pity the Fool | |
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone | |
St James Infirmary | |
I'll Take Care of You | |
You've Got to Hurt Before You Heal | |
Sunday Morning Love | |
Members Only |
The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland [Universal] [2004]
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Blues Guitar [2003]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:08 |
Blues-Rock Songbook: Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters [2003]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:38 |
The Best Of Blues Classics 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
Ask Me About Nothing (But The Blues) [2001]
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Soulful Side of Bobby Bland [2001]
The Anthology [2001]
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bobby "Blue" Bland [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:45 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:40 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:09 |
That's the Way Love is | 2:39 |
Poverty | 2:10 |
Driftin' Blues | 3:29 |
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 2:40 |
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:19 |
Goin' Down Slow | 5:35 |
Mercy Mercy Me [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'll Take Care of You | 4:30 |
Share Your Love with Me | 3:18 |
That's the Way Love Is/Nothing You Can Do | 3:08 |
That's the Way Love Is | |
Farther Up the Road | 1:38 |
Stormy Monday Blues |
Blues & Ballads [1999]
Broken Hearted Soul Essentials, Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:19 |
His Definitive Greatest Hits [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Playin' With My Friends | 5:17 |
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:31 |
3 O'Clock Blues | 3:15 |
Caldonia | 0:04 |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Duke Recordings [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther Up the Road | 3:00 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:27 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:45 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:45 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:30 |
Ain't That Lovin' You | 2:35 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:41 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:10 |
Yield Not to Temptation | 2:37 |
That's the Way Love is | 2:40 |
Call On Me | 2:35 |
These Hands (Small But Mighty) | 2:23 |
Chains of Love | 3:16 |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill/MCA Recordings [1998]
Live on Beale Street [1998]
Soul Legend [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Cry Cry Cry | 2:42 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:39 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:39 |
Call on Me | 2:34 |
Farther Up the Road | 2:59 |
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 2:40 |
Lead Me On | 2:04 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:24 |
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:55 |
ABC's of Soul, Vol. 1: Classics from the ABC Records Catalog 1961-1969 [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Call on Me | 2:34 |
ABC's of Soul, Vol. 2: Classics from the ABC Records Catalog 1969-1974 [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | 3:51 |
Blues Classics [MCA] [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:38 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:09 |
How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances 1964 to 1994 [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:32 |
That Did It!: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 3 [1996]
Best of B.B. King & Bobby Bland [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:15 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:38 |
Call on Me | 2:31 |
Farther Up the Road | 2:56 |
Really the Blues [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'll Take Care of You | 4:13 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:17 |
This Time I'm Gone for Good | 5:29 |
That's the Way Love Is | 4:18 |
St. James Infirmary | 5:45 |
Long Beach 1983 [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Mel's Groove [Instrumental] | 8:10 |
I'll Take Care of You | 4:30 |
Share Your Love With Me | 3:18 |
Farther up the Road | 1:36 |
Turn on Your Love Light: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2 [1994]
Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:17 |
The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther up the Road | 2:59 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:22 |
The Blues: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I'll Take Care of You | 2:17 |
Best Of B.B. King & Bobby Bland [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Three O'Clock Blues | 3:25 |
It's My Own Fault | 4:13 |
That's the Way Love Is | 3:51 |
I'm Sorry | 9:55 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:33 |
Don't Answer the Door | 3:52 |
Driftin' Blues | 5:10 |
I'll Take Care of You | 3:50 |
Why I Sing the Blues | 6:19 |
Goin' Down Slow | 4:42 |
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:31 |
Everyday (I Have the Blues) | 3:58 |
Best of B.B. King & Bobby Bland [Geffen] [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Three O'Clock Blues | 3:25 |
It's My Own Fault [Live] | 4:14 |
That's the Way Love Is | 3:52 |
I'm Sorry | 9:56 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:34 |
Don't Answer the Door | 3:49 |
Driftin' Blues | 5:07 |
I'll Take Care of You | 3:53 |
Goin' Down Slow | 4:42 |
Everyday (I Have the Blues) [1976] | 4:02 |
I Pity the Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1 [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's My Life, Baby | 2:43 |
It's My Life Baby | 2:40 |
I Smell Trouble | 2:36 |
Farther up the Road | 2:59 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:39 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:37 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:19 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:43 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:41 |
Lead Me On | 2:05 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:19 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:42 |
Two Steps from the Blues | 2:35 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:26 |
The Best of Bobby Bland, B.B. King & Little Junior Parker [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Don't Answer the Door | 3:56 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:33 |
Farther Up The Road | 2:58 |
You Got Me (Where You Want Me) | 2:28 |
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:31 |
Ain't Nobody Home | 3:40 |
The Best of the Blues, Vol. 2 [Universal] [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll | 6:13 |
Driftin' Blues [CD Version Only][Multimedia Track] | 3:26 |
Blues from the Montreux Jazz Festival [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That's the Way Love Is | 3:11 |
Share Your Love With Me | 2:48 |
Don't Cry No More | 3:28 |
Cheaper to Keep Her | 4:19 |
I Believe in You (You Believe in Me) | 4:51 |
I Found a Love | 3:58 |
The 3B Blues Boy - The Blues Years: 1952-59 [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Farther up the Road | 2:59 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:38 |
The Voice - Duke Recordings, 1959-69 [1991]
The Voice: Duke Recordings 1959-69 [1991]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:35 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:43 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:21 |
Call on Me | 2:33 |
Blue Moon | 2:13 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:35 |
Two Steps from the Blues | 2:36 |
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 2:38 |
Yield Not to Temptation | 2:36 |
Share Your Love With Me | 2:44 |
Guitar Player Presents Legends of Guitar: Electric Blues, Vol. 1 [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Stormy Monday Blues | 4:09 |
I Like to Live the Love [1990]
The Best of the Blues [MCA Special Products] [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Like to Live the Love | 5:59 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:30 |
Vintage Music: Original Classic Oldies from the 1950's & 1960's, Vol. 6 [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Yield Not to Temptation |
Midnight Run [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
You've Got to Hurt Before You Heal | 5:10 |
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone | 4:00 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 4:45 |
First Class Blues [1987]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Two Steps from the Blues | 3:20 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:28 |
Members Only | 4:08 |
Sunday Morning Love | 5:44 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 3:40 |
The Best of Bobby Bland [MCA] [1987]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Poverty | 2:13 |
I Smell Trouble | 2:32 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:25 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:42 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:41 |
Turn on Your Love Light | 2:35 |
Call On Me | 2:37 |
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 2:38 |
Farther Up the Road | 2:56 |
Stormy Monday Blues | 3:15 |
Turn on Your Love Light [1985]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Turn on Your Love Light | |
Share Your Love With Me | |
Call on Me | |
Don't Cry No More | |
Two Steps from the Blues | |
Save Your Love for Me |
Foolin' with the Blues [1983]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
I Pity the Fool | |
Two Steps from the Blues | |
Don't Cry No More | |
I'm Not Ashamed | |
I'll Take Care of You | |
Yield Not to Temptation |
Together Again...Live [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll | 6:16 |
Every Day I Have the Blues | 4:04 |
The Medley: The Thrill Is Gone/I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry | 12:57 |
Together Again: Live [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll | 6:09 |
Every Day I Have the Blues | 3:58 |
Thrill Is Gone |
Dreamer [1974]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | 3:53 |
I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me) | 3:18 |
Yolanda | 3:43 |
Together for the First Time...Live [1974]
14 Golden Recordings from the Historic Vaults of Duke/Peacock [1973]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | 2:20 |
Farther up the Road | 2:45 |
His California Album [1973]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
This Time I'm Gone for Good | 3:36 |
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right | 3:55 |
Goin' Down Slow | 5:37 |
Help Me Through the Day | 3:54 |
I've Got to Use My Imagination | 4:14 |
If Loving You Is Wrong [1970]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't Nothing You Can Do | |
Call on Me | |
This Time I'm Gone for Good |
Call On Me/That's The Way Love Is [1963]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Call on Me | 2:33 |
Share Your Love with Me | 2:45 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:38 |
Call on Me [1963]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Call on Me | 2:32 |
The Feeling Is Gone | 2:30 |
Share Your Love with Me | 2:43 |
That's the Way Love Is | 2:36 |
Two Steps from the Blues [1961]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:36 |
Cry, Cry, Cry | 2:45 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:43 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:37 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:29 |
Lead Me On | 2:06 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:44 |
I've Got to Forget You | 2:34 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:40 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:27 |
St James Infirmary | 2:26 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:27 |
I Don't Want No Woman | 2:40 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:21 |
Two Steps from the Blues [Bonus Tracks] [1961]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Two Steps From the Blues | 2:35 |
Cry Cry Cry | 2:43 |
I'm Not Ashamed | 2:36 |
Don't Cry No More | 2:27 |
Lead Me On | 2:05 |
I Pity the Fool | 2:43 |
Little Boy Blue | 2:38 |
St. James Infirmary | 2:26 |
I'll Take Care of You | 2:25 |
I Don't Want No Woman | 2:39 |
I've Been Wrong So Long | 2:20 |
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of B.B. King
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Let the Good Times Roll | 5:32 |
I Like to Live the Love | 3:25 |
Legends of Soul, Feat. Bobby Bland, Tyrone Davis & Clarence Carter
Song | Duration |
---|---|
That's the Way Love Is | |
Turn on Your Lovelight |
Shaft [2019] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City | 3:54 |
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