Keep It Simple (Keb' Mo' album)
Keep It Simple is the seventh studio album by blues artist Keb' Mo'. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2005.
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| Released | February 10, 2004 | |||
| Studio | At The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, House Of Blues Studios, Encino, Stu Stu Studio, Marina Del Rey, CA, Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Inc. | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |    [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "France ( Keb' Mo' )" | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Let Your Light Shine ( Jenny Yates/Keb'Mo' )" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "One Friend ( Zuriani Zonneveld / Keb'Mo' )" | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Shave Yo' Legs ( Jeff Paris / keb'Mo' )" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Prosperity Blues" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Closer (La Rombé / Keb'Mo')" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Keep It Simple ( Kevin McCormick" | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Riley B. King ( Robben Ford / Keb' Mo' )" | 5:16 |
| 9. | "House In California ( Gary Nicholson )" | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Walk Back In ( Bill Medley )" | 5:24 |
| 11. | "I'm Amazing ( Robbie Brooks )" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Proving You Wrong ( Darrell Scott )" | 3:46 |
Keb' Mo' - Vocal, guitar ( tr. 1-7, 9 -12 ), Bass (tr. 2, 5, 6 ), Mandolin [Steel] (tr. 2, 4 ), Mandolin ( tr. 6 ), Banjo [Bazuki] - ( tr. 6 ), Banjo ( tr. 9 ), Bouzouki [Bazuki] ( tr.12 ), synth ( tr. 12 ), percussion (tr. 9 ) Reggie McBride- Bass ( tr.1,7, 8, 9, 11 ) / Nathan East - (tr.3, 4, 10 ) / Willie Weeks - bass ( tr. 12 ) Ricky Lawson| – Drums (tr. 1-3, 5,6, 10 ) / Steve Ferrone ( tr.7, 8, 9, 11 ) Chad Cromwell - ( tr. 12 ) Jeff Paris – Harmonica ( tr. 1, 7 ), keyboards ( tr.8 ), organ ( tr.2, 10 ) piano ( tr. 11 ), Mandolin ( tr 2 ) Greg Phillinganes– Piano ( tr.1, 2,4, 5 ), el. piano ( tr. 6, 10 )| Written-By, Guitar, Vocals – Keb' Mo' (tr.1) John Hobbs - electricl piano ( tr. 11 ) Robert Cray - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, 1-st solo , Robben Ford - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, 2-nd solo ( tr.8 ) Paul Franklin – Dobro (tr. 9, 12 ), Sam Bush - Mandolin, Andrea Zonn – Backing Vocals, Violin ( tr.9 )
References
- Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.