Title: Together for the First Time...Live Artist: B.B. King & Bobby Bland Release Date: 1974 Label: MCA, BGO, Beat Goes On Duration: 68:14 Album Type(s): live UPCs: 076732416020, 5017261201614, 076732416013 Genre: Blues Styles: Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Texas Blues Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Dramatic, Earnest, Gritty, Passionate, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Wistful, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Poignant, Rollicking, Sophisticated, Boisterous, Cheerful, Confident, Earthy, Elegant, Happy, Joyous, Reverent, Rousing, Stylish, Sweet, Autumnal, Bravado, Fiery, Freewheeling, Innocent, Plaintive, Street-Smart Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Three O'Clock Blues
2. It's My Own Fault
3. Driftin' Blues
4. That's the Way Love Is
5. I'm Sorry
6. I'll Take Care of You
7. Don't Cry No More
8. Don't Want a Soul Hangin' Around
9. Medley: Good to Be Back Home/Driving Wheel/Rock Me Momma/Black Night/Ch
10. Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the Blues
11. Goin' Down Slow
12. I Like to Live the Love

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD Beat Goes On 161 2002 CD Beat Goes On 161 1992 CD BGO 161 1990 CD MCA MCAD-4160 ------ CD MCA 2-4160

No other editions were found for this album.

Although the duo of Bobby Blue Bland and B.B. King was one of the most popular touring acts of the '70s and '80s, their first duet album -- appropriately titled Together for the First Time ... Live -- doesn't quite live up to expectations. Both musicians are in fine form, but rarely do any sparks fly. Occasionally, King turns out a good solo and Bland sings with passion, but usually the vibe of the record is too relaxed to be truly engaging. It's a pleasant record, just not the essential listening that it should have been. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alain Moreau Cover Design Alfred Thomas ? B.B. King Vocals, Guitar, Main Performer Ben Benay ? Bobby "Blue" Bland Vocals, Main Performer Bobby Forte ? Cato Walker ? Charles Polk ? Don Mack ? Edward Rowe ? Harold Potier ? Joseph Burton ? Leo Penn ? Louis Hubert ? Mel Brown ? Melvin Jackson ? Michael Omartian Keyboards Milton Hopkins ? Neil Slaven Liner Notes Phil Kaye Engineer Ron Levy ? Sonny Freeman ? Steve Barri Producer Theodore Arthur ? Tommy Punkson ? Wilbert Freeman ?