Bobby Bland - Dreamer - 1974 (BGO Records UK 1993) torrent

Genre: Soul-Blues
Country of disc production: UK
Year of disc release: 1993
Publisher (label): BGO Records
Catalog number: BGOCD63
Country: USA
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 00:36:13

Tracklist:
01. Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
02. I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
03. Lovin' on Borrowed Time
04. When You Come to the End of Your Road
05. I Ain't Gonna Be the First to Cry
06. Dreamer
07. Yolanda
08. Twenty-Four Hour Blues
09. Cold Day in Hell
10. Who's Foolin' Who

Personnel:
Robert Calvin 'Bobby "Blue" Bland' Brooks – lead vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
Ginger Blake – backing vocals
Michael Omartian – piano, organ, clavinet, Arp synthesizer, blues harp, arrangement
Larry Carlton – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar
Ben Benay – guitar
Wilton Felder – bass
Ed Greene – drums
Jackie Kelso – horns
Ernest James Watts – horns
Lewis Melvin McCreary – horns
Pete Christlieb – horns
James Ronald Horn – horns
Paul J. Hubinon – horns
Tony Terran – horns
The Sid Sharp Strings – strings

Steve Barri produced this classic release, which was met with mixed reactions at the time of its release. Some immediately called it one of Bland's best albums ever. Others disliked the powerful brass and string arrangements. With the benefit of a time lag of almost forty years, it is considered a classic release of the era, with great songs that later became standards in the repertoire of blues and soul singers. bear-family.com
"Dreamer" is not only a turning point in Bobby Bland's career, when he fully embraced his role as the "Sinatra of the blues." It is also an important moment for the blues itself. These tracks are graceful, classy, and urban, coming from the soul of a man who has been through a hard road and is still in pain. They're about having everything but happiness, which is made brutally real by the tension between the Cadillac-style arrangements and Bland's mustard-and-honey voice. The deep pain that runs through this album is as real as anything you'll hear from Bland, but his gift has always been the ability to pick at wounds and soothe them at the same time