Just like You (Vinyl)

JUST LIKE YOU is an enhanced CD containing both a full audio program and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Keb' Mo' (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne (vocals); Tommy Eyre (11-string guitar, keyboards); John Porter (dobro); Jim Gordon (clarinet); Larry David (harmonica); Darrell Leonard (trumpet); Jim Price (trombone); James "Hutch" Hutchinson (bass); Laval Belle, Ricky Fataar (drums); Munyungo Jackson (percussion); Jackie Farris, Jean McClain (background vocals). JUST LIKE YOU won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. On his second album, Keb' Mo' begins to expand the borders of his Delta blues by recording with a full band on a couple of tracks and attempting more expansive, rock-based song structures. The attempts aren't entirely successful and it's ironic that he decided to try rock-oriented material after he received such praise for his traditionalist debut. Still, there are a few songs on the album that rank with the best on his first album, which suggests that Just Like You is merely a sophomore slump. ~ Thom Owens

• Released: 08/19/14
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Blues