Come One, Come All is the second album by the American band Mighty Blue Kings, released in 1997.[2][3]
| Come One, Come All | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jump blues | |||
| Label | R-Jay[1] | |||
| Producer | Mighty Blue Kings | |||
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The album peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[4] The band supported the album by touring with the Reverend Horton Heat and Face to Face.[5][6]
Production edit
The album was produced by the band.[7] It includes covers of songs by Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, and Percy Mayfield, among others.[8][9] Six of the 12 tracks are originals by the band.[10] Mighty Blue Kings dropped two members prior to the recording sessions for the album.[11]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [13] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [7] |
| The Plain Dealer | A[14] |
The Washington Post wrote that "the blues ballads suffer by comparison—seasoning counts for something, after all—but even the album's weakest tracks attest to the band's obvious devotion and good taste."[8] The A.V. Club noted that the album "sticks to a relatively rigid Chicago-blues template."[15] The Orange County Register deemed the album more polished than the debut, and concluded that "rockabilly is as revered as rabble-rousing swing, but barrel-throated vocalist Ross Bon finely fuses the two with a little crooning here, a lot of hollering there."[16]
The Chicago Tribune thought that "lead vocalist Ross Bon has developed into a self-assured recording artist, his warm baritone, sleek phrasing and distinctive lyric reading giving the band—and this recording—its focus and identity."[17] The Indianapolis Star determined that Come One, Come All "swings and sways and rocks with a sound that's both true to its World War II-era roots and the need to be contemporary."[13] The Plain Dealer praised the "original vision of jazzy, dance-oriented rhythm and blues and jump."[14]
AllMusic wrote that the album "still sounds a little stiff compared to classic jump blues, but it's still an entertaining record."[12]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Can't Stop It" | |
| 2. | "Baby You Rich" | |
| 3. | "Go Tell the Preacher" | |
| 4. | "Little Too Late" | |
| 5. | "Put Your Hand in Mine" | |
| 6. | "Looking for My Baby" | |
| 7. | "What's a Man to Do" | |
| 8. | "Don't Let Go" | |
| 9. | "Got the Sun Shinin' on Me" | |
| 10. | "Long Distance Lover" | |
| 11. | "No Blow, No Show" | |
| 12. | "Green Grass Grows All Around" |
References edit
- ^ Violanti, Anthony (February 27, 1998). "The Blue Period". The Buffalo News. p. G30.
- ^ "The Mighty Blue Kings Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Kalk, Samara (5 Feb 1998). "Dedication and Roots Drive Mighty Blue Kings". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 5.
- ^ "Top Blues Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 49. Dec 6, 1997. p. 38.
- ^ Lozaw, Tristram (April 3, 1998). "Boston Beat". Boston Herald. p. S18.
- ^ "Reverend Horton Heat". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. April 9, 1998. p. 8.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 755–756.
- ^ a b "The Mighty Blue Kings: 'Come One, Come All'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Surowicz, Tom (February 6, 1998). "Music: Mighty Blue Kings". Star Tribune. p. 10E.
- ^ Krol, Eric (12 Dec 1997). "Ross Bon, Mighty Blue Kings sure know how to have fun". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 10.
- ^ Taylor, Ward (10 Oct 1997). "These Kings do swing". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1T.
- ^ a b "Come One, Come All". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Allan, Marc D. (4 Jan 1998). "The Mighty Blue Kings 'Come One, Come All'". The Indianapolis Star. p. I9.
- ^ a b Bruening, John C. (January 23, 1998). "Mighty Blue Kings 'Come One, Come All'". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 11.
- ^ "Mighty Blue Kings: Come One, Come All". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Darling, Cary; Wener, Ben (February 20, 1998). "Swinging with a new big-band generation". Orange County Register. p. F6.
- ^ Reich, Howard (23 Nov 1997). "Mighty Blue Kings". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.