Description
Personnel: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); Michael Toles, Jimmy Johnson, Duncan Cameron, Pete Carr, Mitch Rencher (guitar); David Chappell, Robert Basso, Carol Freedman, Rosalind Lang, John Dipuccio, Geremy Miller, Jorge Orbon, Debra Spring, Stuart McDonald (strings); Harrison Calloway, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson, Jim Horn, Mike Haynes (horns); Carson Whitsett, Steve Nathan (keyboards); Ray Griffin, David Hood (bass); James Robertson, Roger Hawkins (drums); Mickey Buckins (percussion); Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Frederick Knight (background vocals).
Engineers include: Wolf Stephenson, Steve Melton, Tom Easley.
Personnel: Bobby "Blue" Bland (vocals); Jimmy Johnson , Duncan Cameron, Michael Toles, Pete Carr (guitar); Stuart McDonald , David Chappell, Jorge Orbon, Geremy Miller, Carol Freedman, John DiPuccio, Roslind Lang, Robert Basso, Debra Spring (strings); Mike Haynes , Harrison Calloway, Jr., Jim Horn, Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson (horns); Steve Nathan , Carson Whitsett (keyboards); James Robertson (drums); Mickey Buckins (percussion); Frederick Knight, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson (background vocals).
Recording information: Criteria Studios; Malaco Studios, Jackson, MS; Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL.
Photographer: John Stephenson.
As the title (perhaps inspired by the DeNiro film of the previous year) suggests, "Midnight Run" has a decidedly late-night feel to it. It's full of the sort of '60s Southern soul and blues songs you might hear in a smoky dive where the musicians are playing more for themselves than for the audience. The material is strong, and Bland's phrasing is more magisterial than ever, particularly on "Keep It a Secret," a sad cheating song in much the same vein as James Carr's "Dark End of the Street," as well as on an excellent cover of Bill Wither's "Ain't No Sunshine," and the concluding, gospelish, "Starting All Over Again."
- Format: CD
- Genre: Blues
- Released: 1989-07-19