1982 studio album by B.B. King
Love Me Tender is a studio album by the American blues musician B.B. King .[ 1] [ 2] It was released via MCA Records in 1982.[ 3] King supported the album by appearing on Austin City Limits .[ 4]
The album peaked at No. 179 on the Billboard 200 .[ 5]
Production
Produced by Stewart Levine , the album was recorded in Nashville .[ 6] [ 7] The Muscle Shoals Horns appear on some tracks.[ 8] "Love Me Tender " is a cover of the song made famous by Elvis Presley ; King was Presley's favorite blues musician.[ 9]
Critical reception
The New York Times panned the first side of Love Me Tender , calling it "bland, countrypolitan elevator music," but thought more highly of side two's "first-rate after-hours blues."[ 7] The Globe and Mail wrote that "the singing is lugubrious, the playing is by rote, and the sound is so lush that King can barely be heard above it."[ 8]
AllMusic called the album an "extremely ill-advised foray into mushy Nashville cornpone."[ 10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide considered it a return to the "gentle sound" of Midnight Believer .[ 13]
Track listing
Title 1. "One of Those Nights" 4:58 2. "Love Me Tender " 3:28 3. "Don't Change on Me" 4:35 4. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" 2:52 5. "You've Always Got the Blues" 4:57 6. "Nightlife / Please Send Me Someone to Love" 4:30 7. "You and Me, Me and You" 3:05 8. "Since I Met You Baby" 4:30 9. "Time Is a Thief" 5:26 10. "A World I Never Made" 5:13
References
^ "B.B. King | Biography & History" . AllMusic .
^ Lloyd, Jack (17 June 1983). "B.B. King: Grateful for the Accolades". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. E33.
^ "Soul Brothers Top 20 Albums". Jet . Vol. 62, no. 26. Sep 6, 1982. p. 63.
^ "Exclusive: Watch Two B.B. King Tracks From 'ACL' Vault" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "B.B. King" . Billboard .
^ McGee, David (2005). B.B. King: There is Always One More Time . Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 233.
^ a b Palmer, Robert (July 4, 1982). "The Blues Are Still a Living Tradition" . The New York Times .
^ a b Lacey, Liam (8 May 1982). "Love Me Tender B.B. King". The Globe and Mail . p. F6.
^ Lioce, Tony (8 Jan 1984). "TV room, above with mirrored ceiling and walls, is a highlight of a Graceland tour". The Providence Journal . p. H1.
^ a b "Love Me Tender - B.B. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic .
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 843.
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 631.
^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. pp. 395โ396.
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