There Is Always One More Time

There Is Always One More Time is an album by the American musician B.B. King, released in 1991.^[2][3] It is dedicated to Doc Pomus, who cowrote the title song.^[4] The first single was "Back in L.A."^[5]

There Is Always One More Time
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	1991
Studio	Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Blues
Length	46:03
Label	MCA[1]
Producer	Stewart Levine
B.B. King chronology
Live at the Apollo (1991) There Is Always One More Time (1991) Blues Summit (1993)

King wrote in the liner notes that There Is Always One More Time was his best album.^[6]

Production

The album was produced by Stewart Levine.^[7] Freddie Washington played bass; Jim Keltner played drums.^[8][9] Joe Sample wrote most of the songs.^[10] The title track contains a four-minute guitar solo.^[11] King chose to incorporate gospel elements in many of the songs.^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Calgary Herald	B+[14]
Chicago Tribune	[7]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[15]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	[11]
Windsor Star	B+[4]

The New York Times wrote that "until the gospelly title song, both Mr. King's voice and guitar are obscured by horns, keyboards, backup vocals and booming drums; the album needs a remix to eliminate clutter and sweetening."^[16] The Calgary Herald stated that King "comes back with a bluesy sashay that's contemporary and comfortable."^[14]

The Toronto Star deemed the album "nice, laid-back blues."^[17] Ebony concluded that "the gritty 'Mean and Evil' reflects his Mississippi upbringing, while the moving, melancholy title song is sure to be a blues classic."^[18] The Chicago Tribune called "The Lowdown" "a classic after-hours blues, tailor-made for King's impassioned vocals."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Sample and Will Jennings; except where indicated

1. "I'm Moving On" — 4:15
2. "Back in L.A." — 5:00
3. "The Blues Come over Me" — 5:13
4. "Fool Me Once" — 4:18
5. "The Lowdown" — 4:11
6. "Mean and Evil" (Arthur Adams) — 4:20
7. "Something up My Sleeve" (Arthur Adams) — 4:27
8. "Roll, Roll, Roll" — 5:57
9. "There Is Always One More Time" (Doc Pomus, Ken Hirsch) — 8:26

Personnel

• B.B. King – vocals, lead guitar
• Arthur Adams, Michael Landau – guitar
• Freddie Washington – bass guitar
• Joe Sample – piano
• Neil Larsen – keyboards, Hammond organ
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – background vocals