Take It Home

Late-seventies studio work finds the King of the Blues exploring a smoother, soul-based style that appeared well-suited for radio broadcasts. It marks a period where traditional blues intersected with the slick, beat-driven recording standards of the disco era.

Stewart Levine produced the set, hiring expert studio musicians to build a more compact, dance-oriented result than the unvarnished club tapes followers expected. It acts as a curious observation of how a veteran adjusted his trademark vibrato to fit a contemporary, multi-layered R&B format.