Oklahoma is the fourteenth studio album by American musician Keb' Mo' and was released on June 14, 2019 by Concord Records label.[1] The album featured guest contributions from Rosanne Cash, Jaci Velasquez, Robert Randolph, Taj Mahal and a duet with Robbie Brooks Moore (his wife). The album also produced two singles: "Put a Woman in Charge" released on September 28, 2018, and "Don't Throw it Away" released on June 12, 2019. The album was produced by Colin Linden and co-produced by Keb’ Mo’.
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| Released | June 14, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Blues, Americana | |||
| Length | 40:36 | |||
| Label | Concord Records | |||
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Background
editThe lead single of the album was "Put a Woman in Charge" featuring Rosanne Cash and was released on September 28, 2018.[2] On October 11, 2018 a music video was released for the song.[3] The second single, "Don't Throw it Away" featuring Taj Mahal was released on June 12, 2019.[4] He collaborated with the Plastic Pollution Coalition to release a music video to the song.[5] On June 14, 2019 Mo released the song "Oklahoma" as a promotional single, as well as a lyric video to accompany it.[6]
Reception
edit"I Remember You" peaked at #7 on the Blues Digital songs chart,[7] and #19 on the year-end chart.[8]
Oklahoma won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards, his first Grammy in the American Roots category and his fifth win overall.[9]
Track listing
editCredits adapted from Keb' Mo's website[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Remember You" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Oklahoma" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Put a Woman in Charge" (featuring Rosanne Cash) | 4:06 |
| 4. | "This Is My Home" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Don't Throw It Away" (featuring Taj Mahal) | 2:58 |
| 6. | "The Way I" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Ridinʼ on a Train" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "I Shouldʼve" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Cold Outside" | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Beautiful Music" (featuring Robbie Brooks Moore) | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 40:36 | |
Personnel
edit- Keb' Mo' – main vocals, guitar (Dobro, Acoustic, electric, steel, national steel), percussion, shaker, harmonica
- Rosanne Cash – vocals (track 3)
- Taj Mahal (track 5), Bass, b.v.
- Robert Randolph _ Lap steel guitar
- Jaci Velasquez
- Robbie Brooks Moore – vocals (track 10)
- Samuel Alexader - Organ [Hammond]], el. piano [wurlitzer]], keyboards
- Cremaine Booker - Cello
- Corie Covel, Andy Leftwich - Violin
- Markus Finnie - Drums
- Jim Hoke - Accordion, wurlitzer
- Scotty Huff - Trumpet
- DeMarco Jonson - Organ [Hammond]]
- Emeli Kohavi - Viola
- Eric Ramey - Bass guitar
- David Rodgers - Keyboards, wurlitzer
- Jovan Quallo - Saxophone
- Joshua Scalf - Trombone
- Keio Stroud - Drums
- Chester Thompson - drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 41 |
| US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] | 7 |
| US Blues Albums (Billboard)[14] | 2 |
| US Current Albums (Billboard)[15] | 48 |
| US Hot Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] | 23 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[17] | 71 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Blues Albums (Billboard)[18] | 8 |
| Chart (2020) | Position |
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| US Blues Albums (Billboard)[18] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Oklahoma by Keb' Mo' (in German), retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Put a Woman in Charge (feat. Rosanne Cash) – Single by Keb' Mo' (in German), retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Keb' Mo' (October 11, 2018), Keb' Mo' – Put a Woman in Charge feat. Rosanne Cash (Official Music Video), retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (June 16, 2019). "Watch Keb' Mo' Decry Single-Use Plastic in 'Don't Throw It Away' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ PlasticPollution (June 12, 2019), Don't Throw It Away – by Keb' Mo' with Taj Mahal, retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Keb' Mo' (June 14, 2019), Keb' Mo' – Oklahoma (Lyric Video), retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Blues Digital Song Sales - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Artist: Keb' Mo'". www.grammy.com. Recording Academy. n.d. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Album Download". Keb' Mo'. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Oklahoma". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Americana/Folk Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rock Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Top Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Blues Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.