Oklahoma (Keb' Mo' album)

Oklahoma
Studio album by
Keb' Mo'
ReleasedJune 14, 2019
GenreBlues, Americana
Length40:36
LabelConcord Records
Producer
Keb' Mo' chronology
TajMo
(2017) 		Oklahoma
(2019) 		Moonlight, Mistletoe & You
(2019)
Singles from Oklahoma
  1. "Put a Woman in Charge"
    Released: September 28, 2018
  2. "Don't Throw it Away"
    Released: June 12, 2019

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’.

Background

The 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

"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

Credits adapted from Keb' Mo's website[10]

No.TitleLength
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

Adapted from Tidal[11]

  • 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)

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
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

Chart (2019) Position
US Blues Albums (Billboard)[18] 8
Chart (2020) Position
US Blues Albums (Billboard)[18] 14

References

  1. ^ Oklahoma by Keb' Mo' (in German), retrieved June 18, 2019
  2. ^ Put a Woman in Charge (feat. Rosanne Cash) – Single by Keb' Mo' (in German), retrieved June 18, 2019
  3. ^ Keb' Mo' (October 11, 2018), Keb' Mo' – Put a Woman in Charge feat. Rosanne Cash (Official Music Video), retrieved June 18, 2019
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ PlasticPollution (June 12, 2019), Don't Throw It Away – by Keb' Mo' with Taj Mahal, retrieved June 18, 2019
  6. ^ Keb' Mo' (June 14, 2019), Keb' Mo' – Oklahoma (Lyric Video), retrieved June 18, 2019
  7. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Blues Digital Song Sales - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Artist: Keb' Mo'". www.grammy.com. Recording Academy. n.d. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Album Download". Keb' Mo'. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Keb' Mo' – Oklahoma". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Americana/Folk Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Top Current Albums". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  16. ^ "Rock Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Top Album Sales". Billboard. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Blues Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.