"Without a doubt, Two Steps from the Blues is the definitive Bobby "Blue" Bland album and one of the great records in electric blues and soul-blues. In fact, it's one of the key albums in modern blues, marking a turning point when juke joint blues were seamlessly blended with gospel and Southern soul, creating a distinctly Southern sound where all of these styles blended so thoroughly it was impossible to tell where one began and one ended. Given his Memphis background, Bobby "Blue" Bland was perfectly suited for this kind of amalgam as envisioned by producer/arranger Joe Scott, who crafted these wailing horn arrangements that sounded as impassioned as Bland's full-throated, anguished vocals. It helped, of course, that the songs were uniformly brilliant." -- All Music Guide

Track Listing
1 Two Steps From the Blues
2 Cry Cry Cry
3 I'm Not Ashamed
4 Don't Cry No More
5 Lead Me On
6 I Pity the Fool
7 How Does A Cheatin' Woman Feel?
8 I've Got to Forget You
9 Little Boy Blue
10 St James Infirmary
11 I'll Take Care of You
12 I Don't Want No Woman
13 I've Been Wrong So Long
14 Wishing Well