Oklahoma (Keb' Mo' album)

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.

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

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
  • Rosanne Cash – vocals (track 3)
  • Taj Mahal (track 5)
  • Robert Randolph
  • 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. "Blues Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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