Ronnie Baker Brooks
Times Have Changed

Listening notes

Ronnie Baker Brooks’ Times Have Changed appears on Provogue as a 2017 vinyl release, catalog number PRD 7509 1, filed under Blues. This edition presents an 11-track program split across two sides, with five cuts on side A and six on side B. The title track is placed mid-way through the first side.

Side A opens with Show Me (3:59) and continues with Doing Too Much (4:18). Give Me Your Love (Love Song) (4:15) follows, leading into the namesake Times Have Changed (5:18). The side closes with Long Story Short (5:53).

Side B extends to six selections. Twine Time (8:05) is the longest track on the album. It is followed by Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants (5:36) and Old Love (4:37). Come On Up (3:54) is the shortest track here, and across the album overall. The sequence proceeds with Wham Bam Thank You Sam (4:07) and concludes with When I Was We (5:05).

This layout foregrounds the title composition in the first half while reserving the album’s lengthiest performance for the start of side B. Track durations range from under four minutes to just over eight, and the sequence alternates pieces in the four-to-six-minute span with the two outliers noted above. All track titles and timings appear as listed for this Provogue vinyl issue.

Release details:
- Artist: Ronnie Baker Brooks
- Title: Times Have Changed
- Label: Provogue
- Catalog number: PRD 7509 1
- Year: 2017
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Blues

Track positions and durations:
A1 Show Me (3:59); A2 Doing Too Much (4:18); A3 Give Me Your Love (Love Song) (4:15); A4 Times Have Changed (5:18); A5 Long Story Short (5:53). B1 Twine Time (8:05); B2 Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants (5:36); B3 Old Love (4:37); B4 Come On Up (3:54); B5 Wham Bam Thank You Sam (4:07); B6 When I Was We (5:05).