01	Rule The World						04:53
	02	(You Got My Love) Sewed Up						04:39
	03	Live To Give						03:48
	04	The Change Is On						06:44
	05	Life's Funny						03:44
	06	When My Love Comes Down						02:51
	07	This Dream (Still Coming True)						05:11
	08	Temptation						04:44
	09	Never Been Satisfied						04:42
	10	Born To Love You						05:18
	11	What's Wrong?						04:20

Temptation
Date of Release 1994

It may not offer anything new, but Temptation is a solid album from Duke Robillard. Supported by drummer Jeffery McAllister and bassist Marty Ballou, he runs through a set of nine originals and two covers, playing with typical taste and class. Robillard's blues doesn't really burn with intensity; rather, it simmers with style. That means this Temptation is slyly seductive, and while there are a few missteps along the way, it's still a successful seduction. - Thom Owens


Duke Robillard - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Sitar (Electric)
Marty Ballou - Bass, Bass (Electric), Fretless Bass
Al Basile - Cornet
Tim Brown - Assistant Engineer
Susann Forrest - Vocals
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Greg Mazel - Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Carl Querfurth - Trombone
Nick Stevens - Engineer, Mixing
Mark Noderer - Assistant Engineer
Bob Ramsey - Organ, Piano
Jeffery McAllister - Bass, Drums, Gong, Maracas, Tambourine, Triangle, Cowbell, Gourd, Cabasa, Chinese Cymbals, Space Phone
Mike Kappus - Executive Producer
Bill Porter - Mixing
Clark Hagan - Assistant Engineer
Paul Gauthier - Engineer
Abby Ward - Photography

1994 CD Pointblank 39652
1994 CS Pointblank 39652



Duke Robillard
Born Oct 4, 1948 in Woonsocket, RI

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Duke Robillard is one of the founding members of Roomful of Blues, as well as one of the guitarists that replaced Jimmie Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1990. Between that time, Robillard pursued a solo career that found him exploring more musically adventurous territory than either Roomful of Blues or the T-Birds. On his solo recordings, the guitarist dips into blues, rockabilly, jazz, and rock & roll, creating a unique fusion of American roots musics.
In 1967, Duke Robillard formed Roomful of Blues in Westerly, Rhode Island. For the next decade, he led the band through numerous lineup changes before he decided that he had grown tired of the group. Robillard left the band in 1979, initially signing on as rockabilly singer Robert Gordon's lead guitarist. After his stint with Gordon, Robillard joined the Legendary Blues Band.

In 1981, the guitarist formed a new group, the Duke Robillard Band, which soon evolved into Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings. After a few years of touring the group landed a contract with Rounder Records, releasing their eponymous debut album in 1984. For the rest of the decade, Robillard and the Pleasure Kings toured America and released a series of albums on Rounder Records. Occasionally, the guitarist would release a jazz-oriented solo album.

In 1990, Robillard joined the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Even though he had become a member of the Austin group, the guitarist continued to record and tour as a solo artist, signing with the major label Point Blank/Virgin in 1994 for Temptation. Duke's Blues followed two years later, and after one more album for Virgin, 1997's Dangerous Place, Robillard signed to Shanachie for 1999's New Blues for Modern Man. Conversations in Swing Guitar followed later that year, and the prolific guitarist returned in mid-2000 with Explorer.


1985 Too Hot to Handle Rounder
1988 Swing Rounder
1988 Rockin' Blues Rounder
1988 You Got Me Rounder
1989 Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings Rounder
1990 After Hours Swing Session Rounder
1990 Turn It Around Rounder
1994 Temptation Pointblank
1996 Duke's Blues Pointblank
1997 Dangerous Place Virgin
1998 Stretchin' Out [live] Stony Plain
1999 New Blues for Modern Man Shanachie
1999 Conversations in Swing Guitar Stony Plain
2000 Explorer Shanachie
2002 Living With the Blues Stony Plain
2003 More Conversations in Swing Guitar Stony Plain
Steppin' out Live, Live Stony Plain
La Palette Bleue