Painting Signs is an album by the American-born musician Eric Bibb, released in 2001.[1][2] It peaked at No. 10 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart.[3] Bibb supported the album with a UK tour and shows in North America opening for Robert Cray.[4][5] After the September 11 attacks, "Hope in a Hopeless World" was released as a single, with royalties earmarked for the American Red Cross.[6]
Production
The album was produced by Dave Bronze.
Roebuck Staples song; the album is dedicated to him.[10] "Delia's Gone" is an interpretation of the folk song.[11] "I Heard the Angels Singing" was written by Reverend Gary Davis.[12]Wilson Pickett sang on "Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down".[13]
The Vancouver Sun noted that Bibb "does some neat finger-picking on 'Delia's Gone', and his 'To Know You' makes good use of mandolin and accordion."[18]
The Gazette listed Painting Signs as the eighth best blues album of 2001.[21]
AllMusic wrote that "Bibb makes a fine case for blues as a music of introspection, warmth, and supreme nuance."[9]