One Mississippi

3 time Grammy nominated blues icon Eric Bibb has announced details of his new album, “One Mississippi”, arriving worldwide on January 30th, 2026, via Repute Records. The album contains 13 original songs written by Bibb or co-written with his producer Glen Scott, plus a cover of the title track, written by Janis Ian, whom Bibb has known since they were at high school together in New York in the 60's, and Fred Koller.

“This new collection of stories, from a not too distant American past and a tense global present, is a call for peace, justice and unity in a divided world”, says Bibb of the album. “As much as I love writing and recording new songs, I also enjoy discovering and covering great songs by other songwriters. The title song, “One Mississippi”, was written by my high school friend, Janis Ian with Fred Koller”.

The album was recorded and mixed at Glen Scott’s own high end studio in Uppsala, Sweden, and features a stellar cast of musicians, including UK based guitar virtuoso Robbie McIntosh. Greger Andersson and Paul Jones on harmonica, Shaneeka Simon and Sara Bergkvist Scott on backing vocals, Zosha Warpeha and Esbjörn Hazelius on fiddles, Staffan Astner on guitar, and Sven Lindvall on tuba.

“A thousand thanks to the fabulous singers, players and behind the scenes team members, for helping us tell the tale”, enthuses Bibb.

The lead track "This One Don’t" has been released as the 1st single from the album. Bibb explains, “'This One Don’t' was inspired by a wonderful gig at a Blues Fever festival in Vienna, where I played in front of a groovy crowd who loves dancing to the blues. Happily, we were able to include these folks in the video. Thanks to my ace producer, Glen Scott and the superb musicians involved, this track is one of the funkiest I’ve ever recorded. As Alice Walker once said, ‘Hard times require furious dancing’.”