After recording several albums with the Chicago Express, Swedish bluesman Sven Zettenberg debuted as a solo artist with Blues from Within. The singer/guitarist offers a large dose of electric Chicago blues on this excellent Swedish release, but he also demonstrates his proficiency with a moody, Bobby Blue Bland-ish approach on People Don't Do Like They Used to Do and with a fast, T-Bone Walker-influenced Texas shuffle on his own Plenty of Everything. Zettenberg detours into 1960s soul on his infectious She's Doing the Boogaloo, and his sentimental performance on My Deepest Emotions recalls 1950s Fats Domino. One song that really tests what Zettenberg is made of is B.B. King's You're Breaking My Heart, tackling a gem that was defined by a true giant of the blues, he steps up to the plate and hits a home run. The Swede's enunciation in English is impressive, and one hears only the slightest traces of a Scandinavian accent on this consistently inspired and focused, if derivative, CD.
(allmusic.com)

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Sven Zetterberg - Blues from within 1999
(Stockholm Amigo)

 1. Plenty of everything. 
 2. 38th Street blues. 
 3. You're breaking my heart. 
 4. People don't do like they used to do. 
 5. That's why I'm crying. 
 6. She's doing the boogaloo. 
 7. My deepest emotions. 
 8. Somebody been talking. 
 9. Bloody tears. 
10. Crosstown blues. 
11. All your love. 
12. The bottom of the top