The Very Best of Charly Blues Masterworks (deluxe edition, special edition)

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Annotation

On back cover :
"80 highlights from the definitive blues series, chronicling the development of the blues from its early roots to modern times."

This compilation ℗ 1994 Charly Holdings Inc.

© 1994 Charly Holdings Inc.

Country of origin UK - Made in the EEC

> 4 discs special deluxe edition, contains a 60-page booklet with pictures, liner notes and credits.

Label Code: LC 8477
Label Code: CDBM 103-4
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 1 AT 34820 A
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 2 AT 34829 B
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 3 AT 34822 A
Matrix / Runout: PILZ CD CDBM 103/4 CD 4 AT 34824 A
SPARS Code: AAD
Rights Society: SPA

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-23 10:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Robert Johnson42:54
2If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson42:36
3Midnight Steppers
Big Bill Broonzy2:43
4Rockin’ Chair Blues
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1940-12-17)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-12-17)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-12-17)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1940-12-17)
Big Bill Broonzy2:51
5I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love
Muddy Waters2:50
6Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:10
7I Don’t Know
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1952)
bass:
Bill Evans (bassist for Willie Mabon) and Bill Anderson (1950s US R&B bassist) (in 1952)
membranophone:
Billy Stepney (in 1952)
piano:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952)
vocals:
Willie Mabon (in 1952)
recording of:
I Don’t Know (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton and Willie Mabon
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
is based on:
Strut That Thing
Willie Mabon3:10
8Sloppy Drunk
Jimmy Rogers3:04
9Mama Talk to Your Daughter
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Al Galvin
guitar:
J.B. Lenoir
piano:
Joe Montgomery
tenor saxophone:
Lorenzo Smith (tenor sax)
lead vocals:
J.B. Lenoir
recording of:
Mama Talk to Your Daughter
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Ghana Music
J.B. Lenoir2:28
10How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:44
11The Sky Is Crying
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James2:49
12Dust My Broom
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:55
13Honest I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:43
14Shame, Shame, Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:51
15I’ll Play the Blues for You
Albert King6:43
16Big Town Playboy
Eddie Taylor3:01
17Don’t Start Me Talkin’
Sonny Boy Williamson2:36
18Help Me
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:10
19First Time I Met the Blues
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-03-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-03-02)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (on 1960-03-02)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-03-02), Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-03-02) and Bob Neely (on 1960-03-02)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-03-02)
recording of:
First Time I Met the Blues (on 1960-03-02)
composer:
Eurreal Montgomery
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Flomont Music, Flomont Music Publishing Co. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Buddy Guy3.52:19
20Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:11
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-05-05)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1937-05-05)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:02
2Juke
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1986)
Little Walter2:44
3Rattin’ and Runnin’ Round
Eddie Boyd3:06
4I Ain’t Got You
recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed52:19
5My Babe
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2008)
Little Walter42:34
6I Wish You Would
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2016)
recording of:
I Wish You Would
lyricist and composer:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tristan Music
Billy Boy Arnold2:43
7Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf53:03
8The Natchez Burnin’
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:13
9All Your Love
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2012)
recording of:
All Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Magic Sam
Magic Sam2:58
1021 Days in Jail
Magic Sam2:45
11Rockin’ the House
Memphis Slim2:07
12So Many Roads, So Many Trains
Otis Rush3:11
13Searching for a Woman
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1961-03-01)
baritone saxophone:
Freddie Robinette
bass:
Lee Otis (Blues bass player)
drums (drum set):
Theodis Morgan (Blues drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer)
instruments:
Wilbur Gibson (Blues trumpet player)
piano:
Sam Wallace (piano)
tenor saxophone:
Hal White
Albert King33:04
14Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters3:40
15Bring It On Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home (original Willie Dixon version) (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson2:38
16I’m a Man
The Super Super Blues Band5:37
17Killing Floor
recording of:
Killing Floor
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf5:16
18Highway 49
recording of:
Highway 49
lyricist and composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Howlin’ Wolf2:58
19Can’t Get No Grindin’ (What’s the Matter With the Mill)
recording of:
Can’t Get No Grindin’
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:46
20After Hours
Muddy Waters3:47
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Crawl
Guitar Jr.2:16
2Inspiration Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:48
3T. Bone Shuffle
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-13)
bass:
John W. Davis (Bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
“Bumps” Myers
trumpet:
George Orendorff
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
recording of:
T-Bone Shuffle
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
T‐Bone Walker3:01
4Reconsider Baby
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1993)
recording of:
Reconsider Baby
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Lowell Fulson3:12
5Coffee House Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:22
6Letter to My Back Door Friend
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:59
7Fishing Clothes
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:42
8Person to Person
recording of:
Person to Person
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:29
9Down Hearted Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-02-16)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-02-16)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-02-16)
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1923, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Down Hearted Blues (on 1923-02-06)
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
Bessie Smith43:28
10Careless Love Blues
Bessie Smith3:28
11I See You When You’re Weak
John Lee Hooker2:55
12Walkin’ the Boogie
John Lee Hooker2:37
13Hard Feeling
Champion Jack Dupree6:13
14That’s All Right
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:21
15Shake Your Moneymaker
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961) and Sam Myers (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019)
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Elmore James2:32
16Dimples
John Lee Hooker2:12
17Ain’t Nobody’s Business
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business (Jimmy Witherspoon song)
lyricist:
Jimmy Witherspoon
composer:
Richard Henry Grisham and Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon6:19
18Jelly Roll King
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1962-04-07)
guitar:
Frank Frost and Jack Johnson (guitar, blues)
harmonica:
Frank Frost
instruments:
Sam Carr (US blues drummer)
vocals:
Frank Frost
Frank Frost2:30
19Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker2:32
20Family Rules (Angel Child)
Guitar Jr.2:20
▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Score
Robert Cray4:10
2Shake It Baby
John Lee Hooker4:13
3The Last Time
cover recording of:
The Last Time
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers4:36
4I’m Bad
Bo Diddley3:17
5Long Way Home
Clarence Brown3:03
6It’s Rainin’ in My Life
Walter “Wolfman” Washington4:57
7Five Long Years
Eric Clapton & The Yardbirds5:20
8Three Times a Fool
Otis Rush2:52
9I Can’t Quit You Baby
Otis Rush3:08
10Honky Tonk
Walter “Wolfman” Washington3:52
11Mellow Fellow
Fenton Robinson4:25
12The Getaway
Fenton Robinson2:53
13Waterfront
John Lee Hooker4:16
14My Love Is Real
Buddy Guy2:39
15It’s Bloody Life
Jimmy Page, Sonny Boy Williamson3:21
16I’m Gonna Forget About You
Robert Cray3:12
17For Now So Long
Clarence Brown4:10
18I Cry and Sing the Blues
Buddy Guy3:15
19Who Do You Love
Bo Diddley2:31
20Sweet Home Chicago
Luther Allison4:59