Chicago Blues

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters2:58
2The Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-06)
electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-06)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-06)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06)
later releases:
Little Red Rooster (The Red Rooster) by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:28
3Fattening Frogs for Snakes
recording of:
Fattening Frogs for Snakes
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson II2:22
4Sit and Cry (The Blues)
cover recording of:
Sit and Cry (The Blues)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Buddy Guy3:04
5Need My Baby
recording of:
Need My Baby
writer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
Walter Horton2:19
6Honest I Do
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-04-03), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-04-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
recording of:
Honest I Do (on 1957-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:42
7That’s All Right
bass:
Big Crawford
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Tristan Music Limited
Jimmy Rogers2:52
8I Ain’t Got You
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy Boy Arnold2:18
9Cotton Crop Blues
recording of:
Cotton Crop Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
James Cotton3:01
10I Can’t Quit You Baby
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Otis Rush3:41
11Pain in My Heart
recording of:
The Pain in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon3:24
12If Lovin’ Is Believing
recording of:
If Lovin' Is Believing
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Riverline Music
Billy Emerson2:16
13Five Long Years
recording of:
Five Long Years
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Onward Music Ltd, Westminster Music and Westminster Music Ltd.
Eddie Boyd2:46
14Hoodoo Man
recording of:
Hoodoo Man Blues
writer:
Junior Wells
publisher:
The Bluesharp Music Co.
Junior Wells3:06
15I 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 Mabon3:09
16Be Careful What You Do
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-05)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) and Robert Lockwood, Jr.
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter)
recording of:
Be Careful What You Do
lyricist and composer:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter)
John Brim2:41
17Spoonful
recording of:
Spoonful
lyricist:
Willie Dixon
composer:
Willie Dixon (until 1960)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Etta James2:50
18Just Make Love to Me (I Just Want to Make Love to You)
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:49
19The Seventh Son
cover recording of:
The Seventh Son
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Willie Mabon2:53
20I Can’t Hold Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-04)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Homesick James (on 1960-04-14) and Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris (in 1960-04, on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1960-04) and Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1960-04-14)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1960-04-14) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (on 1960-04-14)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:16
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1Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
2Dimples
recording of:
Dimples
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:11
3Your Funeral and My Trial
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958-03)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1958-03-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1958-03-27)
guitar:
Eugene Pierson (blues guitarist) and Robert Lockwood (on 1958-03-27)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1958-03-27)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1958-03-27)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1958-03-27)
recording of:
Your Funeral & My Trial (on 1958-03-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson II2:31
4Try to Quit You Baby
recording of:
Try to Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Buddy Guy2:39
5Last Night
recording of:
Last Night
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Little Walter2:55
624 Hours
recording of:
Twenty-Four Hours
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
Eddie Boyd3:31
7Fishing in My Pond
cover recording of:
Fishing in My Pond
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Lee Jackson2:42
8When the Lights Go Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-06-10)
recording of:
When the Lights Go Out (on 1954-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
cover recording of:
When the Lights Go Out
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Jimmy Witherspoon2:51
9All Your Love
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Otis Rush52:38
10Two-Headed Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass [electric bass]:
Dave Myers
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Eugene Lounge
guitar:
Syl Johnson
harmonica:
Junior Wells
vocals:
Junior Wells
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paula Records
cover recording of:
Two-Headed Woman (in 1957)
writer:
Willie Dixon and L.P. Weaver (Songwriter)
Junior Wells2:42
11Love Me With a Feeling
recording of:
Love Me With a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Sam Maghett
Magic Sam2:10
12Back Door Man
recording of:
Back Door Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:54
13You Don’t Treat Me Right
recording of:
You Don’t Treat Me Right
lyricist and composer:
David Kearney (popular Texas blues guitarist David William Kearney)
Guitar Shorty2:15
14Walkin’ the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Blues (in 1955-05)
writer:
Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree
cover recording of:
Walkin’ the Blues
writer:
Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree
Willie Dixon3:08
15I Just Want to Make Love to You
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James33:06
16I 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
17Crying the Blues
recording of:
Crying the Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Foster
Little Willie Foster2:47
18Tollin’ Bells
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-02-09)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-02-09)
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1956-02-09)
instruments:
Unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-02-09)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Eddie Chamblee (on 1956-02-09)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1956-02-09)
recording of:
Tollin’ Bells
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Lowell Fulson3:06
19It’s You Baby
recording of:
It’s You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Albert Luandrew (blues pianist)
Sunnyland Slim2:24
20Keep On Loving Me Baby
recording of:
Keep on Lovin’ Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
Otis Rush2:22
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1Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:42
2Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Muddy Waters2:51
3Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:44
4Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1960-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:25
5Just Can’t Stay
recording of:
Just Can’t Stay
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nix
Willie Nix2:41
6Bout the Break of Day
recording of:
Early in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Junior Wells3:16
7Don’t Start Me Talking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-08-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-08-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1955-08-12)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-08-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-08-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-08-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1955-08-12)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (on 1955-08-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson II52:34
8Do Me Right
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-01-13)
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Earl Brown (alto saxophonist) (on 1955-01-13)
baritone saxophone:
Unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-01-13)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-13)
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1955-01-13)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-01-13)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Eddie Chamblee (on 1955-01-13)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1955-01-13)
cover recording of:
Do Me Right
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Lowell Fulson2:59
9I’m Ready
cover recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters3:03
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’ Wolf2:46
11Hush Hush
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Philip Upchurch (on 1959-08-25), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-25)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
recording of:
Hush Hush (on 1959-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
Jimmy Reed2:35
12All Night Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958)
recording of:
All Night Long (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Maghett
Magic Sam2:52
13I Could Cry
recording of:
I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Junior Wells
Junior Wells3:16
14My Babe
cover recording of:
My Babe
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Walter2:36
15Have a Good Time
recording of:
Have a Good Time
writer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
publisher:
Eyeball Music
Walter Horton2:22
16Evil
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:56
17I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters3.82:50
18Third Degree
recording of:
Third Degree
writer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Eddie Boyd3:18
19It Takes Time
recording of:
It Takes Time
lyricist and composer:
Otis Rush
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Otis Rush2:51
20Big Boss Man
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1960-03-29), Lee Baker (Lonnie "Guitar Jr." Brooks) (on 1960-03-29) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
vocals:
Mama Reed (on 1960-03-29) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (on 1960-03-29)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
Jimmy Reed2:49

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Release

manufactured in:the EC (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2012)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8251287 [info]
ASIN:UK: B008MJQ50K [info]