You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had

~ Recording by Muddy Waters

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.3You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:55Muddy WatersMcKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy WatersMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label)2CH-60006
11.2You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had?:??Muddy WatersMuddy Waters (The Chess Box)Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Chess (US label), P-Vine SpecialPLP-6040-51
3.13You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe Chess BoxMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1989-11-07
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD3-80002
8.2You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:59Muddy WatersThe Complete Muddy Waters, 1947–1967Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCD RED BOX 3
1.10You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:59Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US1993-12-17
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 593
2.13You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy Waters28 Great Blues SongsMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsBXCL254
1.20You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:55Muddy WatersHis Best, 1956 to 1964Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-05-20
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-9380
1.10You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:59Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
Classic Records (audiophile reissues), Chess (UK subsidiary of Chess Records)DAD 1020
1.11You Can’t Lose What You Never Had3:00Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US1999-07-27
Chess (US label), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CHD-12027
1.11You Can’t Lose What You Never Had2:58Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Analogue Productions, Chess (US label)112 940-2
1.12You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk BluesMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Beat Goes On Records (BGO Records)BGOCD436
2.22You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe AnthologyMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-08-28
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)088 112 649-2
1.12You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk BluesMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-03-12
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)088 112 822-2
4.5You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:59Muddy WatersMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-09
Hip‐O RecordsB0000393-02
1.15You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy WatersMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Muddy WatersMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-09
Hip‐O RecordsB0000482-02
1.12You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Warming by the Devil's FireVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2003-09-09
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 90490
4.5You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:59Muddy WatersMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
Hip‐O RecordsCOL 512578 2
2.10You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:59Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US2005-03-08
Classic Records (audiophile reissues)HDAD 2008
1.10You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:59Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US2005-03-08
Classic Records (audiophile reissues)HDAD 2008
1.23You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe Definitive CollectionMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-05-23
Geffen RecordsB0006273-02
1.2You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:55Muddy WatersI Can’t Be SatisfiedMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2006-11-01
SRI Jazz
1.11You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had3:01Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US2012-01-10
Analogue ProductionsCAPB 1483 SA
2.11You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had3:01Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • US2012-01-10
Analogue ProductionsCAPB 1483 SA
1.18You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:55Muddy WatersAnthologyMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-11-21
U-5
1.11You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had3:01Muddy WatersFolk SingerMuddy WatersAlbum
  • XW2016-03-23
Geffen Records
2.7You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:56Muddy WatersCan’t Be Satisfied: The Very Best Of Muddy Waters 1947 – 1975Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Universal UMC
2.7You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:56Muddy WatersCan’t Be Satisfied: The Very Best Of Muddy Waters 1947 – 1975Muddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
1.12You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy WatersMuddy WatersMuddy WatersAlbum + CompilationTring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only)GRF025
3.22You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy WatersThe King of Chicago BluesMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
2.22You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had2:57Muddy WatersGoldMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group International (manages UMG's offices in most countries outside of North America)0602498455036
1.2You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had2:57Muddy WatersCollectionMuddy WatersAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

engineer:Ron Malo
producer:Ralph Bass
Willie Dixon
double bass:Willie Dixon (on 1964-04-09)
drums (drum set):S.P. Leary (on 1964-04-09)
guitar:James "Pee Wee" Madison (on 1964-04-09)
piano:Otis Spann (on 1964-04-09)
vocals:Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1964-04-09)
recording of:You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had (on 1964-04-09)

You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had

lyricist and composer:Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Watertoons Music