The Best Blues Album in the World... Ever!

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Tracklist

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1Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
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 Waters4.352:56
2My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Walter2:35
3Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1965-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (Side-man blues guitar player, Big Boy Spires associate) (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1965-12-07)
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:02
4Little Red Rooster
Howlin’ Wolf2:28
5Reelin' and Rockin'
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (Legendary US production duo) (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
drums (drum set):
Jasper Thomas (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
recording of:
Reelin’ and Rockin’ (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry3.53:16
6I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter)
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer), Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Etta James42:35
7Boom Boom
recording of:
Boom Boom
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker4:19
8Still Got the Blues
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd. and Gary Moore Songs
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック
Gary Moore4:04
9Shame Shame Shame
Johnny Winter4:21
10Help Me Somebody
Jon Cleary5:17
11Born Under a Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King32:47
12Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
engineer:
Samuel Lehmer
producer:
Carlos Santana
bass:
Benny Rietveld (bass guitar player)
congas:
Raul Rekow
drums (drum set):
Gaylord Birch
guitar:
Carlos Santana
keyboard:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
timbales:
Karl Perazzo
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The John Lee Hooker Family Limited Partnership (in 1995)
engineered at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States and The Plant Studios (1981-2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
recording of:
Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist), Carlos Santana and Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
publisher:
King of Boogie
John Lee Hooker54:48
13Shotgun Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:26
14Me & My Guitar
recording engineer and mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
producer:
Denny Cordell and Leon Russell
bass:
Carl Radle
drums (drum set):
Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Don Preston (blues guitarist)
organ:
John Gallie (organ)
piano:
Leon Russell
lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Me and My Guitar
writer:
Chuck Blackwell and Leon Russell
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Freddie King4:05
15Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
assistant engineer:
Sarah Bedingham
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Greg Rzab (in 1991)
drums (drum set):
Richie Hayward (in 1991)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Buddy Guy (in 1991)
guitar:
Neil Hubbard (in 1991)
piano:
Mick Weaver (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silvertone Records Ltd. (company credits only; file NO releases here!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (in 1991)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Mic-Shau Music Co., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Songs Inc.
Buddy Guy54:29
16Ground on Down
recording engineer:
Bradley Cook
co-producer:
Bob Coke
producer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals) and JP Plunier
mixer:
Eric Sarafin
vocals:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
recording of:
Ground on Down
composer:
Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
Ben Harper44:54
17Low Down
J.J. Cale42:48
18Spinning Coin
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers4:40

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ASIN:US: B00004LMKJ [info]