The Very Best of the Blues

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1976-10)
membranophone:
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
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 Waters5:25
2Lets Work TogetherCanned Heat2:51
3Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble3:41
4Ain't Nobody Home
producer:
Ed Michel and Joe Zagarino
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), David Spinozza (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and John Uribe (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
organ:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
piano:
Jerry Ragovoy (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
saxophone:
Bobby Keys (American saxophonist) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
trombone and trumpet:
Jim Price (horn session musician) (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
vocals:
Jo Armstead (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), Carl Hall (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16), B.B. King (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Tasha Thomas (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1971) and MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1971)
additionally recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village Recorder (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Command Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16) and Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody Home (from 1971-06-09 until 1971-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
B.B. King23:16
5Up the Line
Robben Ford3:51
6She Caught the Katy
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
recording of:
She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
writer:
James Rachell and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal3:31
7Boom, Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:30
8Dimples
Eric Burdon and the Animals3:30
9Shame, Shame, Shame
recording of:
Shame, Shame, Shame
writer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:50
10Right Next Door (Because of Me)
recording of:
Right Next Door (Because of Me)
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Walker
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Robert Cray Band4:21
11Mystery Train
Junior Wells7:02
12My Babe
Little Walter2:42
13Shake Your Money Maker
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes4:27
CD 2

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ASIN:UK: B000086ENT [info]

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part of:Nascente: The Very Best Of (order: 3)