The Very Best of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Little Red Rooster
Howlin’ Wolf2:29
2I 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 James33:07
3My Love Depends on You
Otis Spann5:21
4Take It Easy Baby
cover recording of:
Take It Easy Baby
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
The Yardbirds4:15
5C C Rider
Ray Charles2:38
6(Take a Little) Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
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) (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.752:37
7Looking for Somebody
recording of:
Looking for Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
Fleetwood Mac2:53
8Bring It on Home to Me
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home to Me
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:33
9Stormy Monday Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:27
10Train Carried My Girl From Town
Kelly Joe Phelps4:25
11What's the Matter
bass:
Sam Chatman (Blues bass player) (in 1958-01)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (in 1958-01)
electric guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (in 1958-01)
piano:
Memphis Slim (in 1958-01)
saxophone:
Alex Atkins (in 1958-01), John Calvin (1950-1960s Chicago tenor & alto saxophone player) (in 1958-01) and Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (in 1958-01)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (in 1958-01)
Memphis Slim2:23
12Phonograph Blues
Peter Green with Nigel Watson3:28
13Mercedes Benz
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1970-10-01)
engineer:
Phil Macy (50s-70s engineer)
producer:
Paul A. Rothchild
bass guitar:
Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01)
guest bongos and congas:
Bobbye Hall (on 1970-10-01)
guest tambourine:
Sandra Crouch (on 1970-10-01)
guitar:
John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01)
organ:
Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01)
piano:
Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01)
background vocals:
Phil Badella (on 1970-10-01), Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist for The Band/Janis Joplin) (on 1970-10-01), Brad Campbell (bassist, member of Full Tilt Boogie) (on 1970-10-01), John Cooke (on 1970-10-01), Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01), Vince Mitchell (on 1970-10-01), Ken Pearson (on 1970-10-01), Clark Pierson (on 1970-10-01) and John Till (rock guitarist) (on 1970-10-01)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1970-10-01)
performer:
Full Tilt Boogie (on 1970-10-01)
recording of:
Mercedes Benz (on 1970-10-01)
writer:
Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Janis Joplin3.351:47

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Release

ASIN:UK: B000086ENT [info]

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