A Complete Introduction to Chess

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tell Mama
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-08-24)
electric bass guitar:
David Hood (on 1967-08-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-08-24) and Albert Lowe Jr. (American guitarist, bassist, and songwriter) (on 1967-08-24)
organ:
Carl Banks (on 1967-08-24) and Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
piano:
Dewey Oldham (on 1967-08-24)
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-08-24), Floyd Newman (on 1967-08-24) and Aaron Varnell (on 1967-08-24)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (on 1967-08-24)
lead vocals:
Etta James (on 1967-08-24)
arranger:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, "Father of Muscle Shoals Music")
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-24)
cover recording of:
Tell Mama (on 1967-08-24)
writer:
Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell
publisher:
Lowery Music Corp.
Etta James42:23
2Wang 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
3Evil
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf4:08
4I Am the Black Gold of the Sun
Rotary Connection5:40
5Tom Cat
recording of:
Tom Cat
writer:
Charles Williams (Tom Cat)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:38
6California Soul
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney
cover recording of:
California Soul
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1969-01-17)
Marlena Shaw52:57
7Hold On
The Radiants2:54
8Sweeter Than the Day Before
The Valentinos2:38
9Love Reputation
Denise LaSalle2:43
10Afro Harping
Dorothy Ashby3:00
11Woman of the Ghetto
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) and Charles Stepney
recording of:
Woman of the Ghetto
writer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer), Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer) and Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw5:59
12Good to Me
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-06-06)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1967-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1967-06-06)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (Chicago blues guitarist) (on 1967-06-06)
horn [horns]:
The Muscle Shoals Horns (on 1967-06-06)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1967-06-06)
vocals:
Irma Thomas (on 1967-06-06)
Irma Thomas2:34
13I'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
14Dirty Man
recording of:
Dirty Man
composer:
Bobby Miller (US songwriter & record producer)
Laura Lee2:53
15Ordinary Joe
Terry Callier4:15
16Burning Spear
producer:
Esmond Edwards
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Burning Spear
composer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer)
publisher:
Discus Music Company (publisher) (from 1967 to present)
The Soulful Strings2:42
17Let Me Wrap My Arms Around You
Solomon Burke4:01
18To Be a Lover
Gene Chandler2:53
19Here Comes the Judge
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham2:42
20Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
recording of:
Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
writer:
Marv Johnson and Henry Williams (The Dells)
The Dells4:37
21You and Your Baby Blues
Solomon Burke5:48
22My Ding-a-Ling
producer:
Esmond Edwards
drums (drum set):
Robbie McIntosh (Scottish drummer for Average White Band) (on 1972-02-03)
electric bass guitar:
Nic Potter (on 1972-02-03)
guitar:
Chuck Berry (on 1972-02-03) and Owen McIntyre (on 1972-02-03)
piano:
Dave Kafinetti (on 1972-02-03)
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1972-02-03)
recorded at:
Locarno Ballroom in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03)
live recording of:
My Ding‐A‐Ling (on 1972-02-03)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Isalee Music Publishing Company
version of:
My Tambourine
Chuck Berry44:23