Blue Skies: The Best of Muddy Waters

~ Release by Muddy Waters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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)
5:26
2I Want to Be Loved
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)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Loved (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
2:23
3Jealous Hearted Man
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)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Jealous Hearted Man (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
4:25
4I Can’t Be Satisfied
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)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
53:30
5Deep Down in Florida
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)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
recording of:
Deep Down in Florida (in 1976-10)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
5:27
6I’m Ready
engineer:
Dave Still
mixer:
Dave Still and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Bob Margolin (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Jerry Portnoy (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
recording of:
I’m Ready (on 1977-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
3:25
7I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
engineer:
Dave Still
mixer:
Dave Still and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Bob Margolin (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Jerry Portnoy (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1977-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
3:58
8Rock Me
engineer:
Dave Still
mixer:
Dave Still and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Bob Margolin (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
harmonica:
Jerry Portnoy (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
recording of:
Rock Me (on 1977-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
3:52
9Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
engineer:
Dave Still
mixer:
Dave Still and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Bob Margolin (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
harmonica:
Jerry Portnoy (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1970-10 until 1970-11)
cover recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl (on 1977-10-31)
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:21
10Nine Below Zero
recording of:
Nine Below Zero (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
5:23
11Baby Please Don’t Go
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
4:07
12I’m a King Bee
cover recording of:
I’m a King Bee (in 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
recording of:
I’m a King Bee
lyricist and composer:
James H. Moore (aka Slim Harpo)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Embassy Music Corporation
3:53
13Too Young to Know
recording of:
Too Young to Know
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
4:33
14Mean Old Frisco Blues
recording of:
Mean Old Frisco Blues (in 1980-06)
lyricist and composer:
A Crudup
3:47
15I Feel Like Going Home
recording of:
Feel Like Going Home
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:44
16No Escape From the Blues
recording of:
No Escape From the Blues (in 1980)
writer:
C E Williams (blues songwriter) and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
2:06

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ASIN:US: B00006JS4O [info]