The Best of Blues

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▼ Medium 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Mannish Boy 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 Waters		2:54
2	I’m in the Mood	John Lee Hooker		2:37
3	Big Road Blues recording of: Big Road Blues writer: Frank Cook (US drummer), Bob Hite, Larry Taylor (US bassist), Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member) publisher: Reheated Music	Canned Heat		2:04
4	My Babe	Little Walter		2:35
5	A Big Man recording of: A Big Man lyricist and composer: John Mayall	John Mayall		2:58
6	Dust My Broom recording of: Dust My Broom additional lyricist and additional composer: Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades version of: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	Elmore James		2:54
7	Tribute to Elmore recording of: Tribute to Elmore writer: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page		2:10
8	Cross My Heart recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1955-08-12 until 1958-03-27)	Sonny Boy Williamson		3:24
9	Kind Hearted Woman	Johnny Winter		3:44
10	Mojo Hand recorded in: New York, New York, United States (in 1960-11) guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins recording of: Mojo Hand lyricist and composer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins		2:59
11	Wang Dang Doodle recording of: Wang Dang Doodle lyricist: Willie Dixon (in 1960-06) composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music	Howlin’ Wolf		4:57
12	Dusty Road	John Lee Hooker		2:10
13	40 Days and 40 Nights recording of: Forty Days and Forty Nights lyricist and composer: Bernard Roth	Muddy Waters		2:51
14	Pancho and Lefty recording of: Pancho and Lefty lyricist and composer: Townes van Zandt	Townes Van Zandt		4:22
15	You Got Me Running	Tony Joe White		2:58
16	All I Can Do Is Cry	Ike & Tina Turner		5:32
17	Nobody Known You When You’re Down and Out	Big Joe Williams		3:26
18	How Blue Can You Get recording of: How Blue Can You Get? writer: Jane Feather composer: Leonard Feather publisher: Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music	B.B. King		5:10

▼ Medium 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Spoonful recording of: Spoonful lyricist: Willie Dixon composer: Willie Dixon (until 1960) publisher: Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music	Howlin’ Wolf		2:43
2	Boogie Chillen 2	John Lee Hooker		2:30
3	Baby Please Don’t Go recording of: Baby Please Don't Go lyricist and composer: McKinley Morganfield (blues musician) publisher: Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing) version of: Baby, Please Don’t Go	Muddy Waters	5	3:14
4	Roller Coaster	Little Walter		2:53
5	The Sky Is Crying recording of: The Sky Is Crying lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: Longitude Music Co.	Elmore James		2:44
6	It’s My Own Fault Baby recording of: It's My Own Fault Baby writer: Riley B. King and Jules Taub publisher: MCA Music Entertainment GmbH	B.B. King		3:29
7	I Smell Trouble	Ike & Tina Turner		3:46
8	Road Runner recording of: Road Runner (in 1959-09) lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) publisher: Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)	Bo Diddley	4	2:46
9	Can’t Hold On producer: Johnny Otis cover recording of: I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon writer: W. Jacobs previously attributed to: Elmore James publisher: Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.	Canned Heat		2:27
10	Low Down Gal of Mine	Johnny Winter		3:09
11	Nothin’ but the Blues bass: Donald Cooks (in 1954-04) drums (drum set): Ben Turner (blues drummer) (in 1954-04) electric guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) recorded at: ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04) recording of: Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04) writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins		2:21
12	Your Funeral; My Trial recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1955-08-12 until 1958-03-27) guitar: Eugene Pearson (guitar, blues) piano: Lafayette Leake recording of: Your Funeral & My Trial lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)	Sonny Boy Williamson		2:30
13	John Lee Boogie recording of: John Lee Boogie writer: John Mayall	John Mayall		3:11
14	Who’s Been Talking recording of: Who’s Been Talkin’ writer: Chester Arthur Burnett	Howlin’ Wolf		2:20
15	I’d Rather Go Blind	Etta James		4:26
16	I’m Movin’ On cover recording of: I’m Moving On lyricist and composer: Hank Snow publisher: Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.	Ray Charles		2:20
17	Bye, Bye, Baby Blues	Big Joe Williams		2:32
18	Outside Help (short version) recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King	B.B. King		3:36

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Format:: 2×(unknown)
Length:: 1:52:42

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Netherlands
1996

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