The Gold Collection (Retro): Disc 2 The Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker42:17
2Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
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)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
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 (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:32
3Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker2:32
4Eyesight to the Blind
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-03-12)
recording engineer:
Bill Holford (on 1951-03-12)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Cliff Bivens (on 1951-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-03-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-03-12)
piano:
Dave Cambell (on 1951-03-12)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1951-03-12)
recording of:
Eyesight to the Blind (on 1951-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Algonquin Music Inc., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:04
5Nine Below Zero
recording engineer:
Bill Holford
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Cliff Bivens
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell
guitar:
Joe Willie Wilkins
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
piano:
Clarence Lonnie
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Nine Below Zero
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:52
6Come on Back Home
recording engineer:
Bill Holford
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Cliff Bivens
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell
guitar:
Joe Willie Wilkins
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
piano:
Dave Cambell
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
recording of:
Come On Back Home
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:48
7Dust 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 James2:56
8Standing at the Crossroads
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
Elmore James2:58
9Blues Before Sunrise
Elmore James2:45
10Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
B.B. King2:58
11Everyday I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:46
12Rock Me Baby
recording of:
Rock Me Baby
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music, Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd., Universal Music Careers, BMG Music (in 1994) and Modern Sparta Music Ltd. (in 1994)
is based on:
Rockin' and Rollin'
B.B. King2:49
13Baby 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 Waters2:41
14Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (Muddy Waters arrangement)
additional writer:
Morgan Field (blues musician)
arranger:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Dare Music Co.
version of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
Muddy Waters5:00
15I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
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
Muddy Waters3:00
16Little Red Rooster
Howlin’ Wolf6:18
17Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Howlin’ Wolf6:23
18Howling for My Darlin'
recording of:
Howlin' for My Darlin'
Howlin’ Wolf4:24
19The Moon Is Rising
recorded at:
Onkel Pö in Hamburg, Germany (on 1975-10-19)
Freddie King7:15
20Feelin' Alright
recorded at:
Onkel Pö in Hamburg, Germany (on 1975-10-19)
cover recording of:
Feelin’ Alright
lyricist and composer:
Dave Mason (co-founder of Traffic)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Freddie King5:08