25 Blues 'N' Soul Greats, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Commit a CrimeHowlin’ Wolf3:25
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 Hooker3.42:28
3God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday2:47
4You Gonna Miss Me
recording of:
You're Gonna Miss Me
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:36
5Did You Ever Love a Woman
Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore2:38
6Just Pickin'
Lightnin’ Hopkins1:27
7Walkin' and Cryin'
recording of:
Walkin' and Cryin'
writer:
Sam Ling and Riley B. King
B.B. King3:28
8Boll Weevil Blues
Lead Belly2:37
9Somebody Walkin' in My HouseHowlin’ Wolf2:34
10Frisco Blues
John Lee Hooker2:39
11Don't Explain
recording of:
Don’t Explain
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
Billie Holiday2:49
12Look on Yonder WallElmore James2:30
13Mean Red Spider
recording of:
Mean Red Spider
composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:10
14Shake That Thing
recording of:
Shake That Thing
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Jackson
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:01
15My Country Sugar MamaHowlin’ Wolf2:31
16Please Love MeB.B. King2:49
17No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker42:24
18I Love You PorgyBillie Holiday2:30
19The Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
Lead Belly3:02
20Beale Street Ain't Beale Street No More
Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore6:02
21Diamonds at Your Feet
Muddy Waters2:15
22Information Blues
Roy Milton2:27
23I'm in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:42
24My Mind Is Ramblin'Howlin’ Wolf2:48
25Little Rain
recording of:
Little Rain
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Jimmy Reed2:42