The Best of Muddy Waters

~ Release by Muddy Waters (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I Just Want to Make Love to You
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:54
2Long Distance Call
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Long Distance Call (on 1951-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
52:43
3Louisiana Blues
recording of:
Louisiana Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:53
4Honey Bee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-10-23)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1951-01-23)
guitar:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-23) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-01-23)
recording of:
Honey Bee (on 1951-01-23)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
53:24
5Rollin’ Stone
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-02)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-02)
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (in 1950-02)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:09
6I’m Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
53:05
7Hoochie Coochie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
cover recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
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
42:53
8She Moves Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
She Moves Me (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
52:58
9I Want You to Love Me
recording of:
I Want You to Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
3:05
10Standing Around Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans (on 1952-09-17)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-09-17) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1952-09-17)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1952-09-17)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-09-17)
recording of:
Standin’ Round Crying (on 1952-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing)
recording of:
Standing Around Crying
writer:
M. Morganfield (Muddy Waters Jr.)
53:23
11Still a Fool
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-11)
bass drum:
Leonard Chess (on 1951-07-11)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-07-11)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-07-11)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-07-11)
recording of:
Still a Fool (on 1951-07-11)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
4.53:16
12I Can’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1948-04)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1948-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1948-04)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied (in 1948-04)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
52:42