The Ultimate Blues Collection

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Whiskey and Wimmen
recording of:
Whiskey and Wimmen
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Lee Hooker2:45
2Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:48
3Blues Before a Sunrise
John Lee Hooker3:51
4Mannish 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 Waters2:53
5They Call Me Muddy Waters
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-12-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Elgin Evans (on 1951-12-29)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1951-12-29)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1951-12-29)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1951-12-29)
recording of:
They Call Me Muddy Waters (on 1951-12-29)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:22
6I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
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
Muddy Waters42:51
7I Had a Talk With My Man
Mitty Collier3:45
8I Gotta Get Away From It All
Mitty Collier3:14
9Dust 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 James2:54
10Cry for Me Baby
recording of:
Cry for Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
Elmore James2:46
11Born Blind
recording of:
Born Blind
writer:
Rice Miller (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:34
12Like a Wolf
Sonny Boy Williamson2:51
13I Want to Know
Lowell Fulson4:29
14Lonely Hours
Lowell Fulson2:50
15Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Johnny “Guitar” Watson6:10
16Reconsider Baby
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:24
17Blues With a Feeling
Little Walter3:08
18Tell Me Mama
Little Walter2:48
19Can't Hold Back the Tears
Little Milton2:34
20I Play Dirty
Little Milton2:30