The Number 1 Blues Album

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You're Gonna Need me
Robert Cray3:37
2Grits Ain't Groceries
cover recording of:
All Around the World (aka “Grits Ain’t Groceries”)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Rockland Music and Titus Turner Songs Co.
Little Milton2:40
3Born Under a Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King32:46
4Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
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 Waters4.352:57
5I've Been Loving You to Long
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
writer:
Jerry Butler (soul singer) (in 1965) and Otis Redding (in 1965)
publisher:
East (US publishing company affiliated with BMI), Time (US publishing entity affiliated with BMI) and Wildwood Music Ltd.
Ike & Tina Turner3:52
6One Way Out
engineer:
Aaron Baron (engineer) and Larry Dahlstrom
producer:
Tom Dowd
mixer:
Jay Mark
bass and electric bass guitar:
Berry Oakley (US bassist, The Allman Brothers Band) (on 1971-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Jai Johanny Johanson (on 1971-06-27) and Butch Trucks (on 1971-06-27)
electric piano and organ:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27) and Dickey Betts (on 1971-06-27)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1971-06-27)
vocals:
Gregg Allman (on 1971-06-27)
arranger:
The Allman Brothers Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1972, in 2003)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-27)
live cover recording of:
One Way Out (on 1971-06-27)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
The Allman Brothers Band34:57
7Have You Ever Loved a Woman
performer:
Duane Allman
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Billy Myles
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
Eric Clapton feat. Duane Allman6:54
8One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker43:01
9Stormy Monday
Elmore James2:27
10Back Door Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
recording of:
Back Door Man (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf52:49
11Touch of the Blues
producer:
Willie Mitchell (US soul/R&B & funk producer, trumpeter & singer)
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Touch of the Blues
writer:
Don Robey
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:19
12Baby What You Want Me to Do
recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Etta James4:19
13My Time After a While
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1964-06-10)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1964-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1964-06-10)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
piano:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1964-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Jarett Gibson (on 1964-06-10)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1964)
recording of:
My Time After While (on 1964-06-10)
writer:
Ronald Dean Badger, Sheldon Feinberg and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Publishing, Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Carriage House Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Merry Making Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy3:00
14T'aint Nobodys Business If I Do
Otis Spann4:05
15Kansas City
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
James Brown3:20
16Easy Baby
producer:
Joe Peraino
recorded at:
Motown Record Studios in Detroit, Michigan, United States
Luther Allison5:19
17The Thrill is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
BB King, Jules Bihari, Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King5:32

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ASIN:UK: B000068QO5 [info]