Best of the Blues (4 CD Box Set)

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This 4CD boxset 13+13+12+12 is a earlier version of the 3CD boxset 16+16+17 in a different order but all the same songs.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-16 06:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Vol. 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Caledonia recording of: Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) lyricist and composer: Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore writer: Fleecie Moore publisher: Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)	B.B. King		3:25
2	Round About Midnight	Richard Berry		3:54
3	Trouble in Mind	Amos Milburn		2:44
4	Dust My Broom cover 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	Canned Heat		5:49
5	First Time I Met the Blues	Buddy Guy		2:11
6	Forty Four Blues	Memphis Slim		3:31
7	Bad Luck Shadow	Johnny Otis		3:23
8	Nobody Cares	Baby Washington		2:09
9	Goin’ Back to L.A.	Joe Liggins		3:06
10	Bad Bad Whiskey	Amos Milburn		2:28
11	Information Blues	Roy Milton		2:25
12	I Ain’t Mad at You Baby	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore		3:14
13	London Blues recording of: London Blues composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Jelly Roll Morton		3:08

▼ CD 2: Vol. 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Wee Baby Blues	Big Joe Turner		4:55
2	I’m the Midnight Creeper	Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson		3:27
3	Rich Man’s Blues	Dinah Washington		2:56
4	Baby, Please Don’t Go	Big Joe Williams		1:52
5	Somebody Got to Go	Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore		3:25
6	So Tired	Amos Milburn		3:25
7	C.C. Rider	Amos Milburn		2:43
8	Lover Come Back to Me recording of: Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon) lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928) writer: Sigmund Romberg composer: Sigmund Romberg (in 1928) publisher: Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928) sub-publisher: ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present) part of: The New Moon: Act II	Billie Holiday		2:21
9	Boogie Woogie Blues	Roy Brown		5:35
10	Bullfrog Blues cover recording of: Bullfrog Blues lyricist and composer: William Harris (Early 1900's blues artist (aka Alonso Boone)) publisher: Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.	Canned Heat		7:19
11	Blues in the Ghetto	Pee Wee Crayton		3:07
12	Woman Is the Root of All Evil	Dr. John		2:14
13	I Put a Spell on You recording of: I Put a Spell on You lyricist and composer: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins publisher: EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)	Screamin’ Jay Hawkins		3:30

▼ CD 3: Vol. 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	Johnny Otis		3:45
2	I’ll Just Keep on Singing the Blues	Memphis Slim		2:43
3	Shake That Thing recording of: Shake That Thing lyricist and composer: Charlie Jackson	Lightnin’ Hopkins		4:00
4	The 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. King		5:01
5	Broken Hearted Blues	Buddy Guy		3:10
6	Big Legged Woman	Charles Brown		2:52
7	Chicken Shack Boogie	Canned Heat		3:29
8	Blues After Hours	Pee Wee Crayton		5:12
9	Got My Mojo Working	The James Cotton Band		4:05
10	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby recording of: When Something Is Wrong With My Baby composer: Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)	Sam & Dave		3:15
11	Barrelhouse Blues	Johnny Otis		6:13
12	John Lee Boogie recording of: John Lee Boogie writer: John Mayall	John Mayall		4:13

▼ CD 4: Vol. 4
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Payin’ the Cost to Be the Boss recording of: Paying the Cost to Be the Boss lyricist and composer: B.B. King publisher: Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Careers	B.B. King		2:37
2	Blue Monday recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1964) live recording of: Blue Monday (in 1964) writer: Gil Caple and Don Robey	Buddy Guy and Junior Wells		5:03
3	Driftin’ Blues	Charles Brown		4:02
4	Rockin’ Blues	Charles Brown		2:54
5	Everyday I Have the Blues	Buddy Guy and Junior Wells		4:32
6	Bring Me My Shotgun	Lightnin’ Hopkins		4:01
7	You’ve Done Lost a Good Thing cover recording of: You've Done Lost You're Good Thing Now writer: Reuben Floyd and Victoria Spivey publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd.	B.B. King		5:15
8	Cow Cow Blues	Memphis Slim		3:34
9	Slo Fuse	Johnny Otis		4:13
10	Boogie Thang	The James Cotton Band		4:56
11	Inner City Blues (live) live recording of: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) composer: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.	Marvin Gaye		5:10
12	My Baby’s on Line	Pee Wee Crayton		3:22

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included in:	Best of the Blues: 50 Favorites

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Barcode:: 056775591526
Format:: 4×CD
Length:: 3:05:56

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Madacy Special Products
BFP2 5615

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Canada
2003

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