The Chess Singles Collection

~ Release by Muddy Waters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Rollin' 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)
53:08
2Walkin' Blues
recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
52:57
3You Gonna Need My Help
engineer:
Ron Malo
producer:
Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1963-09)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (in 1963-09)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1963-09) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1963-09)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1963-09)
recording of:
You Gonna Need My Help (in 1963-09)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
43:02
4Sad Letter Blues
3:02
5Louisiana Blues
recording of:
Louisiana Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
52:54
6Evans Shuffle
2:13
7Long 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)
52:41
8Too Young to Know
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:
Too Young to Know (on 1951-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
3:14
9Honey 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)
53:22
10Appealing Blues (Hello Little Girl)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1950-06)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (in 1950-06)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-06)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1950-06)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1950-06)
recording of:
Appealing Blues (in 1950-06)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:51
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)
4.53:19
12My Fault
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:
My Fault (on 1951-07-11)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:43
13She 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)
52:57
14Early Morning Blues
3:10
15All Night Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-12-29)
double bass [bass]:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (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:
All Night Long (on 1951-12-29)
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:57
16Country Boy
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:
Country Boy (on 1951-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:12
17Please Have Mercy
3:13
18I 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
52:43
19Standing 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.)
53:22
20Gone to Main Street
2:28
21She's All Right
recording of:
She's Alright
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons Music
2:29
22Sad, Sad Day
recording of:
Sad Sad Day
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
3:44
23Turn the Lamp Down Low
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
2:49
24Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone
53:04
25Mad Love (I Want You to Love Me)
recording of:
Mad Love (I Want You to Love Me)
writer:
Willie Dixon
3:05
26Blow Wind, Blow
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans (on 1953-09-24)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1953-09-24)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1953-09-24)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1953-09-24)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24)
recording of:
Blow Wind Blow (on 1953-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music, Inc. and Watertoons Music
53:10
▼ CD 2
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1I'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
42:53
2She's So Pretty
recording of:
She’s So Pretty
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:13
3Just Make Love to Me
cover 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
2:50
4Oh, Yeh
recording of:
Oh Yeah
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:59
5I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
53:04
6I Don't Know Why
2:54
7I'm a Natural Born Lover
recording of:
I’m a Natural Born Lover
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:51
8Loving Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-05-04)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1953-05-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-05-04) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1953-05-04)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-05-04)
recording of:
Lovin' Man (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
42:29
9I Want to Be Loved
recording of:
I Want to Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
2:45
10My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble)
3:12
11Mannish 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)
4.352:57
12Young Fashioned Ways
recording of:
Young Fashioned Ways
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
53:02
13Sugar Sweet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-10)
bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-10)
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay (in 1955-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-10)
harmonica:
Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (in 1955-10)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-10)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-10)
recording of:
Sugar Sweet (in 1955-10)
writer:
Mel London
52:31
14Trouble No More
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-11-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-11-03)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-03)
membranophone:
Francey Clay (on 1955-11-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-11-03)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-11-03)
recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics) (on 1955-11-03)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
52:42
15Forty Days and Forty Nights
recording of:
Forty Days and Forty Nights
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Roth
4.52:51
16All Aboard
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) and Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
All Aboard
writer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
52:56
17Don't Go No Farther
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica:
Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:55
18Diamonds at Your Feet
52:26
19Just to Be With You
recording of:
Just to Be With You
writer:
Bernard Roth
53:16
20I Got to Find My Baby
2:50
21Got My Mojo Working
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-12-01)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 360)
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.52:53
22Rock Me
recording of:
Rock Me
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
53:11
23Good News
52:50
24Come Home Baby, I Wish You Would
2:55
25Live the Life I Love (Love the Life I live)
recording of:
I Love the Life I Live
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:52
26Evil
52:17
▼ CD 3
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1I Won't Go On
2:57
2She's Got It
2:49
3Close to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958-11)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson or Willie Dixon (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
Close to You (in 1958-08)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:06
4She's Nineteen Years Old
recording of:
She's Nineteen Years Old
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
53:19
5Walking Thru the Park
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (in 1958)
guitar:
Pat Hare (in 1958) and Luther Tucker (in 1958)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1958)
membranophone:
Francey Clay (in 1958)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1958)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1958)
recording of:
Walking Through the Park (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
52:43
6Mean Mistreater
recording of:
Mean Mistreater (Muddy Waters)
composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
2:42
7Clouds in My Heart
recording of:
Clouds in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
32:59
8Ooh Wee
2:46
9Take the Bitter With the Sweet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-07)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
53:08
10She's Into Something
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-07)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay
guitar:
Pat Hare
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
52:47
11Recipe for Love
2:57
12Tell Me Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
guitar:
Pat Hare (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
membranophone:
Francis Clay (from 1959-06 until 1959-08) and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
recording of:
Tell Me Baby (Big Bill Broonzy song) (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
42:18
13I Feel So Good
live recording of:
I Feel So Good
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Robert Mellin, Inc.
42:56
14When I Get to Thinking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-06 until 1959-08)
bass:
Andrew Stephenson
guitar:
Pat Hare and Muddy Waters (blues musician)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter)
membranophone:
Francis Clay and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
When I Get to Thinking
lyricist and composer:
Harriett Melka
3:08
15Read Way Back
2:39
16I'm Your Doctor
2:18
17Look What You've Done
recording of:
Look What You’ve Done
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
arranger:
Kris Johnson (trumpet)
52:23
18Love Affair
2:48
19Tiger in Your Tank
recording of:
Tiger in Your Tank
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
2:16
20Meanest Woman
recording of:
Meanest Woman
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
2:20
21Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 1 (live)
4:23
22Woman Wanted
2:51
23Messin' With the Man
2:18
24Lonesome Bedroom Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Road Blues
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
3:01
25Going Home
3:11
26Tough Times
2:27
27You Shook Me
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1962-06-27)
guitar:
Earl Hooker (on 1962-06-27)
membranophone:
Bobby Little (drummer) (on 1962-06-27)
organ:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1962-06-27)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1962-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
A.C. Reed (on 1962-06-27)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1962-06-27)
recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1962-06-27)
writer:
Willie Dixon and J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) and Hoochie Coochie Music
52:44
28Muddy Waters Twist
1:59