Chess Blues Classics: 1957 to 1967

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Tracklist

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1Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1957-12)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1957-12) and Jody Williams (in 1957-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957-12)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
Howlin’ Wolf2:34
2Fattening the Frogs for Snakes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-02-08)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1957-02-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1957-02-08)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1957-02-08) and Luther Tucker (on 1957-02-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1957-02-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1957-02-08)
recording of:
Fattening Frogs for Snakes (on 1957-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson2:22
3Key to the Highway
recording of:
Key to the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs
arrangement of:
Key to the Highway
Little Walter2:48
4Take 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
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters3:09
5Spoonful
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 (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Mathews Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
6So Many Roads, So Many Trains
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne
guitar:
Matt Murphy and Otis Rush
piano:
Lafayette Leake
tenor saxophone:
Bob Neely
vocal:
Otis Rush
recording of:
So Many Roads
writer:
Otis Rush
Otis Rush3:13
7Madison Blues
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04) and Elmore James (in 1960-04)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (in 1960-04)
piano:
Johnny Jones (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
recording of:
Madison Blues
lyricist:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Elmore James2:26
8The Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-06)
electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (in 1961-06)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-06)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1961-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06)
later releases:
Little Red Rooster by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:30
9You Shook Me
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1962-06-27)
guitar:
Earl Hooker (on 1962-06-27)
membranophone:
Bobby Little (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 (on 1962-06-27)
recording of:
You Shook Me (on 1962-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
additional writer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., BMG Rights Management (US) LLC and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:45
10Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson, Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1963-01-11)
recording of:
Help Me (on 1963-01-11)
writer:
Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peer Music
Sonny Boy Williamson3:09
11Baby, What You Want Me to Do? (live)
live recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music, Conrad Music, Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Etta James4:21
12My Time After a While
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (on 1964-06-10)
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1964-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1964-06-10)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-10)
piano:
Leonard Caston (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. (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, Merry Making Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy3:02
13We're Gonna Make It
vocals:
Little Milton
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
We’re Gonna Make It
writer:
Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Little Milton2:43
14I Got What It Takes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-06-30)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1964-06-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Clifton James (on 1964-06-30)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1964-06-30) and Robert Nighthawk (on 1964-06-30)
harmonica:
Walter Horton (on 1964-06-30)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1964-06-30)
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1964-06-30)
Koko Taylor3:09
15One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker
instruments:
[unknown]
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:04
16I'd Rather Go Blind
recording engineer and producer:
Rick Hall
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins
electric bass guitar:
David Hood
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson and Albert Lowe Jr.
organ:
Carl Banks and Dewey Oldham
piano:
Dewey Oldham
saxophone:
Charles Chalmers, Floyd Newman and Aaron Varnell
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller
lead vocals:
Etta James
arranger:
Rick Hall
recorded at:
FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1967-08-23)
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind (on 1967-08-23)
lyricist:
Billy Foster
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd.
Etta James2:34

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ASIN:US: B000005KQF [info]