The Best of Blues

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Tracklist

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1▼Medium
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Mannish Boy recording of: Mannish Boy writer: Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield publisher: Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd. part of: Risky Business (film soundtrack)	Muddy Waters	2:54
2	I’m in the Mood	John Lee Hooker	2:37
3	Big Road Blues recording of: Big Road Blues writer: Frank Cook, Bob Hite, Larry Taylor, Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson publisher: Reheated Music	Canned Heat	2:04
4	My Babe	Little Walter	2:35
5	A Big Man recording of: A Big Man lyricist and composer: John Mayall publisher: Hibiscus Music Co sub-publisher: Strictly Songs France	John Mayall	2:58
6	Dust My Broom recording of: Dust My Broom additional lyricist and additional composer: Robert Johnson lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades version of: I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom	Elmore James	2:54
7	Tribute to Elmore recording of: Tribute to Elmore writer: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page	2:10
8	Cross My Heart recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957-09) double bass [bass]: Willie Dixon (in 1957-09) drums (drum set) [drums]: Fred Below (in 1957-09) guitar: Robert Lockwood (in 1957-09) and Luther Tucker (in 1957-09) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (in 1957-09) piano: Otis Spann (in 1957-09) vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (in 1957-09)	Sonny Boy Williamson	3:24
9	Kind Hearted Woman	Johnny Winter	3:44
10	Mojo Hand recorded in: New York, New York, United States (in 1960-11) guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins recording of: Mojo Hand lyricist and composer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:59
11	Wang Dang Doodle recording of: Wang Dang Doodle lyricist: Willie Dixon (in 1960-06) composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music	Howlin’ Wolf	4:57
12	Dusty Road	John Lee Hooker	2:10
13	40 Days and 40 Nights recording of: Forty Days and Forty Nights lyricist and composer: Bernard Roth	Muddy Waters	2:51
14	Pancho and Lefty recording of: Pancho and Lefty lyricist and composer: Townes Van Zandt	Townes Van Zandt	4:22
15	You Got Me Running	Tony Joe White	2:58
16	All I Can Do Is Cry	Ike & Tina Turner	5:32
17	Nobody Known You When You’re Down and Out	Big Joe Williams	3:26
18	How Blue Can You Get recording of: How Blue Can You Get? writer: Jane Feather composer: Leonard Feather publisher: Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Melva Pub. Co. and Modern Age Music	B.B. King	5:10

2▼Medium
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Spoonful recording of: Spoonful lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Mathews Music	Howlin’ Wolf	2:43
2	Boogie Chillen 2	John Lee Hooker	2:30
3	Baby Please Don’t Go recording of: Baby Please Don't Go lyricist and composer: McKinley Morganfield publisher: Bug Music MV GmbH version of: Baby, Please Don’t Go	Muddy Waters	3:14
4	Roller Coaster	Little Walter	2:53
5	The Sky Is Crying recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11) bass guitar: Homesick James (in 1959-11) drums (drum set): Odie Payne (in 1959-11) guitar: Elmore James (in 1959-11) piano: Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11) tenor saxophone [tenor sax]: [unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11) lead vocals: Elmore James part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991) recording of: The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11) lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: Longitude Music Co.	Elmore James	2:44
6	It’s My Own Fault Baby recording of: It's My Own Fault Baby writer: Riley B. King and Jules Taub publisher: MCA Music Entertainment GmbH	B.B. King	3:29
7	I Smell Trouble	Ike & Tina Turner	3:46
8	Road Runner phonographic copyright (℗) by: Checker (in 1959) recording of: Road Runner (in 1959-09) lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel publisher: Arc Music Corp.	Bo Diddley	2:46
9	Can’t Hold On producer: Johnny Otis cover recording of: I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon writer: W. Jacobs previously attributed to: Elmore James publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Tristan Music Ltd.	Canned Heat	2:27
10	Low Down Gal of Mine	Johnny Winter	3:09
11	Nothin’ but the Blues bass: Donald Cooks (in 1954-04) drums (drum set): Ben Turner (in 1954-04) electric guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) recorded at: ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04) recording of: Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04) writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:21
12	Your Funeral; My Trial recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958-03) double bass [bass]: Willie Dixon (on 1958-03-27) drums (drum set) [drums]: Fred Below (on 1958-03-27) guitar: Eugene Pierson and Robert Lockwood (on 1958-03-27) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1958-03-27) piano: Lafayette Leake (on 1958-03-27) vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1958-03-27) recording of: Your Funeral & My Trial (on 1958-03-27) lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson publisher: Arc Music Corp. sub-publisher: BMG Rights Management (France)	Sonny Boy Williamson	2:30
13	John Lee Boogie recording of: John Lee Boogie writer: John Mayall	John Mayall	3:11
14	Who’s Been Talking recording of: Who’s Been Talkin’ writer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music Corp.	Howlin’ Wolf	2:20
15	I’d Rather Go Blind	Etta James	4:26
16	I’m Movin’ On cover recording of: I’m Moving On lyricist and composer: Hank Snow publisher: Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.	Ray Charles	2:20
17	Bye, Bye, Baby Blues	Big Joe Williams	2:32
18	Outside Help (short version) recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King	B.B. King	3:36