Simply the Best Blues · The Ultimate Collection

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Riding With the King drums (drum set) programming: Paul Waller assistant engineer: Tom Sweeney engineer: Alan Douglas producer: Eric Clapton and Simon Climie mixer: Mick Guzauski bass: Nathan East drums (drum set): Steve Gadd guitar [guitars]: Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Andy Fairweather‐Low and B.B. King Hammond organ: Tim Carmon piano and Wurlitzer electric piano: Joe Sample background vocals: Susannah Melvoin and Wendy Melvoin vocals: Eric Clapton and B.B. King phonographic copyright (℗) by: Reprise Records (in 2000) cover recording of: Riding With the King lyricist and composer: John Hiatt publisher: Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Careers	Eric Clapton & B.B. King	4:23
2	Still Got the Blues recording of: Still Got the Blues (for You) lyricist and composer: Gary Moore publisher: BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Gary Moore Songs and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. sub-publisher: フジパシフィックミュージック	Gary Moore	6:49
3	Cold Shot	Stevie Ray Vaughan	4:00
4	Bo Diddley drums (drum set): Clifton James (on 1955-03-02) guitar: Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02) maracas: Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02) vocals: Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277) recording of: Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02) lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel (until 1955-03-02) publisher: Arc Music Corp. and Good Music Ltd.	Bo Diddley	2:44
5	Smokin’ Gun	Robert Cray	4:06
6	The Waterfront recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966) executive producer: Marshall Chess producer: Ralph Bass editor: Ron Malo guitar and lead vocals: John Lee Hooker instruments: [unknown] recorded at: Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966) recording of: The Waterfront lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker	John Lee Hooker	5:21
7	Tuff Enough recording of: Tuff Enuff lyricist and composer: Kim Wilson publisher: Hello Mr. Wilson	The Fabulous Thunderbirds	3:21
8	Goin’ Down Slow	Duane Allman	8:46
9	Willie and the Hand Jive cover recording of: Willie and the Hand Jive lyricist and composer: Johnny Otis publisher: Eldorado Music Company	George Thorogood & the Destroyers	4:04
10	Living With the Law recording engineer: Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard assistant engineer: Wayne Lorenz producer and mixer: Malcolm Burn acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar and resonator guitar: Chris Whitley bass guitar: Daryl Johnson guitar and pedal steel guitar: Bill Dillon keyboard and tambourine: Malcolm Burn membranophone: Ronald Jones vocals: Chris Whitley recording of: Living With the Law lyricist and composer: Chris Whitley	Chris Whitley	3:42
11	Kind Hearted Woman Blues assistant recording engineer: Rose Landaur recording engineer: Joe McGrath and John Strother assistant engineer: Rich Veltrop producer: John Porter mixer: Joe McGrath phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1994) recorded at: Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States mixed at: Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States engineered at: Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States cover recording of: Kind Hearted Woman Blues lyricist, writer and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: King of Spades Music	Keb’ Mo’	3:29
12	Roll ’Em Pete double bass: Frank Clarke (on 1947-11-06) drums (drum set): Rabon Tarrant (on 1947-11-06) guitar: Pee Wee Crayton (on 1947-11-06) piano: Pete Johnson (on 1947-11-06) tenor saxophone: Jack McVea (on 1947-11-06) trumpet: Sammy Yates (on 1947-11-06) vocals: Big Joe Turner (on 1947-11-06) recording of: Roll ’em Pete (on 1947-11-06) writer: Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner publisher: MCA Music Ltd.	Big Joe Turner	2:50
13	Supernova	Roy Buchanan	3:26
14	Johnny B Goode engineer: James Green and Ed Kollis producer: Johnny Winter phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1969) cover recording of: Johnny B. Goode lyricist and composer: Chuck Berry (in 1955) publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and ロックンロールミュージック part of: Back to the Future: the Musical	Johnny Winter	2:46
15	Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo	Rick Derringer	3:31
16	Fishin’ Blues engineer: Chris Hinshaw producer: David Rubinson guitar: Taj Mahal	Taj Mahal	3:05

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Keep Your Hands to Yourself engineer and producer: Jeff Glixman bass guitar: Rick Price drums (drum set): Mauro Magellan guitar: Dan Baird and Rick Richards lead vocals: Dan Baird phonographic copyright (℗) by: Elektra Entertainment (in 1986) part of: VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 46) recording of: Keep Your Hands to Yourself lyricist and composer: Dan Baird publisher: Eleksylum Music Inc., No Surrender Music and Warner–Tamerlane Pub. Corp.	The Georgia Satellites	3:25
2	Couldn’t Stand the Weather recording of: Couldn’t Stand the Weather lyricist and composer: Stevie Ray Vaughan	Stevie Ray Vaughan	4:41
3	A Poor Man’s Plea	Buddy Guy and Junior Wells	3:10
4	Baby Please Don’t Go cover recording of: Baby, Please Don’t Go lyricist and composer: [traditional] arranger: Big Joe Williams publisher: EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. version of: Another Man Done Gone	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:50
5	It’s Only Love engineer: Terry Manning and Larry Nix producer: Bill Ham recorded at: Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States recording of: It’s Only Love writer: Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill publisher: Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic	ZZ Top	4:25
6	The Same Thing recording of: The Same Thing lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music	Muddy Waters	2:42
7	Basin Street Blue	Dr. John	4:28
8	Polk Salad Annie phonographic copyright (℗) by: Rhino Entertainment Company (in 1969) recording of: Polk Salad Annie lyricist and composer: Tony Joe White publisher: Combine Music Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.	Tony Joe White	3:43
9	Born Under a Bad Sign recorded in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967) producer: Jim Stewart bass guitar: Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1967) drums (drum set): Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1967) guitar: Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (in 1967) horn: Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967) piano: Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967) lead vocals: Albert King (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., Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.	Albert King	2:47
10	Georgia cover recording of: Georgia on My Mind anthem of: Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present) lyricist: Stuart Gorrell (in 1930) composer: Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930) publisher: Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present) sub-publisher: ピアーミュージック arrangement of: Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)	Cold Chisel	7:15
11	Stormy Monday	T‐Bone Walker	3:06
12	When the Levee Breaks cover recording of: When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) writer: Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie	John Campbell	6:13
13	Smokestack Lightin’ recording of: Smokestack Lightning lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	Howlin’ Wolf	3:06
14	Sitting in the Rain producer: Mike Vernon bass: John McVie (on 1966-10-11) guitar: Peter Green (on 1966-10-11) and John Mayall (on 1966-10-11) percussion: Aynsley Dunbar (on 1966-10-11) vocals: John Mayall (on 1966-10-11)	John Mayall	2:57
15	Blues in the Night	Johnnie Taylor	3:16
16	Shake for Me engineer: Marlin Greene and Jimmy Johnson bass: David Hood (on 1969-11-21) drums (drum set): Roger Hawkins (on 1969-11-21) guitar: John Hammond (on 1969-11-21) and Jimmy Johnson (on 1969-11-21) piano: Barry Beckett (on 1969-11-21) slide guitar: Duane Allman (on 1969-11-21) vocals: John Hammond (on 1969-11-21) recorded at: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1969-11-21) cover recording of: Shake for Me (on 1969-11-21) composer: Willie Dixon	John Hammond	2:41
17	Walkin’ Blues cover recording of: Walking Blues (in 1966-07) lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	3:17

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