The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Howlin’ Wolf

~ Release by Howlin’ Wolf (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Be careful: There are 2 versions with different front cover

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Smokestack Lightning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
3:07
A2Moanin’ at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:57
A3My Baby Walked Off
recording of:
My Baby Walked Off
writer:
Burnett
3:01
A4Evil (Is Going On)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:55
A5Well That’s All Right
bass:
[unknown] (on 1952-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-04-17)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1952-04-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-04-17)
recording of:
(Well) That's All Right (on 1952-04-17)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:58
A6My Troubles and Me
3:16
B1Back Door Man
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)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
recording of:
Back Door Man (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France), Sony Music Publishing France and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
2:51
B2Spoonful
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
2:47
B3You Gonna Wreck My Life
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
2:36
B4I Asked for Water and She Gave Me Gasoline
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
2:52
B5Don’t Mess With My Baby
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Baby (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:41
B6Baby How Long
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Baby How Long (on 1954-05-25)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:54
B7Forty Four
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1954-10)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1954-10) and Jody Williams (in 1954-10)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1954-10)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1954-10)
cover recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version) (in 1954-10)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
2:52

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B00RDQVU5S [info]

Release group

part of:Music Rough Guides (number: 1278) (order: 278)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2720765 [info]