Chess Chartbusters, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Rocket 88
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats2:50
2Rock and Roll Music
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1958)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 19), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 128)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Music (from 1957-05-06 until 1957-05-15)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp., Campbell Connelly, Isalee Music Publishing Company and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Chuck Berry2:33
3I'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 James2:37
4Who Do You Love
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1956-05-24)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (on 1956-05-24) and Jody Williams (on 1956-05-24)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1956-05-24)
background vocals:
The Moonglows
vocals:
Bo Diddley (on 1956-05-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 132)
recording of:
Who Do You Love? (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2:30
5Moanin' 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
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
6The 'In' Crowd
The Ramsey Lewis Trio3:18
7My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
[traditional] and Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., BMG Bumblebee, Bug Music, Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Little Walter2:40
8Mama Didn't Lie
recording of:
Mama Didn’t Lie
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
Jan Bradley2:03
9Woman of the Ghetto
producer:
Richard Evans and Charles Stepney
arranger:
Richard Evans and Charles Stepney
recording of:
Woman of the Ghetto
writer:
Richard Evans, Bobby Miller and Marlena Shaw
Marlena Shaw6:00
10Sitting in the Park
Billy Stewart3:17
11Nine Below Zero
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ralph Bass
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. and Luther Tucker
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson
piano:
Lafayette Leake and Otis Spann
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson
recording of:
Nine Below Zero (on 1961-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music
Sonny Boy Williamson3:29
12Soulful Dress
Sugar Pie DeSanto2:50
13Sweeter Than the Day Before
The Valentinos2:38
14You'll Never Know
Fontella Bass3:08
15Sincerely
bass guitar:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Walter Scott (in 1954-10)
membranophone:
Wesley Landers (in 1954-10)
piano:
Johnny Young (in 1954-10)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Chamblee (in 1954-10)
baritone vocals:
Harvey Fuqua (in 1954-10)
bass vocals:
Prentiss Barnes (in 1954-10)
lead vocals:
Bobby Lester (in 1954-10)
tenor vocals:
Pete Graves (in 1954-10)
recording of:
Sincerely
writer:
Alan Freed (until 1954-10) and Harvey Fuqua (until 1954-10)
publisher:
Alan Freed Music, Arc Music, Irving Music, Quazical Music, Regent Music Corp. and ロックンロール ミュージック
The Moonglows3:12
16The Watusi
recording of:
The Watusi (Vibrations songs)
writer:
Shirley Hall, James Johnson and Leslie Temple
The Vibrations2:41
17In the Basement, Part 1
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Billy Davis
instruments:
[unknown] (in 1966-04)
vocals:
Sugar Pie DeSanto (in 1966-04) and Etta James (in 1966-04)
performer:
Sugar Pie DeSanto
recording of:
In the Basement
writer:
Billy Davis, Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
publisher:
Chevis Publishing Corp.
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto2:22
18Hold On
The Radiants2:55
19Temptation 'Bout to Get Me
The Knight Brothers3:26
20Cheater Man
recording of:
Cheater Man
writer:
Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
Irma Thomas2:29

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part of:Chess Chartbusters (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4659813 [info]