The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

~ Release by Elmore James (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1951-08-05)
producer:
Lillian McMurry
double bass:
Leonard Ware (on 1951-08-05)
drums (drum set):
Frock O'Dell (on 1951-08-05)
guitar and slide guitar:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1951-08-05)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1951-08-05)
recording of:
Dust My Broom (on 1951-08-05)
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
2:45
2The Sun Is Shining2:45
3Hawaiian Boogie2:20
4Sho’ Nuff I Do2:55
5Please Find My Baby
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
membranophone:
[unknown]
piano:
Ike Turner
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James
recording of:
Please Find My Baby (in 1952-01)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
3:07
6T.V. Mama2:48
7My Best Friend3:21
8Madison Blues2:25
9Cry for Me Baby2:47
10The 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.
2:48
11Sunny Land3:17
12I Can’t Hold Out
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-04)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960-04)
guitar:
Homesick James (on 1960-04-14) and Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
membranophone:
Henry "Sneaky Joe" Harris (in 1960-04, on 1960-04-14)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1960-04) and Johnny Jones (on 1960-04-14)
saxophone:
[unknown] (on 1960-04-14) and J.T. Brown (on 1960-04-14)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960-04)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1960-04-14)
recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (in 1960-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:16
13Look on Yonder Wall2:28
14I Need You3:33
15Done Somebody Wrong2:22
16Shake Your Moneymaker
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961) and Sam Myers (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2019)
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:34
17The 12 Year Old Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (in 1957)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (in 1957)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1957)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (in 1957)
recording of:
The 12 Year Old Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
3:06
18It Hurts Me Too3:04
19Rollin and Tumblin2:34
20Something Inside Me5:03
21Standing at the Crossroads2:59

Credits

Release

art direction:Geoff Gans
design/illustration:Rachel Gutek
producer:James Austin
Robert Palmer
remastering:Bob Fisher
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/962511 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000032Z0 [info]