The Great Tomato Blues Package

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Too Wet to Plow
Johnny Shines4:24
2You Got to Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell2:52
3Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
Peg Leg Sam3:21
4Sweet Blood Call
Louisiana Red3:01
5Cryin' Shame
recording of:
Cryin' Shame (Shake That Thing)
lyricist and composer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:34
6Playing With the Thing
Sonny Terry2:40
7Fattening Frogs for Snakes
Sonny Boy Williamson2:24
8Music Is My Business
Roosevelt Sykes2:41
9Dead Man Blues
Jelly Roll Morton3:18
10St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Louis Armstrong3:05
11Alexander's Ragtime Band
Bessie Smith3:04
12Shake Baby Shake
Champion Jack Dupree2:29
13Poison Ivy
recording of:
Poison Ivy (in 1954-10)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
ARC Music, Arc Music Corp. and Lonmel Publishing
Willie Mabon2:55
14Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Remick Music Corp.
Billie Holiday1:56
15Parker's Mood
recording of:
Parker's Mood
composer:
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker3:05
16Ball & Chain
Big Mama Thornton7:00
17Juke
recording of:
Juke
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs
Little Walter2:45
18Little Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-06)
electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (in 1961-06)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-06)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1961-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06)
later releases:
Little Red Rooster by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
cover recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:27
19Fanny Mae
recording of:
Fannie Mae
lyricist and composer:
Morris Levy (in 1959), Clarence Lewis (in 1959) and Waymon Glasco (in 1959)
writer:
Buster Brown
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, FROST Music Corp, Jonware Music Co. and Olivia Pub. Co.
Buster Brown2:59
20The 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 James2:46
21There Is a Fountain
producer:
Joe Von Battle
recorded at:
New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1956)
live cover recording of:
There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood (in 1956)
lyricist:
William Cowper
composer:
Lowell Mason
Aretha Franklin4:29
22Blues Is My Middle Name
recording of:
Blues Is My Middle Name
writer:
Ray Charles
Ray Charles3:07
2▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Poor Fool
Ike & Tina Turner2:37
2The Other Night Blues
recording of:
The Other Night Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:38
3The Blues Had a Baby
Brownie McGhee2:54
4Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley
recording of:
Bo Diddley
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2:30
5Lucille
recording of:
Lucille
writer:
Albert Collins, Albert Collins and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Inc., MCA Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. and Venice Music
Little Richard2:28
6I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James2:38
7Kansas City
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1959 (number: 5)
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music, Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Wilbert Harrison2:26
8Mannish 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 Waters2:56
9Take Out Some Insurance
recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed2:27
10Wang Dang Doodle
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:03
11In the Wee Wee Hours
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-05-21)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-05-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-05-21)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (on 1955-05-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-05-21)
recording of:
Wee Wee Hours (on 1955-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music
Chuck Berry3:06
12Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino2:45
13I Need Your Lovin'
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford2:17
14Wish Someone Would Care
recorded at:
Slim’s in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1990-08-30 until 1990-08-31)
live recording of:
Wish Someone Would Care (in 1990-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas2:14
15When a Man Loves a Woman
recording of:
When a Man Loves a Woman
writer:
Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
publisher:
Mijac Music, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell North America, Warner/Chappell, Pronto Music, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Quinvy Music Publishing Company, Inc. (from 1966 to present), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (from 1966 to present), Pronto (in 1972) and Quinvy (in 1972)
Percy Sledge3:00
16Honey Don't
recording of:
Honey, Don’t!
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Hi Lo Music Inc., Knox Music Ltd. and MPL Communications Ltd.
Carl Perkins2:51
17Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
cover recording of:
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
writer:
Roy Hall and Dave “Curly” Williams
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
Jerry Lee Lewis5:05
18Tupelo
John Lee Hooker7:26
19Angel of Mercy
Albert King5:55
20Bad Girl Blues
Rocky Hill & Johnny Winter2:49
21Nothin'
recording of:
Nothin’
lyricist and composer:
Townes Van Zandt
publisher:
Silver Dollar Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
Townes Van Zandt2:51
22Too Many Cooks
cover recording of:
Too Many Cooks
writer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) and Sony Music Publishing France
Robert Cray2:53
23Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
Lead Belly2:55