The Absolutely Essential Collection

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Tracklist

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1Spoonful
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
2:44
2Baby 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
3Evil
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:55
4I’ll Be Around
recording of:
I'll Be Around
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:13
5Forty 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)
2:50
6Who Will Be Next?
recording of:
Who Will Be Next?
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:33
7I Have a Little Girl
2:36
8Come to Me Baby
2:22
9Don’t Mess With My Baby
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Baby
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:39
10You Can’t Be Beat
recording of:
You Can't Be Beat
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:06
11I Asked for Water
2:52
12So Glad
2:06
13Going Back Home
2:43
14My Life
recording of:
My Life
3:02
15Somebody in My Home
recording of:
Somebody in My Home
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:28
16Nature
recording of:
Nature
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:45
17Poor Boy
recording of:
Poor Boy
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:38
18Sitting on Top of the World
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:36
19I Didn’t Know
recording of:
I Didn't Know
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:24
20Moaning for My Baby
recording of:
Moanin' for My Baby
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:47
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ASIN:UK: B00QSZ4F3E [info]

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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 27)