The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track 3 on disc 1 and tracks 14 and 17 on disc 2 are previously unreleased.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Don’t Pick Me for Your Fool
Son Seals4:15
2Digging My Potatoes
bass:
Aron Burton
drums (drum set):
Robert Covington
guitar:
Magic Slim
harmonica:
James Cotton
piano:
Pinetop Perkins
vocals:
James Cotton
James Cotton3:39
3Something to Remember You By
Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland5:27
4The Complainer’s Boogie Woogie
William Clarke4:53
5Stingaree
Charlie Musselwhite2:54
6It’s Alright
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials4:46
7Man Smart, Woman Smarter
C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band3:02
8I Want to Be Your Spy
Maurice John Vaughn5:35
9Hey Bartender
Floyd Dixon3:25
10Sitting on Top of the World
Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang3:41
11Action Man
Cephas & Wiggins1:54
12Bayou Blood
Kenny Neal3:15
13T‐Bone Intentions
Long John Hunter3:09
14T’Ain’t Nobody’s Business
recording engineer and mixer:
Sam Fishkin
producer:
Bruce Iglauer and Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women
recorded at and mixed at:
Streeterville Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Saffire, The Uppity Blues Women4:12
15If You Have to Know
producer:
Lonnie Mack and Stevie Ray Vaughan
guitar:
Lonnie Mack and Stevie Ray Vaughan
vocals:
Lonnie Mack and Stevie Ray Vaughan
recording of:
If You Have to Know
writer:
Tim Drummond, Will Jennings and Lonnie Mack
Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan4:31
16Been Gone Too Long
Billy Boy Arnold2:54
17A Quitter Never Wins
recording of:
A Quitter Never Wins
lyricist and composer:
Tinsley Ellis and Margaret Sampson
publisher:
Frozen Inca Music
Tinsley Ellis6:11
18I Ain’t Got You
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music
Sugar Blue2:37
19Crawfish Fiesta
associate engineer:
Skip Godwin
engineer:
Freddie Breitberg
producer:
Allison Kaslow, Bruce Iglauer and Andy Kaslow
baritone saxophone:
Jim Moore (in 1979-11)
congas:
Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (in 1979-11)
drums (drum set):
John Vidacovich (in 1979-11)
piano:
Professor Longhair (in 1979-11)
recorded at:
Sea-Saint Recording Studio Inc in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Crawfish Fiesta (in 1979-11)
composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
is based on:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso)
Professor Longhair3:16
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