The Best Blues Album in the World... Ever!

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Mannish Boy part of: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 229) 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 Waters	2:56
2	My 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 Walter	2:35
3	Wang Dang Doodle recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07) producer: Willie Dixon bass: Jack Meyers (on 1965-12-07) drums (drum set): Fred Below guitar: Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (on 1965-12-07) piano: Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07) saxophone [sax]: Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (on 1965-12-07) tenor saxophone: Gene Barge background vocals: Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07) lead vocals: Koko Taylor vocals: Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1995) cover recording of: Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07) lyricist: Willie Dixon (in 1960-06) composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music	Koko Taylor	3:02
4	Little Red Rooster recording of: Little Red Rooster lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Hoochie Coochie Music	Howlin’ Wolf	2:28
5	Reelin' and Rockin' producer: Leonard & Phil Chess (in 1957-12) double bass: Willie Dixon (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) drums (drum set): Jasper Thomas (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) electric guitar and lead vocals: Chuck Berry (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) piano: Johnnie Johnson (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (in 1958) recorded at: Sheldon Recording Studios, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) recording of: Reelin’ and Rockin’ (from 1957-12-29 until 1957-12-30) lyricist and composer: Chuck Berry publisher: Arc Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.	Chuck Berry	3:16
6	I'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 James	2:35
7	Boom Boom recording of: Boom Boom lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.	John Lee Hooker	4:19
8	Still Got the Blues recording of: Still Got the Blues (for You) lyricist and composer: Gary Moore publisher: BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Gary Moore Songs and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. sub-publisher: フジパシフィックミュージック	Gary Moore	4:04
9	Shame Shame Shame	Johnny Winter	4:21
10	Help Me Somebody recording of: Help Me Somebody (in 1999) lyricist and composer: Jon Cleary publisher: FHQ Entertainment, Inc sub-publisher: Bug Music	Jon Cleary	5:17
11	Born Under a Bad Sign recorded in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967) producer: Jim Stewart bass guitar: Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1967) drums (drum set): Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1967) guitar: Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (in 1967) horn: Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967) piano: Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967) lead vocals: Albert King (in 1967) performer: Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988) recording of: Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967) lyricist: William Bell composer: Booker T. Jones publisher: Cotillion Music Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.	Albert King	2:47
12	Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) engineer: Samuel Lehmer producer: Carlos Santana bass: Benny Rietveld congas: Raul Rekow drums (drum set): Gaylord Birch guitar: Carlos Santana keyboard: Chester Thompson timbales: Karl Perazzo vocals: John Lee Hooker phonographic copyright (℗) by: The John Lee Hooker Family Limited Partnership (in 1995) engineered at: Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States and The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, United States recording of: Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) writer: John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana and Chester Thompson publisher: King of Boogie	John Lee Hooker	4:48
13	Shotgun Blues	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:26
14	Me & My Guitar recording engineer and mixer: John Fry producer: Denny Cordell and Leon Russell bass: Carl Radle drums (drum set): Chuck Blackwell and Jim Gordon guitar: Freddie King and Don Preston organ: John Gallie piano: Leon Russell lead vocals: Freddie King recorded at and mixed at: Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States recording of: Me and My Guitar writer: Chuck Blackwell and Leon Russell publisher: Irving Music, Inc.	Freddie King	4:05
15	Damn Right, I've Got the Blues assistant engineer: Sarah Bedingham engineer: Tony Platt producer: John Porter bass guitar: Greg Rzab (in 1991) drums (drum set): Richie Hayward (in 1991) electric guitar and lead vocals: Buddy Guy (in 1991) guitar: Neil Hubbard (in 1991) piano: Mick Weaver (in 1991) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Silvertone Records Ltd. (in 1991) recorded at: Battery Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991) recording of: Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (in 1991) writer: Buddy Guy publisher: Mic-Shau Music Co., Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. and Zomba Songs Inc.	Buddy Guy	4:29
16	Ground on Down recording engineer: Bradley Cook co-producer: Bob Coke producer: Ben Harper and JP Plunier mixer: Eric Sarafin vocals: Ben Harper recording of: Ground on Down composer: Ben Harper	Ben Harper	4:54
17	Low Down recording of: Low Down lyricist and composer: J.J. Cale	J.J. Cale	2:48
18	Spinning Coin 12 string guitar and harmonica: John Mayall acoustic guitar: Buddy Whittington drums (drum set) and percussion: Joe Yuele recording of: Spinning Coin writer: John Mayall	John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers	4:40

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ASIN:	US: B00004LMKJ [info]

US: B00004LMKJ