The Essential Blues

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Tracklist

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1Albert's Shuffle
Bloomfield & Kooper6:58
2She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride
bass:
Gary Gilmore (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
recording of:
She Caught the Katy (and Left Me a Mule to Ride) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
writer:
James Rachell and Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal3:31
3Back Door Man
Willie Dixon6:14
4Cold Shot
Shuggie Otis4:07
5Buried Alive in the Blues
recording of:
Buried Alive in the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Nick Gravenites
Big Brother & the Holding Company3:59
6Mannish Boy
producer:
Johnny Winter
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (in 1976-10)
membranophone:
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
other vocals:
Johnny Winter
vocals:
Muddy Waters (in 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 425)
recording of:
Mannish Boy (in 1976-10)
writer:
Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters5:25
7Tired of Tryin'
Johnny Winter3:42
8Amtrak Blues
engineer:
Frank Laico
producer:
John Hammond
mixer:
Ray Moore
vocals:
Alberta Hunter
recording of:
Amtrak Blues
writer:
Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter3:24
9The Sky Is Crying
assistant engineer:
Rob Eaton
engineer:
Richard Mullen
producer:
Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) [B-3]:
Chris Layton (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Reese Wynans (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
cover recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:38
10Get on With Your Life
assistant engineer:
Jeff Powell
engineer:
Jay Mark and Bud Snyder
producer:
The Allman Brothers Band and Tom Dowd
mixer:
Jay Mark
recorded at and mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Get on With Your Life
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
D Dem Music
The Allman Brothers Band7:01
11Feelin' GoodThe Fabulous Thunderbirds5:30
12Two Wings
Jimmie Vaughan4:27
13Stop Breakin' Down
producer:
The Jeff Healey Band and Thom Panunzio
mixer:
Thom Panunzio
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (in 1995)
cover recording of:
Stop Breaking Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
MPCA King of Spades
The Jeff Healey Band4:23
14I'm on Your SideKeb’ Mo’3:40
15Don't Let My Baby RideEtta James5:17

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ASIN:CA: B007M7IFJC [info]