The Complete Recordings 1951–1969

~ Release by Howlin’ Wolf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Who Will Be Next
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Who Will Be Next? (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:36
2I Have a Little Girl
2:36
3Come to Me Baby
2:25
4Don’t Mess with My Baby
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Baby (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:39
5Smokestack Lightnin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
3:08
6You Can’t Be Beat
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01) and Jody Williams (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1956-01)
recording of:
You Can't Be Beat (in 1956-01)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:08
7I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) (on 1956-07-19)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
2:50
8So Glad
2:10
9Break of Day
2:47
10The Natchez Burning
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’ (on 1956-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:11
11Going Back Home
2:41
12Bluebird
recording of:
Bluebird
writer:
John Lee Hooker
3:33
13My Life
recording of:
My Life
3:03
14You Ought to Know
3:20
15Who’s Been Talking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’ (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
2:24
16Tell Me
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:58
17Somebody in My Home
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1957-06-24) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Somebody in My Home (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:26
18Nature
recording of:
Nature
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:57
19Walk to Camp Hall
2:51
20Poor Boy
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Poor Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:35
21My Baby Told Me
2:42
22Sittin’ on Top of the World
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1957-12)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1957-12) and Jody Williams (in 1957-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957-12)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
2:33
23Howlin’ Blues
2:46
24I Better Go Now
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1958-03)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1958-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1958-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1958-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1958-03)
tenor saxophone:
Abb Locke (in 1958-03)
recording of:
I Better Go Now (in 1958-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:43
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