The Best of Blues

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

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Spoonful recording of: Spoonful lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon publisher: Arc Music Corp., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Mathews Music	Howlin’ Wolf	2:43
2	Boogie Chillen 2	John Lee Hooker	2:30
3	Baby Please Don’t Go recording of: Baby Please Don't Go lyricist and composer: McKinley Morganfield publisher: Bug Music MV GmbH version of: Baby, Please Don’t Go	Muddy Waters	3:14
4	Roller Coaster	Little Walter	2:53
5	The Sky Is Crying recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11) bass guitar: Homesick James (in 1959-11) drums (drum set): Odie Payne (in 1959-11) guitar: Elmore James (in 1959-11) piano: Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11) tenor saxophone [tenor sax]: [unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11) lead vocals: Elmore James part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991) recording of: The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11) lyricist and composer: Elmore James publisher: Longitude Music Co.	Elmore James	2:44
6	It’s My Own Fault Baby recording of: It's My Own Fault Baby writer: Riley B. King and Jules Taub publisher: MCA Music Entertainment GmbH	B.B. King	3:29
7	I Smell Trouble	Ike & Tina Turner	3:46
8	Road Runner phonographic copyright (℗) by: Checker (in 1959) recording of: Road Runner (in 1959-09) lyricist and composer: Ellas McDaniel publisher: Arc Music Corp.	Bo Diddley	2:46
9	Can’t Hold On producer: Johnny Otis cover recording of: I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) lyricist and composer: Willie Dixon writer: W. Jacobs previously attributed to: Elmore James publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Tristan Music Ltd.	Canned Heat	2:27
10	Low Down Gal of Mine	Johnny Winter	3:09
11	Nothin’ but the Blues bass: Donald Cooks (in 1954-04) drums (drum set): Ben Turner (in 1954-04) electric guitar: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) vocals: Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04) recorded at: ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04) recording of: Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04) writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins	Lightnin’ Hopkins	2:21
12	Your Funeral; My Trial recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958-03) double bass [bass]: Willie Dixon (on 1958-03-27) drums (drum set) [drums]: Fred Below (on 1958-03-27) guitar: Eugene Pierson and Robert Lockwood (on 1958-03-27) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1958-03-27) piano: Lafayette Leake (on 1958-03-27) vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1958-03-27) recording of: Your Funeral & My Trial (on 1958-03-27) lyricist and composer: Sonny Boy Williamson publisher: Arc Music Corp. sub-publisher: BMG Rights Management (France)	Sonny Boy Williamson	2:30
13	John Lee Boogie recording of: John Lee Boogie writer: John Mayall	John Mayall	3:11
14	Who’s Been Talking recording of: Who’s Been Talkin’ writer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music Corp.	Howlin’ Wolf	2:20
15	I’d Rather Go Blind	Etta James	4:26
16	I’m Movin’ On cover recording of: I’m Moving On lyricist and composer: Hank Snow publisher: Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.	Ray Charles	2:20
17	Bye, Bye, Baby Blues	Big Joe Williams	2:32
18	Outside Help (short version) recording of: Outside Help lyricist and composer: B.B. King	B.B. King	3:36