The Ultimate Blues Album

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:10
2Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:49
3Three Hours Past Midnight
producer:
Joe Bihari (in 1955)
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (in 1955)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1955)
guitar:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (in 1955)
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
recording of:
Three Hours Past Midnight (in 1955)
writer:
Sam Ling and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson3:24
4Moanin’ at Midnight
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
5W-O-M-A-N
vocals:
Etta James
recording of:
W-O-M-A-N
lyricist:
Dorothy Hawkins (singer), Etta James, Abbye Mallory and Jean Mitchell
composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
version of:
I’m a Man
Etta James2:44
6Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
T‐Bone Walker3:02
7Goodnight Irene
Lead Belly2:34
8Baby I Done Got Wise
Big Bill Broonzy3:13
9Driftin’ Blues
Charles Brown3:15
10Baby, What You Want Me to Do
recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Reed2:20
11Easy Baby
Magic Sam3:25
12I Can’t Quit You Baby
Otis Rush3:40
13Matchbox
Ike Turner2:26
14Honky Tonky
Koko Taylor2:17
15Steady Rollin’ Man
Sonny Boy Williamson3:05
16Mojo Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Alfred Wallace
guitar and lead vocals:
J.B. Lenoir
piano:
Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist)
recording of:
Mojo Boogie
lyricist and composer:
J.B. Lenoir
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Platinum Songs US
J.B. Lenoir2:52
17Messin’ With the Kid
Junior Wells2:16
18This Is the End
Buddy Guy2:58
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Play the Blues for You, Parts 1 & 2
Albert King7:20
2It’s Alright
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown3:02
3The Freeze
Albert Collins2:21
4Tramp
recording of:
Tramp
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Budget Music, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
Lowell Fulson53:08
5Mr. Charlie, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Mr. Charlie, parts 1 & 2
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:56
6Ease My Pain
Johnny Winter3:09
7Telephone Blues
recording of:
Telephone Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Eric Clapton3:56
8Walk On
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:13
9You Got to Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:00
10Cakewalk Into Town
Taj Mahal2:35
11I Walk on Gilded Splinters
recording of:
I Walk on Guilded Splinters
lyricist and composer:
John Creaux (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Marzique Music
Dr. John7:41
12(I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
Ann Peebles2:31
13Serves You Right to Suffer
The J. Geils Band4:58
14Bad to the Bone
engineer:
Paul Mufson and John Nagy
assistant producer:
Ken Irwin and John Nagy
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and The Delaware Destroyers (George Thorogood & the Destroyers)
mixer:
Ken Irwin, Paul Mufson, John Nagy, George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) and Terry Manning (US recording engineer) (in 1992)
bass:
Bill Blough (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Simon (from 1981 until 1982)
guitar and lead vocals:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist) (from 1981 until 1982)
keyboard:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Hank Carter (Hank "Hurricane" Carter) (from 1981 until 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dimension Sound in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
mixed at:
The Mixing Lab in Newton, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Bad to the Bone (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood (blues, rock, and blues/rock guitarist and vocalist)
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4.24:51
15Wrap It Up
cover recording of:
Wrap It Up
writer:
Isaac Hayes and David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds2:42
16Bad Trouble
recording of:
Bad Trouble
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Hodge
publisher:
Canned Heat Music (Please use for publisher, BMI-affiliated) and Dallas Hodge Music (BMI-affiliated)
Canned Heat4:50
17Cheaper to Keep Her
Johnnie Taylor3:29
18Going Down
Freddie King3:22