Blues Essentials

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boom Boom
John Lee Hooker2:41
2The Thrill Is Gone
cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King & Tracy Chapman5:01
3Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters3:48
4No Particular Place to Go (single version)
recording of:
No Particular Place to Go
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry2:43
5I’m a Man (single version)
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley3:02
6I’d Rather Go Blind
Etta James2:37
7On the Road Again
recording of:
On the Road Again
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd., Songs of Peer (publisher; see also Songs of Peer, Ltd.) and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat4:56
8Back to New Orleans
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:23
9See You Later, Alligator
Bobby Charles2:51
10Hound Dog (single version)
Big Mama Thornton2:52
11Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino2:25
12Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:07
13First Time I Met the Blues (single version)
Buddy Guy2:20
14Mustang Sally
The Commitments & Andrew Strong4:02
15(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Campbell Connelly, Hello Mr. Wilson, Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
Muddy Waters2:50
16Farther Up the Road (single version)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Freeman
guitar:
Pat Hare
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone)
vocal:
Bobby “Blue” Bland
recording of:
Farther Up the Road
writer:
Deadric Malone and Joe Veasey
publisher:
Duchess Music Corp. and Universal Duchess Music Corp.
Bobby “Blue” Bland33:00
17Strange Love (single version)
recording of:
Strange Love
writer:
James Moore (aka Slim Harpo) and Jerry West
publisher:
AVI Music Publishing Group Inc.
Slim Harpo2:09
18Hey! Bo Diddley
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Hey! Bo Diddley
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley4.352:14
19Heartbreaker
B.B. King2:34
20School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) (single version)
Chuck Berry2:40
21Back Door Man
recording of:
Back Door Man
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Sony Music Publishing France and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
Howlin’ Wolf2:50
22My Babe
Little Walter2:44
23Bring It On Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
organ:
Lafayette Leake and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
cover recording of:
Bring It On Home (original Willie Dixon version) (on 1963-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Sonny Boy Williamson II2:37
24One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
John Lee Hooker3:02
25Call Me the Breeze
recording of:
Call Me the Breeze
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
J.J. Cale2:36
26Little Girl (stereo)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers & Eric Clapton2:33
27It’s Not My Cross to Bear
recording of:
It’s Not My Cross to Bear
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Unart Music Corp.
Allman Brothers Band4:56
28Bad News Is Coming
Luther Allison7:26
29Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Etta James3:01
30Born Under a Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (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. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King32:47
31Call It Stormy Monday but Tuesday Is Just as Bad (single version)
T‐Bone Walker3:03
32Help Me
Canned Heat3:13