The Vee-Jay Box: The Complete Singles and Other Rarities

~ Release by Jimmy Reed (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Chicago, 1953-1957
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1High and Lonesome
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
2:48
2Jimmie's Boogie
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
2:46
3I Found My Baby
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
2:49
4Roll and Rhumba
2:49
5You Don't Have to Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-12-30)
guitar:
John Littlejohn, Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-12-30)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Go (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
3:09
6Boogie in the Dark
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-12-30)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-12-30)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
slide guitar:
John Littlejohn (on 1953-12-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
recording of:
Boogie in the Dark (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:38
7Shoot My Baby
2:05
8Rockin' With Reed
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1955-12-30)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-30) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-30)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-30)
slide guitar:
John Littlejohn (on 1955-12-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-30)
2:33
9You Upset My Mind
2:53
10I'm Gonna Ruin You
double bass [bass]:
Dave Shipp (on 1955-03-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Scott (drums) (on 1955-03-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-03-24)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
2:35
11Pretty Thing
double bass [bass]:
Dave Shipp (on 1955-03-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Scott (drums) (on 1955-03-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-03-24)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
2:46
12I Ain't Got You
recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
52:21
13She Don't Want Me No More
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1955-07-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1955-07-18)
guitar:
W.C. Dalton (on 1955-07-18) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1955-07-18)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
2:37
14Come on Baby
2:39
15I Don't Go for That
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1955-07-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1955-07-18)
guitar:
W.C. Dalton (on 1955-07-18) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1955-07-18)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
2:47
16Baby, Don't Say That No More
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1955-12-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
recording of:
Don't Say That No More (on 1955-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:36
17Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1955-12-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
recording of:
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (on 1955-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Elvis Presley Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:22
18Can't Stand to See You Go
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1955-12-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
2:53
19When You Left Me
2:35
20I Love You Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1956-06-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-06-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
2:46
21My First Plea
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1956-06-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-06-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
2:50
22You Got Me Dizzy
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1956-10-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-10-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
recording of:
You Got Me Dizzy (on 1956-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:56
23Honey, Don't Let Me Go
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1956-10-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-10-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
2:42
24Untitled Instrumental
2:44
25It's You Baby
2:28
26Honey, Where You Going
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-01-09)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-01-09)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09)
3:14
27Do the Thing
double bass [bass]:
Dave Shipp (on 1955-03-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Scott (drums) (on 1955-03-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-03-24)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
2:47
28Little Rain
recording of:
Little Rain
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
3:14
2▼CD: Chicago, 1957-1959
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1Signals of Love
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-04-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
recording of:
Signals of Love (on 1957-04-03)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:31
2The Sun Is Shining
recording of:
The Sun Is Shining
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr., Calvin Carter and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:58
3Baby, What's on Your Mind
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-04-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
3:11
4Honest I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
2:48
5State Street Boogie
2:16
6Odds and Ends
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-04-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
violin:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
2:29
7My Bitter Seed
2:22
8Ends and Odds
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-09-05)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-09-05), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-09-05) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-09-05)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-09-05)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-09-05)
2:26
9My Baby (Down in Virginia)
2:36
10You're Something Else
recording of:
You're Something Else
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr., Calvin Carter and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:39
11A String to Your Heart
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-12-12)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-12-12) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
instruments:
Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
2:55
12Go on to School
2:52
13You Got Me Crying
recording of:
You Got Me Crying
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:42
14The Moon Is Rising
recording of:
The Moon Is Rising (Jimmy Reed)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:26
15Down in Virginia
2:34
16I'm Gonna Get My Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
2:46
17I Wanna Be Loved
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
2:18
18Caress Me Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
recording of:
Caress Me Baby (on 1958-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:54
19Caress Me Baby (alternate take)
recording of:
Caress Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:31
20I Know It's a Sin
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
recording of:
I Know It’s a Sin (on 1958-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Seeds of Reed Music
2:32
21You'n That Sack
2:24
22Going to New York
recording of:
Going to New York
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:24
23I Told You Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-09-11), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-09-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
2:20
24Take Out Some Insurance
recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:26
25I'm Nervous
2:40
26You Know I Love You
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-03-26)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-03-26), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-03-26)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26)
2:28
3▼CD: Chicago, 1959-1960
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1Baby 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.
2:51
2Baby What You Want Me to Do (alternate take)
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.
2:46
3Baby What You Want Me to Do (alternate take)
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.
2:27
4Goin' by the River, Part 1
2:07
5Goin' by the River, Part 1 (alternate take)
2:39
6Goin' by the River, Part 1 (alternate take)
2:30
7Goin' by the River, Part 2
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-07)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Marcus Johnson (bassist) (on 1959-08-07)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-08-07), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-07)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
2:08
8Goin' by the River, Part 2 (alternate take)
3:31
9Where Can You Be
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Philip Upchurch (on 1959-08-25), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-25)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
2:39
10Hush Hush
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Philip Upchurch (on 1959-08-25), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-25)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
recording of:
Hush Hush (on 1959-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:34
11I Was So Wrong
3:15
12Blue Blue Water
recording of:
Blue Blue Water
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:38
13Please Don't
2:36
14Found Love
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-12-15)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-12-15), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-12-15)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15)
recording of:
Found Love (on 1959-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:21
15You Gonna Need My Help
2:35
16Hold Me Close
recording of:
Hold Me Close
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:35
17Come Love
2:34
18Big Boss Man
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-03-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1960-03-29)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1960-03-29), Lee Baker (US blues singer and guitarist, aka Lonnie Brooks) (on 1960-03-29) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
vocals:
Mama Reed (on 1960-03-29) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1960-03-29)
cover recording of:
Big Boss Man (on 1960-03-29)
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
2:49
19Meet Me
2:54
20I Got the Blues
2:48
21Sugar Sugar
2:40
22Got Me Chasing You
2:29
23Down the Road
2:36
24Want to Be With You Baby
3:07
25Jimmy's Rock
2:03
26Tell the World I Do
4:04
27You're My Baby
2:09
28Ain't Gonna Cry No More
3:38
4▶CD: Chicago, 1960-1962
5▶CD: Chicago, 1963
6▶CD: Chicago, 1963-1965