Wolf Is at Your Door: The Singles As & Bs 1951-1960

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Tracklist

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1Moaning at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:54
2How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music
2:41
3The Wolf Is at Your Door
recording of:
The Wolf Is At Your Door
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:58
4Howlin' Wolf Boogie
recording of:
Howlin’ Wolf Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:36
5Getting Old and Grey
2:36
6Mr. Highway Man
recording of:
Mr. Highway Man
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:46
7Saddle My Pony
recording of:
Saddle My Pony
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:32
8Worried All the Time
3:06
9Oh Red
recording of:
Oh! Red
composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
2:35
10My Last Affair
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-10-07)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (on 1952-10-07) and Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Taylor (1950s sax player) (on 1952-10-07)
trombone:
Walter "Tang" Smith (on 1952-10-07)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-10-07)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1952-10-07)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:57
11All Night Boogie
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1953-10-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-10-28) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1953-10-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1953-10-28)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1953-10-28)
recording of:
All Night Boogie (on 1953-10-28)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
52:12
12I Love My Baby
2:56
13No Place to Go
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-03)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (in 1954-03) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1954-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1954-03)
membranophone:
Earl Phillips (in 1954-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1954-03)
recording of:
No Place to Go (in 1954-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
2:52
14Rockin' Daddy
recording of:
Rockin' Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:02
15Baby How Long
recording of:
Baby How Long
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:52
16Evil Is Going On (Evil)
2:53
17I'll Be Around
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
I'll Be Around (on 1954-05-25)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:12
18Forty Four
recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Abraham Music and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
2:47
19Who Will Be Next
recording of:
Who Will Be Next?
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:32
20I Have a Little Girl
2:34
21Come to Me Baby
2:22
22Don't Mess With My Baby
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Baby
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:36
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1Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:05
2You Can't Be Beat
recording of:
You Can't Be Beat
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:05
3I Asked for Water
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Blue Ribbon Music Ltd
2:48
4So Glad
22:07
5Goin' Back Home
2:38
6My Life
recording of:
My Life
3:01
7Somebody in My Home
recording of:
Somebody in My Home
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:24
8Nature
recording of:
Nature
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:53
9Sittin' 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 (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957-12) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (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. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
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. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
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. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
2:32
10Poor Boy
recording of:
Poor Boy
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:32
11I Didn't Know
recording of:
I Didn't Know
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:24
12Moanin' for My Baby
recording of:
Moanin' for My Baby
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:47
13I'm Leaving You
recording of:
I'm Leavin' You
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:55
14Change My Way
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1958-09)
guitar:
L.D. McGhee (in 1958-09) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1958-09)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1958-09)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1958-09)
recording of:
Change My Way (in 1958-09)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:31
15Howlin' Blues
2:43
16I Better Go Now
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1958-03)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1958-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (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
2:42
17I've Been Abused
recording of:
I've Been Abused
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:15
18Mr. Airplane Man
recording of:
Mr. Airplane Man
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:42
19The Natchez Burning
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:08
20You're Gonna Wreck My Life
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
2:33
21Who's Been Talking
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:21
22Tell Me
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (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
2:56
23Howlin' for My Darling
recording of:
Howlin' for My Darlin' (Howlin' for My Baby)
composer:
Chester Burnett and Willie Dixon
2:31
24Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
52:43