The Blues Years

~ Release by Fleetwood Mac (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

3-CD compilation from Peter Green years (1968-1971) featuring complete albums Fleetwood Mac and Mr. Wonderful as well as singles and selections from The Original Fleetwood Mac and the Blues Jam sessions (1 2).

Other Cat #:
CD 1: ESBCD 138/1
CD 2: ESBCD 138/2
CD 3: ESBCD 138/3

Annotation last modified on 2015-11-28 16:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Fleetwood Mac
3:57
2First Train Home
4:06
3Drifting
recording of:
Drifting
writer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
3:32
4Mean Old Fireman
3:47
5Allow Me One More Show
recording of:
Allow Me One More Show
3:00
6Just the Blues
cover recording of:
Just the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
5:34
7The Big Boat
cover recording of:
The Big Boat
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
2:38
8I’d Rather Go Blind
cover recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:16
9Watch Out
recording of:
Watch Out
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:14
10Homework
recording of:
Homework
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and Al Perkins (soul/funk producer, songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:21
11I Can’t Hold Out
producer:
Marshall Chess and Mike Vernon
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1969-01-04)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”) (on 1969-01-04)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
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 (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:28
12Like It This Way
recording of:
Like It This Way
lyricist and composer:
Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Concorde International Management Consultants Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:50
13Last Night
recording of:
Last Night
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:59
14I’m Worried
recording of:
I’m Worried
writer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Frost Music
3:25
15Words in a Tangle
recording of:
World’s in a Tangle
writer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:59