How Long Blues

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Love You, I Love You2:41
2Confession' Blues
recording of:
Confession Blues
lyricist and composer:
R. C. Robinson (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:32
3How Long Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
32:37
4Blues Before Sunrise
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:49
5A Sentimental Blues
cover recording of:
A Sentimental Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
32:27
6You'll Never Miss the Water (Until the Well's Gone Dry)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1949)
performer:
The Maxim Trio
recording of:
You’ll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry) (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Andre
42:50
7Alone in the City
recording of:
Alone in the City
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:57
8Can Anyone Ask for More
recording of:
Can Anyone Ask for More
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:50
9Let's Have a Ball
recording of:
Let's Have a Ball (Here I Am)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:33
10Rockin' Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
2:47
11I've Had My Fun (Goin' Down Slow)
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
I've Had My Fun
lyricist and writer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
is based on:
Goin’ Down Slow
2:44
12Sittin' on Top of the World
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…”)
cover recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:18
13See See Rider
cover recording of:
C.C. Rider
lyricist and composer:
Ma Rainey
writer:
Arent
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd.
2:36
14I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:20
15All to Myself
recording of:
All to Myself Alone
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
1:59
16Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
recording of:
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:02
17Lonely Boy2:50
18Baby Won't You Please Come Home
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951)
performer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (in 1951)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:55
19Let Me Hear You Call My Name
recording of:
Let Me Hear You Call My Name
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:34
20Guitar Blues
recording of:
Guitar Blues
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:31