Simply the Best Blues · The Ultimate Collection

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Riding With the King
drums (drum set) programming:
Paul Waller
assistant engineer:
Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
engineer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
producer:
Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar [guitars]:
Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Andy Fairweather‐Low and B.B. King
Hammond organ:
Tim Carmon
piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Joe Sample
background vocals:
Susannah Melvoin and Wendy Melvoin
vocals:
Eric Clapton and B.B. King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Riding With the King
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
Eric Clapton & B.B. King44:23
2Still Got the Blues
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Gary Moore Songs and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Gary Moore6:49
3Cold Shot
Stevie Ray Vaughan4:00
4Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277)
recording of:
Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley3.252:44
5Smokin’ Gun
Robert Cray4:06
6The Waterfront
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar and lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
The Waterfront
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker5:21
7Tuff Enough
engineer:
Carey Taylor
producer:
Dave Edmunds
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 96)
recording of:
Tuff Enuff
lyricist and composer:
Kim Wilson
publisher:
Hello Mr. Wilson
The Fabulous Thunderbirds3.53:21
8Goin’ Down Slow
Duane Allman8:46
9Willie and the Hand Jive
cover recording of:
Willie and the Hand Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Company
George Thorogood & the Destroyers54:04
10Living With the Law
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
assistant engineer:
Wayne Lorenz
producer and mixer:
Malcolm Burn
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar and resonator guitar:
Chris Whitley
bass guitar:
Daryl Johnson
guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Bill Dillon
keyboard and tambourine:
Malcolm Burn
membranophone:
Ronald Jones (Drummer)
vocals:
Chris Whitley
recording of:
Living With the Law
lyricist and composer:
Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley3:42
11Kind Hearted Woman Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Rose Landaur (engineer)
recording engineer:
Joe McGrath and John Strother
assistant engineer:
Rich Veltrop
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Joe McGrath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
Keb’ Mo’3:29
12Roll ’Em Pete
double bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1947-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Rabon Tarrant (on 1947-11-06)
guitar:
Pee Wee Crayton (on 1947-11-06)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1947-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jack McVea (on 1947-11-06)
trumpet:
Sammy Yates (on 1947-11-06)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1947-11-06)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1947-11-06)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Big Joe Turner2:50
13Supernova
Roy Buchanan3:26
14Johnny B Goode
engineer:
James Green (US recording engineer/studio manager, Columbia Studios, NY) and Ed Kollis
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Johnny Winter52:46
15Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Rick Derringer3:31
16Fishin’ Blues
engineer:
Chris Hinshaw
producer:
David Rubinson
guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal3:05
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1Keep Your Hands to Yourself
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Rick Price (Georgia Satellites)
drums (drum set):
Mauro Magellan
guitar:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder) and Rick Richards (US rock/metal guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) and Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (in 1986)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 46)
recording of:
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Dan Baird (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, Georgia Satellites founder)
publisher:
Eleksylum Music Inc., No Surrender Music and Warner–Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Georgia Satellites53:25
2Couldn’t Stand the Weather
recording of:
Couldn’t Stand the Weather
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan4:41
3A Poor Man’s Plea
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells3:10
4Baby Please Don’t Go
cover recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:50
5It’s Only Love
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Larry Nix (US mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
It’s Only Love
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top44:25
6The Same Thing
recording of:
The Same Thing
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:42
7Basin Street Blue
Dr. John4:28
8Polk Salad Annie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 1969)
recording of:
Polk Salad Annie
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Tony Joe White3:43
9Born 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
10Georgia
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Cold Chisel7:15
11Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:06
12When the Levee Breaks
cover recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
John Campbell6:13
13Smokestack Lightin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
14Sitting in the Rain
producer:
Mike Vernon
bass:
John McVie (on 1966-10-11)
guitar:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) (on 1966-10-11) and John Mayall (on 1966-10-11)
percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar (on 1966-10-11)
vocals:
John Mayall (on 1966-10-11)
John Mayall2:57
15Blues in the Night
Johnnie Taylor3:16
16Shake for Me
engineer:
Marlin Greene (’60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1969-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1969-11-21)
guitar:
John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1969-11-21) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1969-11-21)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1969-11-21)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1969-11-21)
vocals:
John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1969-11-21)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1969-11-21)
cover recording of:
Shake for Me (on 1969-11-21)
composer:
Willie Dixon
John Hammond2:41
17Walkin’ Blues
cover recording of:
Walking Blues (in 1966-07)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band3:17