Planete Blues 2: The Best of Blues Rock

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Muddy Waters2:58
2Spoonful
producer:
Leonard Chess and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Harvey Fuqua and Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
performer:
Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
Etta James2:50
3Susie Q
bass:
Sonny Trammell (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Lewis (drummer) (in 1957)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (in 1957) and Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1957)
vocals:
Dale Hawkins (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 24) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 73)
recording of:
Susie Q (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Dale Hawkins
additional composer:
Eleanor Broadwater and Stanley Lewis (well known 60s/70s US producer/songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and PeerMusic AB
Dale Hawkins32:20
4I’m Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters4:10
5Sittin’ 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) and Chappell Morris Ltd.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
Howlin’ Wolf3:47
6Big Boss Man
recording of:
Big Boss Man
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)
Koko Taylor4:00
7Walking the Blues
recording of:
Walking the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon3:05
8Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:56
9Built for Comfort
engineer:
Glyn Johns
producer:
Norman Dayron
bass:
Bill Wyman (on 1970-05-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Eric Clapton
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1970-05-07)
membranophone:
Charlie Watts (drummer in The Rolling Stones) (on 1970-05-07)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (on 1970-05-07)
saxophone:
Dennis Lansing (on 1970-05-07) and Joe Miller (saxophonist) (on 1970-05-07)
trumpet:
Jordan Sandke (on 1970-05-07)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1970-05-07)
recorded at:
Olympic Sound Studios (1958–1966 before moving to Barnes) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-05-07)
remixed at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1969-1972) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
Built for Comfort (on 1970-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing)
Howlin’ Wolf2.52:08
10Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:42
11Good Morning, School Girl
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ten Years After7:01
12Sweet Home Chicago
recording of:
Sweet Home Chicago
lyricist and composer:
Herman Parker
Jean-Jacques Milteau3:17
13St. James Infirmary
recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose’s arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Joe Cocker7:46
14Early in the Morning
recording engineer:
Michael Saulnier (in 1979)
recorded at:
La Chapelle des Lombards (1979-1982) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1979)
recording of:
Early in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
Luther Allison6:01
15Crossroads
recording of:
Crossroads
lyricist and composer:
Saylor White
Calvin Russell7:32
16Big Road Blues
recording of:
Big Road Blues
writer:
Frank Cook (US drummer), Bob Hite, Larry Taylor (US bassist), Henry Vestine and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Reheated Music
Canned Heat2:05
17The Sky Is Crying
assistant engineer:
Rob Eaton
engineer:
Richard Mullen
producer:
Richard Mullen and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
bass guitar:
Tommy Shannon (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
drums (drum set) [B-3]:
Chris Layton (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
guitar:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Reese Wynans (American keyboardist) (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
vocals:
Stevie Ray Vaughan (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
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 1991)
cover recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (from 1985-03 until 1985-05)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Stevie Ray Vaughan3.354:38
18Peur de rien blues
recording of:
Peur de rien blues (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Jean‐Jacques Goldman
publisher:
Éditions Musicales JRG
adaptations:
Voor niets bang
Jean‐Jacques Goldman5:22
19Got My Mojo Working
recording of:
Got My Mojo Working (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Preston Foster
publisher:
Dare Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Canned Heat2:38