The Ultimate Blues Collection

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1
2▶CD: Volume 2
3▼CD: Volume 3
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1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.252:28
2Ain't Times Hard
Floyd Jones3:07
3The Score
Robert Cray4:06
4The Sky is Crying
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James2:47
5K.C.Loving
recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”) (on 1952-08-18)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Little Willie Littlefield2:38
6Crying at Daybreak
recording engineer:
Joe Bihari
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1951-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-10-02)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-10-02)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-10-02)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-10-02)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-10-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station KWEM in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (on 1951-10-02)
Howlin’ Wolf3:53
7Talkin' Woman
Lowell Fulson2:28
8Three Hours Past Midnight
producer:
Joe Bihari (in 1955)
baritone saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (in 1955)
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1955)
guitar:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (in 1955)
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1955)
recording of:
Three Hours Past Midnight (in 1955)
writer:
Sam Ling and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson3:27
9Easy Baby
Magic Sam3:29
10Play With Your Poodle
recording of:
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
lyricist and composer:
Tampa Red
Lightnin’ Hopkins1:31
11Central Avenue Blues
Pee Wee Crayton2:43
12That's All Right
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:20
13Go Away Mr Blues
Noble "Thin Man" Watts2:33
14All Around the World
cover recording of:
All Around the World (aka “Grits Ain’t Groceries”)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Rockland Music and Titus Turner Songs Co.
Little Willie John2:55
15It Hurts Me Too
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too (on 1963-02-21)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:18
16I Found My Baby
Jimmy Reed2:46
17Gangster of Love
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:52
18Big Legs, Tight Skirt
John Lee Hooker2:14
19T. Bone Shuffle
T‐Bone Walker3:00