A Woman's Blues

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Tracklist

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1Today I Sing the Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1968-04-17) and Frank Wess (on 1968-04-17)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17)
bass:
Jerry Jemmott (on 1968-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1968-04-17)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1968-04-17)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1968-04-17)
organ:
Spooner Oldham (on 1968-04-17)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1968-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17) and Seldon Powell (on 1968-04-17)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1968-04-17), Urbie Green (on 1968-04-17), Thomas Mitchell (US rock singer active in the early 60's) (on 1968-04-17) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1968-04-17)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1968-04-17), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-04-17), Ernie Royal (on 1968-04-17), Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-04-17) and Snookie Young (on 1968-04-17)
vibraphone:
Jack Jennings (on 1968-04-17)
woodwind:
David Newman (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1968-04-17)
conductor:
Arif Mardin (on 1968-04-17)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1969) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-04-17)
cover recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues (on 1968-04-17)
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Aretha Franklin4:24
2Everybody's Cryin' Mercy
producer:
John Hall (US guitarist/vocalist for Orleans, later US congressman)
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
Bonnie Raitt43:28
3Gin House Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
producer:
Cal Lampley
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (in 1961)
guitar:
Al Schackman (in 1961)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (in 1961)
cover recording of:
Gin House Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925) and Henry Troy (in 1925)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp
Nina Simone33:06
4Rolling Stone
Big Mama Thornton4:42
5I Always Get My Man
Shemekia Copeland3:50
6R.B. Blues (single version)
Ruth Brown2:40
7I Sing the Blues
Etta James5:46
8Reckless Blues
recording engineer and engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Yves Beauvais and Greg Cohen
piano:
Cyrus Chestnut (American jazz composer and pianist)
lead vocals:
Madeleine Peyroux (US jazz singer & songwriter)
recorded at:
Unique Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Reckless Blues
writer:
Jack Gee and Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
Madeleine Peyroux33:05
9The Blues Ain't Nothin' but a Woman Cryin' for Her Man
producer:
Henry Glover
vocals:
Dinah Washington (from 1962-07 until 1962-11)
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But a Woman Cryin’ for Her Man (from 1962-07 until 1962-11)
lyricist and composer:
J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
Dinah Washington & Malcolm Addey3:49
10Two-Fisted Mama
Katie Webster3:23
11Young Woman's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (on 1958-01-29)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Marshall (jazz drummer) (on 1958-01-29)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1958-01-29)
piano:
Nat Pierce (on 1958-01-29)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Quinichette (on 1958-01-29)
trombone:
Urbie Green (on 1958-01-29)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1958-01-29)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1958-01-29)
arranger:
Phil Moore (composer, jazz pianist and orchestra leader), Nat Pierce and Ernie Wilkins
LaVern Baker2:51
12Confessin' the Blues
alto saxophone:
Gabriel Baltazar (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07) and Sonny Criss (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
baritone saxophone:
Jay Migliori (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
bass:
Victor Venegas (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Charles G. Harris (drummer) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
guitar:
Francois Vaz (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
piano:
Rodgers Grant (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Louis Dean Ciotti (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07) and Ira Schulman (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07), Richard Leith (trombonist) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07), Peter T. Meyers (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07) and Roland E. Meyers (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
trumpet:
Bill J. Clark (Trumpeter) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07), James Dalton Smith (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07), Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07) and Robert H. Rolfe (trumpet) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
conductor:
Onzy Matthews (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
arranger:
Onzy Matthews
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-05 until 1966-10-07)
cover recording of:
Confessin’ the Blues
writer:
Walter Brown (US jazz/blues singer) and Jay McShann
publisher:
Leeds Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Esther Phillips3:01
13Good Morning Blues
Della Reese3:48
14Till the Real Thing Comes Along
producer:
Jac Holzman
editor:
Mark Abramson
bass:
Bill Montgomery
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer
engineered at:
Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
cover recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Judy Henske3:08
15Fuel to Burn
Koko Taylor3:52
16Honey Babe Blues
bass:
John Kahn
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
guitar:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Merle Watson
Hawaiian guitar:
David Lynley
mandolin:
David Grisman
vocals:
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur3:05
17Salty Papa Blues
Vi Redd2:42
18Empty Bed Blues
vocals:
Bette Midler
cover recording of:
Empty Bed Blues (Part 1 & 2)
writer:
J.C. Johnson
Bette Midler3:20
19Frisco Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-10-28)
vocals:
Barbara Lewis (on 1963-10-28)
Barbara Lewis2:39
20Prove It on Me Blues
Gaye Adegbalola2:54
21Basin Street Blues
Helen Shapiro3:35
22Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)
producer:
Teddy Reig
vocals:
Pearl Bailey
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) and J. Russel Robinson
Pearl Bailey3:04
23Polecat Blues
engineer, producer and mixer:
Todd Rundgren
mixed at and engineered at:
Secret Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1973-01)
produced at:
Secret Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1973-01)
recording of:
Polecat Blues
writer:
June Millington
Fanny3:14
24Evil Gal Blues
recording engineer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
vocals:
Ann Richards (vocals)
recording of:
Evil Gal Blues
lyricist:
Lionel Hampton
composer:
Leonard Feather
publisher:
Modern Age Music Co.
Ann Richards4:12
25State of Mind
engineer, producer and mixer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Beth Hart Band and David Reitzas
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Jimmy Khoury
bass:
Tal Herzberg
drums (drum set):
Sergio Gonzalez (drummer/percussionist/composer)
vocals:
Beth Hart (US singer-songwriter)
recording of:
State of Mind
lyricist and composer:
Beth Hart (US singer-songwriter), Tal Herzberg and Jimmy Khoury
Beth Hart2:51