Confessin’ the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rollin’ Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters3:08
2Little Red Rooster (AKA The Red Rooster)
recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Howlin’ Wolf2:29
3Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:09
4I Hate to See You Go
Little Walter2:18
5Little Queenie
recording of:
Little Queenie
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry2:43
6You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley3:11
7Ride ’em On Down
Eddie Taylor2:58
8I’m a King Bee
Slim Harpo3:04
9All Your Love
Magic Sam2:56
10Dust 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 James w. Sonny Boy Williamson II2:47
11Just Your Fool
Little Walter2:25
12I Want to Be Loved
recording of:
I Want to Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters2:45
13Key to the Highway
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
recording of:
Key to the Highway (on 1941-05-02)
writer:
Big Bill Broonzy and Charles Segar (blues pianist and occasional singer)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
Big Bill Broonzy43:03
14Love in Vain Blues
Robert Johnson2:23
15You Gotta Move
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:23
16Bright Lights, Big City
Jimmy Reed2:49
17Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:55
18Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Part 1
Little Johnny Taylor3:17
19Commit a Crime
recording of:
I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
What a Woman
Howlin’ Wolf3:08
20I Can’t Quit You Baby
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Otis Rush3:07
21Confessin’ the Blues
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)
Jay McShann & Walter Brown2:56
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just Like I Treat You
recording of:
Just Like I Treat You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:58
2I Got to Go
Little Walter2:42
3Carol
recording of:
Carol
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Inc. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry2:50
4Mona
recording of:
Mona
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bo Diddley2:22
5I Just Want to Make Love to You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-04-13)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
piano:
Otis Spann
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (on 1954-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters12:54
6Blues Before Sunrise
Elmore James & the Broom Dusters2:44
7Bad Boy
Eddie Taylor3:05
8Boogie Children
Boy Blue2:57
9Little Rain
Jimmy Reed2:46
10Stop Breakin’ Down Blues
Robert Johnson2:25
11The Prodigal Son
recording engineer:
Pete Kuykendall
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Wilkins
recording of:
The Prodigal Son (gospel arrangement of “That’s No Way to Get Along”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
arrangement of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
Rev. Robert Wilkins10:00
12Hoodoo Blues
Lightnin’ Slim4:04
13Don’t Stay Out All Night
Billy Boy Arnold2:53
14Crawdad
recording of:
Crawdad
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:28
15Susie Q
Dale Hawkins2:14
16Down the Road Apiece
Amos Milburn3:00
17Little Baby
recording of:
Little Baby
writer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:47
18Blue and Lonesome
Little Walter2:55
19Rock Me BabyB.B. King3:01
20Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Buddy Guy4:31
21Mannish Boy
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
Muddy Waters2:54