Essential Boss Man: The Very Best of the Vee-Jay Years, 1953-1966

~ Release by Jimmy Reed (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby
2▼CD: Honest I Do
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1Honest I Do
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-04-03), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-04-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
recording of:
Honest I Do (on 1957-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter)
2:40
2My Bitter Seed
2:13
3Ends and Odds (instrumental)
2:10
4You're Something Else
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-12-12)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-12-12) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
instruments:
Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-12-12)
recording of:
You're Something Else (on 1957-12-12)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter), Calvin Carter and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:33
5A String to Your Heart
2:42
6Go on to School
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-03-12)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-03-12), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-03-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12)
2:46
7You Got Me Crying
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-03-12)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-03-12), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-03-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-03-12)
recording of:
You Got Me Crying (on 1958-03-12)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:33
8Down in Virginia
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-12)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-12), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-12)
recording of:
Down in Virginia (on 1958-05-28)
writer:
Mary Lee Reed and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:24
9I'm Gonna Get My Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
2:43
10I Wanna Be Loved
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-05-28)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-05-28), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-05-28)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-05-28)
2:14
11Caress Me Baby
recording of:
Caress Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:47
12I Know It's a Sin
2:23
13You'n That Sack
2:23
14Going to New York
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-09-11), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-09-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
recording of:
Going to New York (on 1958-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:18
15I Told You Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1958-09-11)
guitar:
Remo Biondi (on 1958-09-11), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-09-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1958-09-11)
2:18
16Take Out Some Insurance
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-03-26)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-03-26), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-03-26)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-03-26)
cover recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance on Me (on 1959-03-26)
writer:
Waldense Hall and Charles Singleton (composer/lyricist)
recording of:
Take Out Some Insurance
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:20
17I'm Nervous
2:38
18Baby What You Want Me to Do
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-07)
electric bass guitar [electric bas]:
Marcus Johnson (bassist) (on 1959-08-07)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-08-07), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-07)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
vocals:
Mama Reed (on 1959-08-07) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-07)
recording of:
Baby What You Want Me to Do (on 1959-08-07)
lyricist:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1952-08-07)
composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (until 1959-08-07)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Seeds of Reed Music and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:22
19Goin' by the River, Part 1
2:04
20Where Can You Be
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Philip Upchurch (on 1959-08-25), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-25)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
2:35
21Hush Hush
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-08-25)
guitar:
Philip Upchurch (on 1959-08-25), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-08-25)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-08-25)
recording of:
Hush Hush (on 1959-08-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:30
22I Was So Wrong
3:12
23Blue Blue Water
recording of:
Blue Blue Water
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:36
24Please Don't
2:33
25Found Love
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1959-12-15)
guitar:
Lefty Bates (on 1959-12-15), Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1959-12-15)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1959-12-15)
recording of:
Found Love (on 1959-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:20
3▶CD: Big Boss Man

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ASIN:UK: B0002Y9TTW [info]