3 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles

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Tracklist

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1Moanin’ at Midnight
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
22:53
2How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
publisher:
Abraham Music, Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
22:39
3Smokestack Lightnin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
33:04
4Baby, How Long
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Baby How Long (on 1954-05-25)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
52:52
5No Place to Go
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-03)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (in 1954-03) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1954-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1954-03)
membranophone:
Earl Phillips (in 1954-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1954-03)
recording of:
No Place to Go (in 1954-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
12:55
6All Night Boogie
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1953-10-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-10-28) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1953-10-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1953-10-28)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1953-10-28)
recording of:
All Night Boogie (on 1953-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
52:14
7Evil
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-05-25)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-05-25)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-05-25) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1954-05-25)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-05-25)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-05-25)
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”) (on 1954-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
52:50
8I’m Leaving You
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1959-03)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1959-03)
guitar:
L.D. McGhee (in 1959-03) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1959-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1959-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1959-03)
recording of:
I'm Leavin' You (in 1959-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
12:56
9Moanin’ for My Baby
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1958-04-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-04-03) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1958-04-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1958-04-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1958-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1958-04-03)
recording of:
Moanin' for My Baby (on 1958-04-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
12:48
10I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) (on 1956-07-19)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Blue Ribbon Music Ltd and Peermusic (UK) Limited
12:49
11Forty‐four
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1954-10)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1954-10)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1954-10)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1954-10) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1954-10)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1954-10)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1954-10)
cover recording of:
Forty-Four (Howlin’ Wolf version) (in 1954-10)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Abraham Music, Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
version of:
Forty-Four (traditional blues, without lyrics)
12:46
12Somebody in My Home
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Somebody in My Home (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
12:24
13Shake for Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-05)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-05)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-05)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-05)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Shake for Me (in 1961-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
12:16
14The Red Rooster
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-06)
electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961-06)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-06)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-06)
later releases:
Little Red Rooster (The Red Rooster) by Howlin’ Wolf
recording of:
The Red Rooster (in 1961-06)
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)
cover 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)
32:25
15You’ll Be Mine
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12), Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1961-12) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-12)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
recording of:
You’ll Be Mine (in 1961-12)
composer:
Willie Dixon
12:26
16Who’s Been Talkin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’ (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
22:22
17Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1960-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
12:24
18Little Baby
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1961-05) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-05)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-05)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Little Baby (in 1961-05)
writer:
Willie Dixon
12:45
19Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 47), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
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
52:46
20Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:24
21Down in the Bottom
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-05)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-05)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1961-05) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1961-05)
membranophone:
Sam Lay (in 1961-05)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1961-05)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-05)
recording of:
Down in the Bottom (in 1961-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Runnin’ Shoes
12:10
22Back Door Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
recording of:
Back Door Man (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
Chester Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), Sony Music Publishing France and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
52:49
23Howlin’ for My Baby
recording of:
Howlin’ for My Baby
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:33
24Tell Me
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
12:56
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