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
#TitleRatingLength
1High and Lonesome
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
2:47
2You Don't Have to Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-12-30)
guitar:
John Littlejohn, Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1953-12-30)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
lead vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-12-30)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Go (on 1953-12-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
3:04
3Boogie in the Dark
recording of:
Boogie in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:33
4I'm Gonna Ruin You
2:47
5Pretty Thing
double bass [bass]:
Dave Shipp (on 1955-03-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Scott (drums) (on 1955-03-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-03-24)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
2:44
6I Ain't Got You
recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
52:20
7She Don't Want Me No More
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1955-07-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1955-07-18)
guitar:
W.C. Dalton (on 1955-07-18) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1955-07-18)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
2:35
8Come on Baby
2:37
9I Don't Go for That
bass guitar [bass]:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1955-07-18)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1955-07-18)
guitar:
W.C. Dalton (on 1955-07-18) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
piano:
Henry Gray (on 1955-07-18)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-07-18)
2:44
10Baby, Don't Say That No More
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1955-12-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
recording of:
Don't Say That No More (on 1955-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:32
11Ain't That Lovin' You
recording of:
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
ABG Elvis Songs, Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Elvis Presley Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:14
12Can't Stand to See You Go
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1955-12-12)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-12-12)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-12-12)
2:48
13When You Left Me
2:33
14I Love You Baby
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vernell Fournier (on 1956-06-11)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-06-11)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-06-11)
2:44
15My First Plea
2:44
16You Got Me Dizzy
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1956-10-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1956-10-03)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1956-10-03)
recording of:
You Got Me Dizzy (on 1956-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:50
17Honey, Don't Let Me Go
2:38
18It's You Baby
2:25
19Honey, Where You Going
2:35
20Do the Thing
double bass [bass]:
Dave Shipp (on 1955-03-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Scott (drums) (on 1955-03-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-03-24)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-03-24)
2:43
21Little Rain
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-01-09)
guitar:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-01-09)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-01-09)
recording of:
Little Rain (on 1957-01-09)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:43
22Signals of Love
recording of:
Signals of Love
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:41
23The Sun Is Shining
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
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:
The Sun Is Shining (on 1957-04-03)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter), Calvin Carter and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:49
24Baby, What's on Your Mind
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
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)
3:06
25Odds and Ends
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Phillips (on 1957-04-03)
guitar:
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)
violin:
Remo Biondi (on 1957-04-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1957-04-03)
2:27
2▶CD: Honest I Do
3▶CD: Big Boss Man

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ASIN:UK: B0002Y9TTW [info]