I Smell a Rat : Early Black Rock’n Roll #2 1949 –1959

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Poor Boy
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Poor Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf12:27
2I Smell a Rat
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (in 1952)
recording of:
I Smell a Rat (in 1952)
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Big Mama Thornton2:40
3Well, I Done Got Over It
vocals:
Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) (on 1953-10-26)
recording of:
Well, I Done Got Over It (on 1953-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones (US blues guitarist, aka Guitar Slim)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Guitar Slim2:28
4Every Woman I Know
vocals:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records) (in 1956)
recording of:
Crazy ’Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:43
5One More Kiss
vocals:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson (in 1959)
recording of:
One More Kiss (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
John Watson (guitarist, bassis and vocalist)
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:18
6Three Cool Cats
vocals:
The Coasters (in 1958)
recording of:
Three Cool Cats (in 1958)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Jerry Leiber Music and Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP)
was commissioned by:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Coasters2:28
7I Feel So Bad
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1953-09-17)
orchestra:
Leroy Kirkland Orchestra (on 1953-09-17)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1953-09-17)
recording of:
I Feel So Bad (on 1953-09-17)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Berkshire Music Inc., Cecil Lennox Ltd, Chuck Willis Music Co., Elvis Presley Music Inc. and Tideland Music Publishing Corporation
Chuck Willis2:55
8Number Nine Train
vocals:
Tarheel Slim (in 1958)
recording of:
Number Nine Train (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Bobby Robinson Sweet Soul Music
Tarheel Slim3:01
9Hound Dog
vocals:
Esther Phillips (Little Esther) (on 1953-03-11)
cover recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1953-03-11)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Little Esther Phillips2:35
10Dig Myself a Hole
performer:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (in 1951)
recording of:
(I’m Gonna) Dig Myself a Hole (in 1951)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:39
11Baby Lee
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:59
12Little by Little
vocals:
Junior Wells (in 1960)
recording of:
Little by Little (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Dimension Gate Music
Junior Wells2:35
13Juice Juice Juice
vocals:
Amos Milburn (in 1956)
recording of:
Juice, Juice, Juice (in 1956)
writer:
Eddie Mesner and Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn1:56
14I Ain’t Drunk
vocals:
Lonnie 'The Cat' (in 1954)
recording of:
I Ain’t Drunk (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Cation
Lonnie 'The Cat'2:29
15Nobody Loves You Like Me
vocals:
Etta James (in 1961)
recording of:
Nobody Loves You Like Me (in 1961)
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
Etta James2:26
16Think
vocals:
The “5” Royales (in 1957)
recording of:
Think (on 1952-02-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
recording of:
Think (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
The “5” Royales2:38
17All Around the World
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-06-27)
bass:
Ivan Rolle (on 1955-06-27)
guitar:
Mickey Baker (on 1955-06-27)
piano:
Jack Dupree (on 1955-06-27)
vocals:
Little Willie John (on 1955-06-27)
cover recording of:
All Around the World (aka “Grits Ain’t Groceries”) (on 1955-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Titus Turner
publisher:
Bro ’n Sis Music, Rockland Music and Titus Turner Songs Co.
Little Willie John2:57
18Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down
vocals:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1958)
live recording of:
Ain’t No Grave Hold My Body Down (in 1958)
lyricist:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
composer:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947-11)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:43
19Ocean of Tears
vocals:
Big Maybelle (on 1955-03-21)
recording of:
Ocean of Tears (on 1955-03-21)
writer:
Sid Wyche
Big Maybelle2:31
20Fever
vocals:
Sandra Meade (in 1956)
recording of:
Fever (in 1956)
writer:
Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (songwriter Otis Blackwell)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Chrysalis Songs, Fort Knox Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Jay & Cee Music, Lark Music Ltd., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Co., Inc. and Trio Music Company
part of:
The Adjustment Bureau
Sandra Meade2:42
21She’s Fine, She’s Mine
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1955)
recording of:
She's Fine, She's Mine (in 1955)
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:43
22My Four Women
vocals:
The Sly Fox (in 1955)
recording of:
My Four Women (in 1955)
writer:
Chuck Kaye and Joel Kaye
The Sly Fox3:08
23Bacon Fat
vocals:
Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter) (in 1956)
recording of:
Bacon Fat (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, June Sixteen Music Company and Trianon Publications
Andre Williams3:05
24Throwin’ My Money Away
vocals:
Rosco Gordon (in 1953)
recording of:
Throwin’ My Money Away (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Rosco Gordon
Rosco Gordon3:24
25No Money Down
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-12-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-12-20)
piano [possibly]:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-12-20) and Otis Spann (on 1955-12-20)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-12-20)
recording of:
No Money Down (on 1955-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry42:59
26Gonna Tell Your Mother
vocals:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter) (in 1955)
recording of:
Tell Your Mother (in 1955)
writer:
Sam Ling and Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
publisher:
Modern Music (40s US jazz label)
Jimmy McCracklin2:33