The Very Best of Jimmy Reed

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

Annotation

Sometimes sold with bonus disc Roots of the Blues, Volume 5.

Annotation last modified on 2011-08-27 09:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1I Found My Baby
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)
2:50
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)
3:05
3I'm Gonna Ruin You
2:34
4She Don't Want Me No More
2:37
5I 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)
2:46
6Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
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.
2:15
7Can'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)
2:51
8I 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)
2:46
9You 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)
2:52
10Honey, Where You Going?
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)
3:13
11Do 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)
2:46
12Little Rain
recording of:
Little Rain
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
3:10
13The 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)
2:51
14Odds 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)
2:29
15Honest 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)
2:44
16My Bitter Seed
2:16
17The Moon Is Rising
recording of:
The Moon Is Rising (Jimmy Reed)
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr. (record label executive and songwriter) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:27
18Down 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)
2:26
19I'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)
2:41
20I 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)
2:17
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ASIN:UK: B000024PMD [info]