The Real Blues Ballads, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I'd Rather Go Blind
Etta James2:38
2I've Got a Woman
Howlin’ Wolf2:58
3Temperature
Little Walter2:41
4I'm a Man
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
harmonica:
Lester Davenport
maracas:
Jerome Green
piano:
Henry Gray
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley4.52:47
5Stone Crazy
recording of:
Stone Crazy
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:28
6Please, Please, Please
Little Milton3:47
7Trouble in My Mind
Memphis Slim3:37
8Hey Baby
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Hey Baby
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:30
9The Red Rooster
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)
Howlin’ Wolf3:48
10Forty Days and Forty Nights
recording of:
Forty Days and Forty Nights
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Roth (songwriter)
Muddy Waters3:09
11Minnie Lee
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass and membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter) (in 1957-12) and Lafayette Thomas (in 1957-12)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Parker (1950s tenor saxophonist) (in 1957-12)
vocals:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter) (in 1957-12)
recording of:
Minnie Lee (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
Jimmy McCracklin2:37
12Down Boy
Paul Gayten2:39
13Korea Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1951)
J.B. Lenoir2:48
14Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:13
15Left Me With a Broken Heart
Jimmy Rogers2:58
16Insane Asylum
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1967-08)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass and drums (drum set) [drums]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1967-08)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (in 1967-08) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (Side-man blues guitar player, Big Boy Spires associate) (in 1967-08)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Lafayette Leake (in 1967-08)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Gene Barge (in 1967-08)
vocals:
Willie Dixon (in 1967-08)
recording of:
Insane Asylum
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Koko Taylor4:21
17I Feel Like Going Home
recording of:
Feel Like Going Home
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Muddy Waters3:12
18Romance Without Finance
Big Bill Broonzy3:08
19Cops & Robbers
recording of:
Cops and Robbers
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley3:30
20Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker2:50