The Best of Chess Records

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Teardrops
Lee Andrews2:22
2A Simple Prayer
The Ravens2:37
3Driving Home
Paul Gayten3:11
4The Big Wheel
Clifton Chenier2:49
5I'm a Country Boy
Clarence “Frogman” Henry1:53
6You May
Jody Williams3:10
7But Not for Me
The Ahmad Jamal Trio3:36
8Been So Long
The Pastels2:42
9A Kiss From Your Lips
recording of:
A Kiss from Your Lips
writer:
Roquel Davis and Russ Fratto
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
The Flamingos3:01
10C.C. Rider
The Ramsey Lewis Trio3:12
11It Won't Be Long
Sugar Pie DeSanto2:02
12I Just Want to Make Love to You
producer:
Leonard Chess, Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo) and Phil Chess
lead vocals:
Etta James
orchestra:
Riley Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Riley Hampton
arranger:
Riley Hampton
cover recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (in 1960-05)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Etta James33:09
13I'm So Young
recording of:
I’m So Young
lyricist and composer:
William Tyrus Jr.
The Students2:30
14Rompin'
Al Grey3:45
15Sugaree
Rusty York2:41
16Johnny B. Goode
bass guitar:
Forrest Frierson
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy
guitar:
Chuck Berry and Quincy Macon
lead vocals:
Chuck Berry
recording of:
Johnny B. Goode (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry (in 1955)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Isalee Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Chuck Berry52:40
17Blues With a Feeling
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953)
recording of:
Blues With a Feeling (Little Walter version) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
is based on:
Blues With a Feeling (original Rabon Tarrant / Jack McVea version)
Little Walter and His Jukes3:08
18Stay at Home
Eugene Fox2:42
19When the Lights Go Out
Jimmy Witherspoon2:52
20I Was a Fool to Let You Go
The Teasers3:20
21Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:11
22Let Me Explain
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-01-24)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-01-24)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1956-01-24)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood (on 1956-01-24) and Luther Tucker (on 1956-01-24)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1956-01-24)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1956-01-24)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1956-01-24)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:54
23Who Do You Love?
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1956-05-24)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1956-05-24)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1956-05-24)
background vocals:
The Moonglows (1950s Cleveland R&B group)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1956-05-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (from 1956 to present)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 132)
recording of:
Who Do You Love? (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley3.52:30
24Bad Boy Willie
Gene Simmons1:58
25Satisfied
Little Milton2:18