The Very Best of Vee Jay Blues, Volume 5

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.252:32
2Bright Lights, Big City
recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Reed2:47
3I’m a Woman
Christine Kittrell2:35
4Just a Little Bit
Rosco Gordon2:09
5You're So Hard to Please
Willie Cobbs2:40
6Do What I Say
J.B. Lenoir2:02
7I’m Sitting Here
Eddie Taylor2:48
8Goin’ Home Tomorrow
recording of:
Going Home Tomorrow
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Little Richard3:11
9Crying for My Baby
Harold Burrage2:15
10No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:26
11Big Boss Man
cover recording of:
Big Boss Man
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music)
Jimmy Reed2:50
12Kansas City
Jimmy Witherspoon2:16
13Somebody’s Stealing My Love
Ivory Joe Hunter2:49
14You Don’t Love Me
recording of:
You Don’t Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Willie Cobbs
publisher:
Kilynn Music Publishing, Inc. and Vee Ve Music Corp.
version of:
She's Fine, She's Mine
Willie Cobbs2:38
15What You Do to Me
Rosco Gordon2:48
16Come Back Baby
Jerry "Count" Jackson2:20
17It’s Nobody’s Fault
Christine Kittrell1:49
18Oh Baby
J.B. Lenoir2:13
19I’m the Man Down There
Jimmy Reed3:00
20Big Legs, Tight Skirt
John Lee Hooker2:15

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Release

ASIN:US: B00004YNG7 [info]

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part of:The Very Best of Vee Jay Blues (number: 5) (order: 5)