The Definitive Elmore James

~ Release by Elmore James (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sho' Nuff I Do
recording of:
Sho' Nuff I Do
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:54
21839 Blues
3:15
3Standing at the Crossroads
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
2:47
4Late Hours at Midnight
2:46
5Happy Home
2:46
6Sunny Land
recording of:
Sunnyland
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
publisher:
Uncle Doris Music Ltd.
3:19
7The Way You Treat Me
2:15
8No Love in My Heart
2:25
9Dust My Blues
recording of:
Dust My Blues
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
3:11
10I Was a Fool
2:51
11Blues Before Sunrise
producer:
Joe Bihari
bass:
Frank Fields (in 1955-08)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1955-08)
piano:
Edward Frank (pianist) (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1955-08)
recorded at:
J&M Studio (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1955-08)
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:44
12Goodbye Baby
2:58
13Wild About You
3:18
14Long Tall Woman
2:54
15The Twelve Year Old Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
recording of:
The 12 Year Old Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
3:05
16Coming Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
piano:
Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
recording of:
Coming Home (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
2:26
17It Hurts Me Too
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
piano:
Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
3:06
18Elmore's Contribution to Jazz
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
piano:
Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
2:20
19Cry for Me Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1957)
guitar:
Syl Johnson (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
recording of:
Cry for Me Baby (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Lonmel Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
2:45
20Take Me Where You Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1957)
guitar:
Syl Johnson (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
2:22

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ASIN:UK: B002JJ150E [info]