The Best of Elmore James

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
2:54
2The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
4.52:46
3Bobby's Rock
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
recording of:
Bobby's Rock
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
2:11
4Held My Baby Last Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1959-11)
piano:
Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
recording of:
I Held My Baby Last Night
writer:
Elmore James and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:52
5Baby Please Set a Date
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11) and Elmore James (in 1959-11)
instruments:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1959-11)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1959-11)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
2:54
6Rollin' and Tumblin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:30
7I'm Worried
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
I’m Worried (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Frost Music
2:48
8Done Somebody Wrong
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
recording of:
Done Somebody Wrong (in 1960)
lyricist:
Elmore James
composer:
Clarence Irving Lewis, Elmore James and Morris Levy
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:19
9Fine Little Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960) and Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
membranophone:
Belton Evans (in 1960)
saxophone and saxophone [sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
2:32
10Something Inside of Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1960)
guitar:
Jimmy Spruill (in 1960)
saxophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1960)
slide guitar:
Elmore James (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
recording of:
Something Inside of Me
writer:
Elmore James and James Sehorn
4:50
11Stranger Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
Stranger Blues (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James, Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and EMI Longitude Music
3:14
12Standing at the Crossroads
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1960)
bass and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Elmore James and Riff Ruffin (in 1960)
membranophone:
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1960)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1960)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1960)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1960)
vocals:
Elmore James
recorded at:
Beltone Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Standing at the Crossroads (in 1960)
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
3:00
13One Way Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1961)
baritone saxophone:
Paul Williams (US blues/jazz saxophonist) (in 1961)
bass, tenor saxophone and trombone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (in 1961)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1961) and Riff Ruffin (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny Acey (in 1961)
trumpet:
Danny Moore (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recording of:
One Way Out (in 1961)
writer:
Elmore James, Marshall E. Sehorn and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Rhinelander Music Inc.
2:26
14Got to Move
recording of:
Got to Move
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
2:51
15Shake Your Moneymaker
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose (in 1961)
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961) and Elmore James (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
compilation of:
Shake Your Money Maker by Elmore James
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
2:49
16Look on Yonder Wall
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
bass:
Sammy Lee Bully (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
King Mose
guitar:
Sammy Lee Bully and Elmore James (in 1961)
harmonica:
Sam Myers (blues musician) (in 1961)
membranophone:
King Mose (in 1961)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (in 1961)
vocals:
Elmore James (in 1961)
recorded at:
J&M Recording Studio (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
Look on Yonder Wall (in 1961)
composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
version of:
Look Over Yonder's Wall (Look on Yonder Wall)
2:28
17It Hurts Me Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
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)
3:22
18Talk to Me Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
2:50
19The Twelve Year Old Boy (alternate version)
3:38
20I Believe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-21)
bass and drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1963-02-21)
guitar:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
piano:
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (on 1963-02-21)
vocals:
Elmore James (on 1963-02-21)
recording of:
I Believe (on 1963-02-21)
writer:
Jules Taub
version of:
Dust My Broom
3:27

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design/illustration:Kate Moss (US designer and blues musician)
liner notes:Bill Dahl
ASIN:US: B001TIGFH4 [info]