Midnight Blues

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
BB King, Jules Bihari, Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King5:27
2A Fool for You
recording of:
A Fool for You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
Ray Charles3:04
3I’d Rather Go Blind
Etta James2:36
4Stormy Monday Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland4:09
5Today I Sing the Blues
recording of:
Today I Sing the Blues
writer:
Curley Hamner
composer:
Curtis Lewis
publisher:
Bess Music and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Aretha Franklin2:48
6Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:13
7Trouble in Mind
Jimmy Witherspoon2:26
8Wee Wee Hours
recording of:
Wee Wee Hours
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry3:06
9Rainin’ in My Heart
Slim Harpo2:34
10You’ll Lose a Good Thing
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 27)
recording of:
You’ll Lose a Good Thing
lyricist and composer:
Barbara Lynn Ozen
publisher:
Crazy Cajun Music, Dandelion Music Co. and Jamie Music Publishing Co.
Barbara Lynn2:21
11Chains of Love
Big Joe Turner3:24
12The Clock
Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters2:59
13Black Night
Charles Brown3:07
14Three O’Clock Blues
recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:02
15I Almost Lost My Mind
Ivory Joe Hunter3:12
16Five Long Years
Eddie Boyd2:42
17Please Send Me Someone to Love
producer:
Art Rupe
baritone saxophone:
Charles H. Waller (on 1950-08-16)
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1950-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1950-08-16)
guitar:
Gene Phillips (US jump blues guitarist & singer) (on 1950-08-16)
piano:
Edward Truman Beal (on 1950-08-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (on 1950-08-16) and Richard Wells (sax) (on 1950-08-16)
vocals:
Percy Mayfield (on 1950-08-16)
recorded at:
Universal Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-08-16)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
recording of:
Please Send Me Someone to Love (on 1950-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield (until 1950)
publisher:
ATV Music
Percy Mayfield32:56
18Nothign Takes the Place of You
Toussaint McCall3:07