Simply the Best Blues · The Ultimate Collection

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▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Riding With the King
drums (drum set) programming:
Paul Waller
assistant engineer:
Tom Sweeney (US engineer)
engineer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
producer:
Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
guitar:
Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Andy Fairweather‐Low and B.B. King
Hammond organ:
Tim Carmon
piano and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Joe Sample
background vocals:
Susannah Melvoin and Wendy Melvoin
vocals:
Eric Clapton and B.B. King
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2000)
cover recording of:
Riding With the King
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
Eric Clapton & B.B. King44:23
2Still Got the Blues
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., Gary Moore Songs and フジパシフィックミュージック
Gary Moore6:49
3Cold Shot
Stevie Ray Vaughan4:00
4Bo Diddley
drums (drum set):
Clifton James (on 1955-03-02)
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
maracas:
Jerome Green (on 1955-03-02)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (on 1955-03-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 62), Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 277)
recording of:
Bo Diddley (on 1955-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (until 1955-03-02)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Good Music Ltd.
Bo Diddley2.452:44
5Smokin’ Gun
Robert Cray4:06
6The Waterfront
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar and lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
The Waterfront
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker5:21
7Tuff Enough
recording of:
Tuff Enuff
lyricist and composer:
Kim Wilson
The Fabulous Thunderbirds3:21
8Goin’ Down Slow
Duane Allman8:46
9Willie and the Hand Jive
cover recording of:
Willie and the Hand Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
George Thorogood & the Destroyers54:04
10Living With the Law
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
assistant engineer:
Wayne Lorenz
producer and mixer:
Malcolm Burn
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar and resonator guitar:
Chris Whitley
bass guitar:
Daryl Johnson
guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Bill Dillon
keyboard and tambourine:
Malcolm Burn
membranophone:
Ronald Jones (Drummer)
vocals:
Chris Whitley
recording of:
Living With the Law
lyricist and composer:
Chris Whitley
Chris Whitley3:42
11Kind Hearted Woman Blues
assistant recording engineer:
Rose Landaur (engineer)
recording engineer:
Joe McGrath and John Strother
assistant engineer:
Rich Veltrop
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Joe McGrath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in Burbank, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music
Keb’ Mo’3:29
12Roll ’Em Pete
double bass:
Frank Clarke (on 1947-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Rabon Tarrant (on 1947-11-06)
guitar:
Pee Wee Crayton (on 1947-11-06)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1947-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Jack McVea (on 1947-11-06)
trumpet:
Sammy Yates (on 1947-11-06)
vocals:
Big Joe Turner (on 1947-11-06)
recording of:
Roll ’em Pete (on 1947-11-06)
writer:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner2:50
13Supernova
Roy Buchanan3:26
14Johnny B Goode
cover recording of:
Johnny B. Goode
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, Isalee Music Publishing Company, 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
part of:
Back to the Future: the Musical
Johnny Winter52:46
15Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
Rick Derringer3:31
16Fishin’ Blues
engineer:
Chris Hinshaw
producer:
David Rubinson
guitar:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
Taj Mahal3:05
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Keep Your Hands to Yourself
engineer and producer:
Jeff Glixman
bass guitar:
Rick Price (Georgia Satellites)
drums (drum set):
Mauro Magellan
guitar:
Dan Baird and Rick Richards (US rock/metal guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dan Baird
recording of:
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Dan Baird
The Georgia Satellites53:25
2Couldn’t Stand the Weather
recording of:
Couldn’t Stand the Weather
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan4:41
3A Poor Man’s Plea
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells3:10
4Baby Please Don’t Go
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:50
5It’s Only Love
engineer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Larry Nix (US mastering engineer)
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
It’s Only Love
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Music of Stage Three and Songs of Mosaic
ZZ Top44:25
6The Same Thing
recording of:
The Same Thing
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Muddy Waters2:42
7Basin Street Blue
Dr. John4:28
8Polk Salad Annie
recording of:
Polk Salad Annie
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Combine Music Corp. and EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present)
Tony Joe White3:43
9Born Under a Bad Sign
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records)
bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (in 1967)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (in 1967) and Albert King (well-known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
horn:
Joe Arnold (in 1967), Wayne Jackson (trumpet/trombone (Memphis Horns/Mar-Keys)) (in 1967) and Andrew Love (in 1967)
piano:
Isaac Hayes (in 1967) and Booker T. Jones (in 1967)
lead vocals:
Albert King (well-known US blues guitarist & singer) (in 1967)
performer:
Booker T. & the MG’s (in 1967) and The Memphis Horns (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (in 1967)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Albert King32:47
10Georgia
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
arrangement of:
Georgia On My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Cold Chisel7:15
11Stormy Monday
T‐Bone Walker3:06
12When the Levee Breaks
cover recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
John Campbell6:13
13Smokestack Lightin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Howlin’ Wolf3:06
14Sitting in the Rain
producer:
Mike Vernon
bass:
John McVie (on 1966-10-11)
guitar:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) (on 1966-10-11) and John Mayall (on 1966-10-11)
percussion:
Aynsley Dunbar (on 1966-10-11)
vocals:
John Mayall (on 1966-10-11)
John Mayall2:57
15Blues in the Night
Johnnie Taylor3:16
16Shake for Me
engineer:
Marlin Greene ('60s teen artist, writer & engineer) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
bass:
David Hood (on 1969-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (on 1969-11-21)
guitar:
John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1969-11-21) and Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1969-11-21)
piano:
Barry Beckett (on 1969-11-21)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1969-11-21)
vocals:
John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) (on 1969-11-21)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1969-11-21)
cover recording of:
Shake for Me (on 1969-11-21)
composer:
Willie Dixon
John Hammond2:41
17Walkin’ Blues
cover recording of:
Walking Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band3:17