Black Is Beautiful, Volume 6: Blues Legends

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Chains and Things
recording of:
Chains and Things
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King4:54
2Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1957-12)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (in 1957-12) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1957-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957-12)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
Howlin’ Wolf2:32
3Little Red Rooster
Willie Dixon3:37
4Boom Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.42:32
5Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton2:26
6Let Me Love You Baby
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1960-12-16)
bass:
Jack Meyers (US blues bassist) (on 1960-12-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-12-16)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
harmonica:
Junior Wells (on 1960-12-16)
membranophone:
Fred Below
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-12-16)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1960-12-16) and Bob Neely (on 1960-12-16)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1960-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-12-16)
recording of:
Let Me Love You Baby (on 1960-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing), Hoochie Coochie Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Buddy Guy2:54
7Turn on Your Love Light
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 16)
recording of:
Turn On Your Love Light
writer:
Deadric Malone and Joe Scott (40s-60s US blues artist)
publisher:
Don Music, Duchess Music Corporation and Songs of Universal, Inc.
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:36
8Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson3:10
9You've Got to Love Her With a Feeling
engineer:
Randall Merryman
Freddie King3:14
10Chicken Shack Boogie
Amos Milburn2:50
11Long Distance Call
recording of:
Long Distance Call
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:40
12Big Chief
recording of:
Big Chief
lyricist and composer:
Earl King
Professor Longhair3:15
13Bobby Soks Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:39
14The Celebrated Walkin' Blues
Taj Mahal8:52
15Well Well Well
cover recording of:
Well, Well, Well
lyricist:
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Ben Harper (singer, weissenborn guitar player, The Innocent Criminals)
writer:
Bob Dylan (in 1993) and Danny O’Keefe (in 1993)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Wild Rider Music and Special Rider Music (from 1998 to present)
Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama3:16
16Wild West
Corey Harris4:02
17River's Invitation
recording of:
River’s Invitation
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Percy Mayfield2:52
18Cry for Me Baby
recording of:
Cry for Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
Elmore James2:44
19Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton2:34
20Don't Start Me to Talkin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-08)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (in 1955-08)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-08) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-08)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-08)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (in 1955-08)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1996)
recording of:
Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (in 1955-08)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Sonny Boy Williamson52:32

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part of:Black Is Beautiful (Belgium) (number: 6) (order: 5)