Essential Blues 2

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Going Down
producer:
Don Nix and Leon Russell
mixer:
John Fry (engineer/owner Ardent Studios)
drums (drum set):
Charles Blackwell (drummer) and Charles Myers (drums)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist)
guitar:
Don Preston (blues guitarist) and Leon Russell
organ:
Jon Gallie
piano:
Leon Russell
background vocals:
Joey Cooper (vocals), Claudia Lennear, Kathl McDonald (singer) and Don Preston (singer)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1970-10)
mixed at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1971-01)
cover recording of:
Going Down
lyricist and composer:
Don Nix
Freddie King3:22
2I Ain't Drunk
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
J. Dawson Miller
engineer and mixer:
Justin Niebank
producer:
Albert Collins (US blues guitarist/vocalist/harmonica), Bruce Iglauer and Dick Shurman
keyboard:
Allen Batts
recorded at and mixed at:
Streeterville Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Drunk
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins
publisher:
EMI Unart Music
Albert Collins4:10
3These Things
Robert Cray4:57
4Shake Your Moneymaker
recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Elmore James2:50
5All of Your Love
recording engineer:
Stu Black
producer:
Robert G. Koester
bass:
Earnest Johnson (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25)
guitar:
Magic Sam (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25) and Mighty Joe Young (US blues guitarist) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (Drummer, born in 1926) (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25)
piano:
Stockholm Slim (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25)
vocals:
Magic Sam (from 1967-07-12 until 1967-10-25)
Magic Sam3:50
6High Compression
James Cotton2:44
7Help Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1963-01-11)
bass:
Milton Rector (blues bassist) (on 1963-01-11)
guitar:
Matt Murphy (US blues guitarist) (on 1963-01-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
membranophone:
Al Duncan (on 1963-01-11)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1963-01-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:10
8I Ain't Superstitious
producer:
Abner Spector
recording of:
I Ain’t Superstitious
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Willie Dixon4:06
9Wang Dang Doodle
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor4:55
10I Can't Quit You Baby
Otis Rush52:59
11I Can't Be Satisfied
producer:
Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician)
bass guitar:
Charles Calmese (in 1976-10)
guitar:
Bob Margolin (in 1976-10), Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10) and Johnny Winter (American blues/rock musician) (in 1976-10)
harmonica:
James Cotton (US blues harmonica player, singer & songwriter) (in 1976-10)
membranophone:
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (in 1976-10)
piano:
Pinetop Perkins (in 1976-10)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1976-10)
recording of:
I Can’t Be Satisfied
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters53:32
12I'm a King Bee
bass guitar:
Clinton "Fats" Perrodin
drums (drum set):
Clarence "Jockey" Etienne
guitar:
Guitar Gable
harmonica:
Slim Harpo
vocals:
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo33:05
13Down the Road Apiece
cover recording of:
Down the Road Apiece
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Amos Milburn3:01
14Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker2:42
15Everyday I Have the Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (on 1954-03-02)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-03-02)
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1954-03-02)
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
B.B. King2:47