50 Disco, Reggae, Soul & Blues Greatest

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.252:27
2Wang Dong Doodle
recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf4:57
3Baby Please Don’t Go
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
Muddy Waters14:00
4Whisky and Women
John Lee Hooker2:40
5I Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:15
6Little Red Rooster
recording of:
The Red Rooster
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Howlin’ Wolf5:34
7I’m a Man
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley2:40
8The 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.
Elmore James4.52:45
9I’m in the Mood
John Lee Hooker2:40
10Please Love
recording of:
Please Love Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King2:57
11Tell Me Pretty Mama
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1949 until 1950)
guitar:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
vocals:
Lightning Hopkins (from 1949 until 1950)
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:32
12Everyday I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
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. King2:34
13All I Could Do Was Cry
recording of:
All I Could Do Was Cry
writer:
Billy Davis (r&b producer/songwriter/performer Roquel Davis), Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
Etta James3:03
14Frosty
Albert Collins3:24
15I Believe
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Jules Taub
version of:
Dust My Broom
Elmore James3:23
16Rollin’ and Tumblin’ (harmonica version)
Canned Heat2:04
17The Other Night Blues
recording of:
The Other Night Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
B.B. King3:37
18It 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)
Elmore James3:17
19Mean Mistreater
recording of:
Mean Mistreater (Muddy Waters)
composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
Muddy Waters2:47
20Pretty Thing
cover recording of:
Pretty Thing
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Canned Heat1:56
21Deacon Blues
Steely Dan3:20
22Got My Mojo Working
Canned Heat2:41
23Jake Head Boogie
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:43
24Catfish Blues
recording of:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
B.B. King2:25
25People’s People
Jimi Hendrix4:54