Wail Man Wail: The Best of King Curtis (1952–1961)

Compilation by King Curtis

Released 2012

blues jump blues

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CD 1
1
No More Crying on My Pillow
King Curtis, Melvin Daniels
3:03
2
Tenor in the Sky
2:20
3
Movin’ On
2:42
4
Rockabye Baby
2:22
5
Open Up
2:20
6
King’s Rock
3:02
7
Dynamite at Midnight
2:44
8
The Stranger
2:43
9
Steel Guitar Rag
2:33
10
Wicky Wacky, Pt. 1
2:18
11
Wicky Wacky, Pt. 2
2:42
12
The Count and the King
King Curtis with Count Hastings
2:37
13
The King
2:50
14
Battle Royal
King Curtis with Count Hastings
3:14
15
Jest Smoochin’
2:45
16
Birth of the Blues
2:35
17
Ilfic
2:03
18
You Made Me Love You
2:02
19
Castle Rock
2:09
20
Chili
2:09
21
Honeydripper, Pt. 1
2:01
22
Honeydripper, Pt. 2
2:19
23
Peter Gunn
2:56
24
Heavenly Blues
2:32
25
Restless Guitar
2:05
26
King Neptune’s Guitar
2:06
27
Beatnik Hoedown
1:50
28
The Lone Prairie
2:08
29
Jay Walk
2:40
30
St Louis Blues
Sonny Jackson
2:39
31
My Babe
Sonny Jackson
2:31
32
Hot‐Rod
1:55
CD 2
1
I’ll Be There
Melvin Daniels
3:28
2
Korea, Korea
Bob Kent
3:15
3
Boogie in the Moonlight
Melvin Daniels
2:30
4
Work, Little Carrie, Work
Doc Pomus
2:24
5
Woman, Woman, Woman
Sparks of Rhythm
2:39
6
Why Do Me That Way
Solomon Burke
2:50
7
Mr Bear Comes to Town
Mr. Bear & His Bearcats
2:05
8
If (You Want to Be My Baby)
Varetta Dillard
2:17
9
Dee Dat Dee Dum Dum
Roy Gaines
2:11
10
Mumbles Blues
Big Connie
2:23
11
I’m Going Crazy
Tibbs Brothers
2:41
12
Bamboo Rock ’n’ Roll
The Nitecaps
2:33
13
Yes Sir!
The Cues
2:21
14
In the Morning
Washboard Bill
2:24
15
Our Love Will Never End
The Avons
2:36
16
Don’t Push, Don’t Pull, Don’t Shove
The Willows
2:24
17
Gum Shoe
Sonny Thompson
2:42
18
I’m Going Home
Mickey & Sylvia
2:23
19
Oh! You Sweet Girl
The Nitecaps
2:08
20
Rib Joint
Sam Price
2:39
21
Juicy Fruit
Rudy Greene
2:17
22
Wail Man Wail
Sammy Lowe
2:44
23
You’re the One for Me
Rudy Greene
2:22
24
Pot Likker
Washboard Bill
2:44
25
Ice Cream Baby
The Pearls
2:11
26
Handy Andy
The Five Keys
2:17
27
Before You Go
The Twin Tones
2:45
28
Blues, Early Early, Pts. 1 & 2
Big Maybelle
4:31
29
Rack ’em Back
Walter Spriggs
1:57
30
The Stroll
The Diamonds
2:30
CD 3
1
(We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy
Big Joe Turner
2:08
2
Keep A‐Driving
Chuck Willis
2:20
3
Crowded Classroom
The Strollers
2:10
4
The Shadow Knows
The Coasters
2:14
2.0 ★
5
Lady Love
The Del-Larks
2:07
6
Keep a Walkin’
Bobby Darin
1:58
7
Rock and Ree‐Ah‐Zole
The Bobbettes
2:29
8
Yakety Yak
The Coasters
1:56
9
Switchen in the Kitchen
Pretty Boy
2:28
10
In the Mood
Hutch Davie
2:21
11
Just Multiply
Varetta Dillard
2:27
12
Crawfish
The Stone Crushers
2:20
13
Fine Little Girl
The Arcades
2:30
14
This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’
Ruth Brown
1:48
15
When Sin Stops
Waylon Jennings
2:10
16
That Is Rock & Roll
The Coasters
2:26
17
I Ain’t Sharin’ Sharon
Bobby Darin
2:14
18
You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues
Neil Sedaka
2:20
19
The Lover’s Curse
Bracey Everett
2:15
20
Charlie Brown
The Coasters
2:22
21
Jole Blon
Waylon Jennings
1:55
22
Always
Sammy Turner
2:13
23
Takin’ Care of Business
Ruth Brown
2:21
24
Stupid Cupid
Neil Sedaka
2:27
25
Besame Mucho, Pt. 2
The Coasters
2:14
26
More Juice
Lionel Hampton
3:02
27
Your Love
Roy Hamilton
2:39
28
Madisonville, Pt. 1
The Strolls
2:13
29
Madisonville, Pt. 2
The Strolls
2:13
30
Shoppin’ for Clothes
The Coasters
2:58
31
Tossin’ and Turnin’
Bobby Lewis
2:21
32
Hearts of Stone
The Top Notes
2:03
33
Better Forget Him
The Shells
2:47
34
Off to Work Again
Wilbert Harrison
2:37

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Release credits

King Curtis
saxophone [8]
Ted Gosman
engineer [8]

Issues

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Wail Man Wail: The Best of King Curtis (1952–1961)
3x CD
2012