Lightnin’ Special (Volume 2 of the Collected Works)

Tracklist

• CD 1: 1951–1954
• 1
  What Kind of Heart Have You
  3:09
• 2
  Mad as I Can Be [Alt. Tk.]
  3:13
• 3
  Ain't It a Shame
  2:54
• 4
  Crazy 'Bout My Baby
  2:47
• 5
  What's the Matter Now
  2:32
• 6
  My Mama Told Me
  2:52
• 7
  Highway Blues
  2:31
• 8
  I'm Wild About You Baby
  2:46
• 9
  Bad Things on My Mind
  2:46
• 10
  The War Is Over
  3:06
• 11
  Policy Game
  2:58
• 12
  Merry Christmas
  2:38
• 13
  Happy New Year
  3:16
• 14
  Cemetery Blues
  3:09
• 15
  I Love You Baby
  2:30
• 16
  Shine on Moon
  2:41
• 17
  Lightnin's Boogie
  2:34
• 18
  Lonesome in Your Home
  2:44
• 19
  Remember Me
  2:40
• 20
  Sittin' Down Thinkin'
  2:44
• 21
  Lightnin's Special
  2:24
• 22
  Please Don't Go Baby
  2:44
• 23
  Don't Think 'Cause You're Pretty
  2:39
• 24
  Life I Used to Live
  2:48
• 25
  Grandma's Boogie
  2:37
• 26
  My Baby's Gone
  2:46
• 27
  Early Mornin' Boogie
  2:14
• CD 2: 1947–1956
• 1
  Moving on Out Boogie
  2:17
• 2
  Sick Feeling Blues
  2:14
• 3
  Hopkins Sky Hop
  2:13
• 4
  Evil Hearted Woman
  2:45
• 5
  Don't Need No Job
  2:17
• 6
  Blues for My Cookie
  2:26
• 7
  Had a Gal Called Sal
  2:17
• 8
  They Wonder Who I Am
  2:09
• 9
  Nothin' but the Blues
  2:22
• 10
  That's Alright Baby
  2:54
• 11
  Finally Met My Baby
  2:23
• 12
  My Little Kewpie Doll
  2:21
• 13
  Wonder What Is Wrong With Me
  2:20
• 14
  Late in the Evening
  2:49
• 15
  Lightnin' Jump
  2:33
• 16
  Leavin' Blues
  2:26
• 17
  Moanin' Blues
  2:26
• 18
  Walkin' the Streets
  2:41
• 19
  Mussy Haired Woman
  2:55
• 20
  Trying, Trying

  L.C. Williams
  2:30
• 21
  You'll Never Miss the Water

  L.C. Williams
  2:36
• 22
  Hole in the Wall

  L.C. Williams
  2:46
• 23
  Boogie All the Time

  L.C. Williams
  2:37
• 24
  Strike Blues

  L.C. Williams
  2:35
• 25
  You Can't Take It With You Baby

  L.C. Williams
  2:49
• 26
  So Sorry

  L.C. Williams
  2:42
• 27
  The Lazy J

  L.C. Williams
  2:50
• 28
  Fannie Mae

  L.C. Williams
  2:39
• CD 3: 1946–1949
• 1
  Roberta Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:31
• 2
  Freedom Train Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:41
• 3
  Ground Hog Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:17
• 4
  Bad Whiskey - Bad Women

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:10
• 5
  Gone With the Wind

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:46
• 6
  No Money, No Love

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:44
• 7
  Talkin' Boogie

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  3:03
• 8
  Milford Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:28
• 9
  Cairo Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:49
• 10
  Evil Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:50
• 11
  Gambling Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  2:58
• 12
  Homeless Blues

  Lil’ Son Jackson
  3:08
• 13
  Walkin' Blues

  Manny Nichols
  2:08
• 14
  Forgive Me Baby

  Manny Nichols
  3:00
• 15
  Walking Talking Blues

  Manny Nichols
  2:38
• 16
  Tall Skinny Mama Blues

  Manny Nichols
  2:56
• 17
  Worried Life

  Manny Nichols
  2:42
• 18
  Forgive Me

  Manny Nichols
  2:50
• 19
  No One to Love Me

  Manny Nichols
  2:45
• 20
  Throw a Little Boogie

  Manny Nichols
  2:50
• 21
  Can't Do Like You Used To

  Thunder Smith
  2:33
• 22
  West Coast Blues

  Thunder Smith
  2:39
• 23
  Little Mama Boogie

  Thunder Smith
  2:41
• 24
  Cruel Hearted Woman

  Thunder Smith
  2:30
• 25
  Big Stars Are Falling

  Thunder Smith
  2:22
• 26
  Santa Fe Blues

  Thunder Smith
  2:13
• CD 4: 1948–1953
• 1
  Dallas Bebop Blues

  Soldier Boy Houston
  3:08
• 2
  Western Rider Blues

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:44
• 3
  Hug Me Baby

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:37
• 4
  Out in California Blues

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:33
• 5
  In the Army Since 1941

  Soldier Boy Houston
  3:09
• 6
  Lawyer Houston Blues

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:44
• 7
  Going to the West Coast

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:46
• 8
  Lawton, Oklahoma Blues

  Soldier Boy Houston
  2:53
• 9
  Cryin'

  J.D. Edwards
  2:35
• 10
  Playboy Blues

  J.D. Edwards
  2:53
• 11
  Hobo

  J.D. Edwards
  2:32
• 12
  Cold in the Evening

  J.D. Edwards
  2:53
• 13
  West Coast Blues

  J.D. Edwards
  2:52
• 14
  Rosa Lee

  Ernest Lewis
  3:07
• 15
  Shake 'em on Down

  Ernest Lewis
  3:23
• 16
  Loudella

  Ernest Lewis
  3:11
• 17
  Little Mae Belle

  Ernest Lewis
  3:10
• 18
  No More Lovin'

  Ernest Lewis
  3:17
• 19
  West Coast Blues

  Ernest Lewis
  3:01
• 20
  What Wrong Have I Done

  Ernest Lewis
  3:14
• 21
  In My Girlish Days

  Ernest Lewis
  2:05
• 22
  Home Again Blues

  Frankie Lee Sims
  2:49
• 23
  Cross Country Blues

  Frankie Lee Sims
  2:52
• 24
  Don't Forget Me Baby

  Frankie Lee Sims
  2:53
• 25
  Single Man Blues

  Frankie Lee Sims
  2:53

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Release credits

• Ben Turner
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.6, 1.19, 1.23, 1.26]
• Bill Quinn
  recording [2.20-23, 2.25, 3.24-26]
• Chris Strachwitz
  recording [3]
• Connie Kroll
  drums (drum set) [7], membranophone [13]
• Donald Cooks
  bass [2.1, 2.6, 2.27, 1.6-7, 1.11, 1.19, 1.23, 1.26]
• L.C. Williams
  lead vocals [27]
• Lightnin’ Hopkins
  acoustic guitar [7, 11], electric guitar [1.19, 1.23, 1.26, 2.1, 2.6], guitar [1.3, 1.6, 2.16, 2.27], lead vocals [1.6, 2.16], piano [20-23, 25], vocal [2.1, 2.6, 1.3, 1.7, 1.11, 1.19, 1.23, 1.26]
• Lil’ Son Jackson
  guitar [1-6, 9-10, 12], lead vocals [1-6, 9-10, 12]
• Luther Stoneham
  guitar [24-25]
• Robert A. Shad
  producer [7, 11]

Issues

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  Lightnin’ Special (Volume 2 of the Collected Works)

  4x CD
  2007