The Early Hits 1949-1954

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Get Together Blues
  2:35
• 2
  Double Crossing Blues
  2:46
• 3
  Lover’s Lane Boogie
  2:29
• 4
  Misery
  2:47
• 5
  Mistrustin’ Blues
  3:01
• 6
  Just Can’t Get Free
  2:36
• 7
  Cupid’s Boogie
  2:31
• 8
  Lost Dream Blues
  3:12
• 9
  Deceivin’ Blues
  2:34
• 10
  Wedding Boogie
  2:54
• 11
  Far Away Blues
  3:19
• 12
  Love Will Break Your Heart for You
  2:54
• 13
  I Don’t Care
  2:58
• 14
  I Dream
  2:22
• 15
  Looking for a Man
  2:42
• 16
  Other Lips Other Arms
  2:37
• 17
  Heart to Heart
  2:58
• 18
  The Deacon Moves In
  2:44
• 19
  Don’t Make a Fool Out of Me
  2:47
• 20
  I’m a Bad, Bad Girl
  2:55
• 21
  Cryin’ and Singin’ the Blues
  2:46
• 22
  Tell Him That I Need Him So
  2:20
• 23
  Rang‐A‐Ding‐Doo
  2:52
• 24
  I’ll Be There
  3:00
• 25
  The Crying Blues
  3:01
• 26
  Summertime
  3:10
• CD 2
• 1
  Hold Me
  3:07
• 2
  Better Beware
  2:36
• 3
  Somebody New
  3:09
• 4
  Bring My Lovin’ Back to Me
  2:48
• 5
  Aged and Mellow Blues
  2:44
• 6
  I Paid My Dues
  2:56
• 7
  Ramblin’ Blues
  2:32
• 8
  The Storm
  3:06
• 9
  Hollerin’ and Screamin’
  2:55
• 10
  Saturday Night Daddy
  2:35
• 11
  Mainliner
  2:34
• 12
  You Took My Love Too Fast
  2:26
• 13
  Last Laugh Blues
  2:44
• 14
  Flesh, Blood and Bones
  2:13
• 15
  Turn the Lamps Down Low
  2:19
• 16
  Street Lights
  2:43
• 17
  Sweet Lips
  2:28
• 18
  Cherry Wine
  2:18
• 19
  Love Oh Love
  2:27
• 20
  Hound Dog
  2:33
• 21
  If You Want Me
  2:51
• 22
  Talkin’ All Out of My Head
  2:46
• 23
  Sit Back Down
  2:19
• 24
  He’s a No Good Man
  2:09
• 25
  Stop Cryin’
  2:42
• 26
  Please Don’t Send Me
  3:03

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Release credits

• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [5, 12]
• Bobby Nunn
  vocal [12]
• Devonia Williams
  piano [5, 12]
• Don Johnson
  trumpet [5, 12]
• Eli Wolinsky
  alto saxophone [12]
• Esther Phillips
  vocal [5, 12]
• Floyd Turnham
  baritone saxophone [5]
• Fred Ford
  baritone saxophone [12]
• George Washington
  trombone [5, 12]
• Johnny Otis & His Orchestra
  additional [4], performing orchestra [4]
• Leard 'Kansas City' Bell
  drums (drum set) [5, 12]
• Mario Delagarde
  double bass [5, 12]
• Pete "Guitar" Lewis
  guitar [5, 12]
• Preston Love
  alto saxophone [5]
• William Jones
  vibraphone [12]

Issues

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  The Early Hits 1949-1954

  2x CD
  2010