Cool Cool Blues: The Classic Sides 1951–1954

Tracklist

• CD 1: Jackson, Mississippi 1951–1954
• 1
  Eyesight to the Blind
  3:03
• 2
  Crazy About You Baby
  3:01
• 3
  Stop Crying
  2:55
• 4
  Do It If You Wanna
  2:29
• 5
  Cool, Cool Blues
  2:44
• 6
  Come On Back Home
  2:46
• 7
  I Cross My Heart
  2:43
• 8
  West Memphis Blues
  2:49
• 9
  Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues
  2:36
• 10
  Pontiac Blues
  2:42
• 11
  Mighty Long Time
  2:57
• 12
  Nine Below Zero
  2:50
• 13
  She Brought Life Back to the Dead (45)
  2:31
• 14
  She Brought Life Back to the Dead (78)
  3:17
• 15
  Too Close Together
  2:34
• 16
  Stop Now Baby
  2:42
• 17
  Mr. Down Child
  2:30
• 18
  Cat Hop
  2:55
• 19
  Gettin’ out of Town
  2:24
• 20
  Red Hot Kisses
  2:35
• 21
  Going in Your Direction
  2:38
• 22
  Empty Bedroom
  2:40
• 23
  Boppin’ With Sonny
  2:47
• 24
  From the Bottom
  2:40
• 25
  No Nights by Myself
  2:53
• CD 2: Jackson, Mississippi 1951–1954
• 1
  Mama Don’t Allow Me

  Big Joe Williams
  2:45
• 2
  Delta Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:40
• 3
  Overhauling Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:45
• 4
  Whistling Pines

  Big Joe Williams
  2:34
• 5
  Friends and Pals

  Big Joe Williams
  2:37
• 6
  Juanita

  Big Joe Williams
  2:35
• 7
  She Left Me a Mule

  Big Joe Williams
  2:32
• 8
  Bad Heart Blues

  Big Joe Williams
  2:45
• 9
  Dirty Disposition

  Luther Huff
  2:45
• 10
  1951 Blues

  Luther Huff
  2:39
• 11
  Bull Dog Blues

  Luther Huff
  2:49
• 12
  Rosalee

  Luther Huff
  2:29
• 13
  My Baby Boogies All the Time

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  3:04
• 14
  I Wonder

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  2:15
• 15
  Gotta Find My Baby

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  3:00
• 16
  Make a Little Love

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  3:08
• 17
  Catfish Blues

  Bobo Thomas
  2:55
• 18
  Dust My Broom

  Elmore James
  2:46
• 19
  East of the Sun

  Jerry McCain
  2:45
• 20
  Wine‐O‐Wine

  Jerry McCain
  2:43
• 21
  Stay Out of Automobiles

  Jerry McCain
  2:31
• 22
  Middle of the Night

  Jerry McCain
  2:54
• 23
  Love to Make Up

  Jerry McCain
  3:02
• 24
  Crazy ’Bout That Mess

  Jerry McCain
  2:22
• 25
  Fall Guy

  Jerry McCain
  2:28
• CD 3: Jackson, Houston, Memphis 1951–1954
• 1
  Take It Easy Baby

  Willie Love
  2:56
• 2
  Little Car Blues

  Willie Love
  2:58
• 3
  Everybody’s Fishing

  Willie Love
  2:19
• 4
  My Own Boogie

  Willie Love
  3:01
• 5
  Feed My Body to the Fishes

  Willie Love
  2:31
• 6
  Falling Rain

  Willie Love
  3:01
• 7
  Vanity Dresser Boogie

  Willie Love
  2:28
• 8
  Seventy Four Blues

  Willie Love
  3:03
• 9
  21 Minutes to Nine

  Willie Love
  2:32
• 10
  Shady Lane Blues

  Willie Love
  2:48
• 11
  Nelson Street Blues

  Willie Love
  2:47
• 12
  V‐8 Ford

  Willie Love
  2:47
• 13
  Shout Brother, Shout

  Willie Love
  2:35
• 14
  Way Back

  Willie Love
  3:03
• 15
  Pretty Baby Blues

  Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
  2:55
• 16
  Sugar Mama

  Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
  3:13
• 17
  Hot Fish

  Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
  2:27
• 18
  Lost in Korea

  Sherman 'Blues' Johnson
  3:22
• 19
  Early in the Morning Baby

  Tiny Kennedy
  2:29
• 20
  Strange Kind of Feeling

  Tiny Kennedy
  2:30
• 21
  Blues Disease

  Tiny Kennedy
  2:28
• 22
  Don’t Lay This Job on Me

  Tiny Kennedy
  3:05
• 23
  Have You Heard About the Farmer’s Daughter

  Tiny Kennedy
  2:49
• 24
  Too Old to Get Married

  Wally Mercer
  2:41
• 25
  If You Don’t Mean Business

  Wally Mercer
  2:16
• 26
  Hey, Miss Lula

  Wally Mercer
  2:24
• CD 4: Jackson, Houston 1951–1954
• 1
  She’s Crazy (take 1)
  2:49
• 2
  309
  2:43
• 3
  Sonny’s Rhythm (take 1)
  2:20
• 4
  City of New Orleans
  2:29
• 5
  Keep It to Yourself (take 1)
  3:13
• 6
  Going in Your Direction (take 4)
  1:49
• 7
  Clowning With the World (take 1)
  2:43
• 8
  I Ain’t Beggin’ Nobody (take 2)
  2:45
• 9
  Shuckin’ Mama
  2:22
• 10
  From the Bottom (take 1)
  2:45
• 11
  She’s Crazy (take 2)
  2:52
• 12
  Sonny’s Rhythm (take 2)
  2:24
• 13
  Keep It to Yourself (take 2)
  2:34
• 14
  Going in Your Direction (take 5)
  2:38
• 15
  From the Bottom (take 3)
  2:42
• 16
  I Ain’t Beggin’ Nobody (take 3)
  2:45
• 17
  From the Bottom (take 6)
  2:42
• 18
  Gotta Find My Baby (alt. take)

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  3:13
• 19
  Gotta Find My Baby (alt. take)

  Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
  2:44
• 20
  Worried Blues (alt. take)

  Willie Love
  3:03
• 21
  Lonesome World Blues

  Willie Love
  2:29
• 22
  Wonderful Baby

  Willie Love
  2:44
• 23
  Wille Mae

  Willie Love
  2:47
• 24
  Worried Blues (take 2)

  Willie Love
  2:53
• 25
  Shout Brother, Shout (alt. take)

  Willie Love
  2:35
• 26
  Willie Mae (alt. take)

  Willie Love
  2:46

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Release credits

• Bill Holford
  recording [1-8, 10-13, 15-17]
• Cliff Givens
  bass vocals [11-13, 15-17], percussion [12-13, 15-17]
• Elmore James
  guitar [1.3-8, 1.10, 2.18], lead vocals [18], slide guitar [18], vocal [18]
• Frock O'Dell
  drums (drum set) [18]
• Henry Reed
  double bass [1-2]
• Joe Dyson
  drums (drum set) [1-2]
• Joe Willie Wilkins
  guitar [3-8, 10, 12-13, 15-17]
• Leonard Ware
  double bass [2.18, 1.3-8, 1.10]
• Lillian McMurry
  producer [2.18, 1.1-8, 1.10-13, 1.15-17]
• Sonny Boy Williamson
  harmonica [1.1-8, 1.10-13, 1.15-17, 2.18], lead vocals [11], vocal [1-8, 10, 12-13, 15-17]
• Willie Love
  piano [1-8, 10, 12]
• [unknown]
  drums (drum set) [3-8, 10], guitar [1-2]

Issues

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  Cool Cool Blues: The Classic Sides 1951–1954

  4x CD
  2006