2x CD
It's the Blues
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2006
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Stomp BoogieJohn Lee Hooker3:08
- 2Country Blues #1Muddy Waters3:24
- 3Good Morning BluesLead Belly2:54
- 4Lady Luck BluesBessie Smith3:08
- 5Down BabyLightnin’ Hopkins2:16
- 6When You Got a Good FriendRobert Johnson2:394.0 ★
- 7Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt2:46
- 8I Be's TroubledMuddy Waters3:06
- 9Highway 49Big Joe Williams3:15
- 10Mean Old Frisco BluesArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:36
- 11Stormy Sea BluesMa Rainey2:43
- 12Country Blues #2Muddy Waters3:33
- 13Frisco TownMemphis Minnie2:55
- 14Guess WhoBillie Holiday3:09
- 15AlbertaJohn Lee Hooker3:04
- 16Burr Clover Farm BluesMuddy Waters2:55
- 17Train Whistle BluesBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:46
- 18L.A. BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:54
- 19New York CityLead Belly3:03
- 20Brother JamesBig Joe Williams2:56
- CD 2
- 1Stack 0' DollarsBig Joe Williams3:11
- 2Am I BlueBillie Holiday2:49
- 3Sail on BoogieT‐Bone Walker2:38
- 4Rollin' & Tumblin'Muddy Waters2:59
- 5Beer Drinkin WomenPeter Chatman3:21
- 6Death Letter BluesLead Belly2:59
- 7Cryin' BluesKokomo Arnold2:583.0 ★
- 8Please Don't GoJohn Lee Hooker2:48
- 9I'm a Low-Down GrooveBillie Holiday3:08
- 10Little GenevaMuddy Waters2:475.0 ★
- 11Me and My Chauffeur BluesMemphis Minnie2:46
- 12War Is Over (Goodbye California)John Lee Hooker2:44
- 13Toad Frog BluesMa Rainey3:11
- 14Keeps on a Rainin'Bessie Smith3:08
- 15Stop Breakin' Down BluesRobert Johnson2:174.0 ★
- 16Peach Orchard MamaBig Joe Williams2:42
- 17Gonna Follow My BabyArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:49
- 18Come Back BabyLightnin’ Hopkins2:40
- 19FrankieMississippi John Hurt3:233.8 ★
- 20John HardyLead Belly4:20
Release credits
- bass [9], washtub bass [9]
- executive [1.6, 2.15]
- guitar [10], vocal [10]
- guitar [1.9, 1.20, 2.1, 2.16], lead vocals [1.9, 1.20, 2.1, 2.16], vocal [1.9, 1.20, 2.1, 2.16]
- trombone [13]
- washboard [1]
- fiddle [1]
- producer [1.6, 2.15]
- instrument [13]
- piano [13]
- cornet [13]
- guitar [2.12, 1.15], lead vocals [2.12, 1.15]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- guitar [13]
- guitar [7], vocal [7]
- guitar [19], vocal [19]
- guitar [11]
- guitar [2.11, 1.13], vocal [1.13, 2.11]
- guitar [1.7, 2.19], vocal [2.19, 1.7]
- double bass [10]
- guitar [1.6, 2.15], vocal [1.6, 2.15]
- guitar [20]
- harmonica [9, 20]
- vocal [19]
- recording [2.15, 1.6]
- washtub bass [16]
- bass [11]
Issues
I- I2x CD2006