The Greatest Blues Legends
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 8 December 2015
Tracklist
- CD 1: Muddy Waters
- 1I Got My Brand on YouMuddy Waters4:40
- 2I'm Your Hoochie Coochie ManMuddy Waters2:55
- 3Baby Please Don't GoMuddy Waters2:59
- 4Soon ForgottenMuddy Waters4:14
- 5Tiger in Your TankMuddy Waters4:29
- 6I Feel So GoodMuddy Waters2:513.0 ★
- 7I Got My Mojo WorkingMuddy Waters4:22
- 8I Got My Mojo Working Part IIMuddy Waters2:58
- 9Goodbye Newport BluesMuddy Waters4:45
- 10Tell Me BabyMuddy Waters2:19
- 11Southbound TrainMuddy Waters2:564.0 ★
- 12When I Get to ThinkingMuddy Waters3:09
- 13Just a Dream (On My Mind)Muddy Waters2:33
- 14Double TroubleMuddy Waters2:48
- 15I Feel So GoodMuddy Waters2:58
- 16Baby, I Done Got WiseMuddy Waters3:00
- 17Mopper's BluesMuddy Waters2:56
- 18Lonesome Road BluesMuddy Waters3:064.0 ★
- 19Hey HeyMuddy Waters2:423.0 ★
- CD 2: Howlin' Wolf
- 1Moanin' at MidnightHowlin’ Wolf2:55
- 2How Many More YearsHowlin’ Wolf2:43
- 3Smokestack Lightnin'Howlin’ Wolf3:023.0 ★
- 4Baby How LongHowlin’ Wolf2:54
- 5No Place to GoHowlin’ Wolf2:56
- 6All Night BogieHowlin’ Wolf2:16
- 7EvilHowlin’ Wolf2:52
- 8I'm Leavin' YouHowlin’ Wolf2:571.0 ★
- 9Moanin' for My BabyHowlin’ Wolf2:50
- 10I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)Howlin’ Wolf2:511.0 ★
- 11Fourty-FourHowlin’ Wolf2:48
- 12Somebody in My HomeHowlin’ Wolf2:24
- 13Shake for MeHowlin’ Wolf2:191.0 ★
- 14The Red RoosterHowlin’ Wolf2:283.0 ★
- 15You'll Be MineHowlin’ Wolf2:29
- 16Who's Been Talkin'Howlin’ Wolf2:25
- 17Wang-Dang DoodleHowlin’ Wolf2:26
- 18Little BabyHowlin’ Wolf2:48
- 19SpoonfulHowlin’ Wolf2:49
- 20Going Down SlowHowlin’ Wolf3:25
- 21Down in the BottomHowlin’ Wolf2:13
- 22Back Door ManHowlin’ Wolf2:51
- 23Howlin' for My BabyHowlin’ Wolf2:35
- 24Tell MeHowlin’ Wolf2:59
- CD 3: Sonny Boy Williamson & Albert King
- 1Don't Start Me to TalkinSonny Boy Williamson2:34
- 2I Don't KnowSonny Boy Williamson2:26
- 3All My Love in VainSonny Boy Williamson2:51
- 4The Key (To Your Door)Sonny Boy Williamson3:17
- 5Keep It to YourselfSonny Boy Williamson2:525.0 ★
- 6DissatifiedSonny Boy Williamson2:45
- 7Fattening Frogs for SnakesSonny Boy Williamson2:22
- 8Wake Up BabySonny Boy Williamson2:59
- 9Your Funeral and My TrialSonny Boy Williamson2:31
- 10"99"Sonny Boy Williamson2:40
- 11Cross My HeartSonny Boy Williamson3:23
- 12Let Me ExplainSonny Boy Williamson2:56
- 13Let's Have a Natural BallAlbert King2:55
- 14What Can I Do to Change Your MindAlbert King2:54
- 15I Get EvilAlbert King2:18
- 163:08
- 17This MorningAlbert King2:12
- 18I Walked All Night LongAlbert King2:56
- 19Don't Throw Your Love on Me So StrongAlbert King3:00
- 20Travelin' to CaliforniaAlbert King3:04
- 21I've Made Nights by MyselfAlbert King2:40
- 22This Funny FeelingAlbert King2:37
- 23Ooh-Ee BabyAlbert King3:57
- 24Dyna FlowAlbert King2:54
- CD 4: B.B. King
- 1Please Love MeB.B. King2:51
- 2You Upset Me BabyB.B. King3:04
- 3Everyday I Have the BluesB.B. King2:512.0 ★
- 4Bad LuckB.B. King2:554.0 ★
- 5Three O' Clock BluesB.B. King3:01
- 6Blind LoveB.B. King3:06
- 7Woke Up This MorningB.B. King2:58
- 8You Know I Love YouB.B. King3:06
- 9Sweet Little AngelB.B. King3:13
- 10Ten Long YearsB.B. King2:49
- 11Did You Ever Love a WomanB.B. King2:35
- 12Crying Won't Help YouB.B. King3:01
- 13I've Got a Right to Love My BabyB.B. King3:14
- 14What Way to GoB.B. King3:08
- 15Long NightsB.B. King3:32
- 16Feel Like a MillionB.B. King3:32
- 17I'll SurviveB.B. King2:42
- 18Good Man Gone BadB.B. King2:46
- 19If I Lost YouB.B. King2:41
- 20You're on the TopB.B. King2:50
- 21Partin' TimeB.B. King3:01
- 22I'm KingB.B. King2:20
- CD 5: Freddie King & Robert Johnson
- 1Hide AwayFreddie King2:36
- 2ButterscotchFreddie King3:04
- 3Sen-Sa-ShunFreddie King2:54
- 4Side TrackedFreddie King3:06
- 5The StumbleFreddie King3:14
- 6Wash OutFreddie King2:38
- 7San-Ho-ZayFreddie King2:38
- 8Just Pickin'Freddie King2:33
- 9Heads UpFreddie King2:313.0 ★
- 10In the OpenFreddie King2:55
- 11Out FrontFreddie King2:39
- 12SwooshyFreddie King2:20
- 13Crossroad BluesRobert Johnson2:29
- 14Terraplane BluesRobert Johnson3:034.0 ★
- 15Come on in My KitchenRobert Johnson2:54
- 16Walking BluesRobert Johnson2:32
- 17Last Fair Deal Gone DownRobert Johnson2:415.0 ★
- 1832-20 BluesRobert Johnson2:52
- 19Kindhearted Woman BluesRobert Johnson2:55
- 20If I Had Possession Over Judgement DayRobert Johnson2:384.0 ★
- 21Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)Robert Johnson2:534.0 ★
- 22When You Get a Good FriendRobert Johnson2:54
- 23Rambling on My MindRobert Johnson2:54
- 24Stones in My PasswayRobert Johnson2:31
- 25Traveling Riverside BluesRobert Johnson2:48
- 26Milkcow's Calf BluesRobert Johnson2:19
- 27Me and the Devil BluesRobert Johnson2:37
- 28Hellhoud on My TrailRobert Johnson2:39
- CD 6: Elmore James & Charley Patton
- 1Dust in My BluesElmore James3:09
- 2SunnylandElmore James3:19
- 3Mean and EvilElmore James2:15
- 4Dark and DrearyElmore James2:49
- 5Standing at the CrossroadsElmore James2:47
- 6Happy HomeElmore James2:46
- 7No Love Is in My HeartElmore James2:24
- 8Blues Before SunriseElmore James2:44
- 9I Was a FoolElmore James2:51
- 10Goodbye BabyElmore James2:58
- 11High SheriffCharley Patton3:10
- 12Green River BluesCharley Patton3:12
- 13Elder Greene BluesCharley Patton3:05
- 14Moon Going DownCharley Patton3:19
- 15Going to Move to AlabamaCharley Patton3:02
- 16I Shall Not Be MovedCharley Patton3:08
- 17Stone Pony BluesCharley Patton2:53
- 18Frankie and AlbertCharley Patton3:09
- 19Running Wild BluesCharley Patton2:57
- 20Some of These DaysCharley Patton3:18
- 21I'm Goin' HomeCharley Patton3:08
- 22Poor MeCharley Patton3:02
- CD 7: T-Bone Walker & Blind Lemon Jefferson
- 1Two Bones and a PickT‐Bone Walker2:49
- 2Mean Old WorldT‐Bone Walker4:07
- 3T-Bone ShuffleT‐Bone Walker2:49
- 4Stormy Monday BluesT‐Bone Walker3:04
- 5Blues for MariliT‐Bone Walker4:22
- 6T-Bone BluesT‐Bone Walker2:36
- 7Shufflin' the BluesT‐Bone Walker3:24
- 8EveninT‐Bone Walker2:38
- 9Play on Little GirlT‐Bone Walker2:32
- 10Blues RockT‐Bone Walker2:50
- 11Papa Ain't SaltyT‐Bone Walker2:45
- 12Jack O' DiamondsBlind Lemon Jefferson2:46
- 13Chock House BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:42
- 14Stocking Feet BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson3:08
- 15That Black Snake MoanBlind Lemon Jefferson3:01
- 16Shuckin' Sugar BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson3:04
- 17Rabbit Foot BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:53
- 18Bad Luck BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:52
- 19Broke and HungryBlind Lemon Jefferson3:00
- 20Easy Rider BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:55
- 21Match Box BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson3:10
- 22Rising High Water BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:30
- 23Teddy Bear BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:34
- CD 8: Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1Mojo HandLightnin’ Hopkins2:59
- 2Coffee for MamaLightnin’ Hopkins3:30
- 3Awful DreamsLightnin’ Hopkins4:54
- 4Black Mare TrotLightnin’ Hopkins3:55
- 5Have You Ever Loved a WomanLightnin’ Hopkins2:38
- 6Glory BeLightnin’ Hopkins4:30
- 7Sometimes She WillLightnin’ Hopkins2:33
- 8Shine on MoonLightnin’ Hopkins4:28
- 9SantaLightnin’ Hopkins3:49
- 10Got Me a Louisiana WomanLightnin’ Hopkins3:00
- 11Want to Come HomeLightnin’ Hopkins3:56
- 12Please Don't Quit MeLightnin’ Hopkins3:13
- 13Devil Is Watching YouLightnin’ Hopkins4:00
- 14Rolling and RollingLightnin’ Hopkins3:00
- 15War Is Starting AgainLightnin’ Hopkins3:05
- 16Walkin' Round in CircleLightnin’ Hopkins3:08
- 17Mary LouLightnin’ Hopkins2:06
- 18Heavy SnowLightnin’ Hopkins2:10
- 19Coon Is Hard to CatchLightnin’ Hopkins4:18
- CD 9: John Lee Hooker
- 1DimplesJohn Lee Hooker2:11
- 2Hobo BluesJohn Lee Hooker2:49
- 3I'm So ExcitedJohn Lee Hooker2:55
- 4I Love You HoneyJohn Lee Hooker2:35
- 5Boogie ChillunJohn Lee Hooker2:37
- 6Little WheelJohn Lee Hooker2:38
- 7I'm in the MoodJohn Lee Hooker2:45
- 8MaudieJohn Lee Hooker2:21
- 9Crawlin' KingsnakeJohn Lee Hooker2:46
- 10Every NightJohn Lee Hooker3:00
- 11Time Is MarchingJohn Lee Hooker3:03
- 12Baby LeeJohn Lee Hooker2:58
- 13Boom BoomJohn Lee Hooker2:29
- 14ProcessJohn Lee Hooker3:38
- 15I Lost a Good GirlJohn Lee Hooker2:511.0 ★
- 16A New LeafJohn Lee Hooker2:281.0 ★
- 17Blues Before SunriseJohn Lee Hooker3:50
- 18Let's Make ItJohn Lee Hooker2:21
- 19I Got a LetterJohn Lee Hooker2:42
- 20ThelmaJohn Lee Hooker3:301.0 ★
- 21Drug Store WomanJohn Lee Hooker2:42
- 22Keep Your Hands to YourselfJohn Lee Hooker2:20
- 23What Do You SayJohn Lee Hooker2:28
- CD 10: Jimmy Reed
- 1Honest I DoJimmy Reed2:39
- 2Go on to SchoolJimmy Reed2:48
- 3My First PleaJimmy Reed2:46
- 4Boogie in the DarkJimmy Reed2:36
- 5You Got Me CryingJimmy Reed2:36
- 6Ain't That Lovin' You BabyJimmy Reed2:15
- 7You Got Me DizzyJimmy Reed2:54
- 8Little RainJimmy Reed3:10
- 9Can't Stand to See You GoJimmy Reed2:50
- 10Roll & RhumbaJimmy Reed2:48
- 11You're Something ElseJimmy Reed2:37
- 12You Don't Have to GoJimmy Reed3:06
- 13I'll Change My StyleJimmy Reed2:52
- 14Let's Get TogetherJimmy Reed2:52
- 15Good LoverJimmy Reed2:24
- 16Take It SlowJimmy Reed2:59
- 17Too MuchJimmy Reed2:22
- 18In the MorningJimmy Reed2:17
- 19Oh JohnJimmy Reed2:25
- 20Back Home at NoonJimmy Reed3:17
- 21Kansas City BabyJimmy Reed3:31
- 22You Can't HideJimmy Reed2:52
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [17]
- bass [7]
- bass [16], bass guitar [4, 11, 18]
- baritone saxophone [17]
- executive [14, 17, 20-21]
- guitar [3], vocal [3]
- guitar [8]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- bass [4]
- guitar [12-15, 15-16, 16-21], vocal [12-15, 15-16, 16-22, 22]
- producer [15-16, 20]
- congas [3]
- guitar [11, 14-19, 22], vocal [11, 14-19, 22]
- producer [14, 17, 20-21]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- drums (drum set) [10.2, 2.3, 2.10]
- guitar [2, 9]
- guitar [8]
- drums (drum set) [4, 7], membranophone [11, 18]
- drums (drum set) [3, 5-7, 11]
- piano [22]
- tenor saxophone [17]
- piano [20]
- violin [15, 19]
- piano [3, 8, 10]
- guitar [14, 20], harmonica [3, 8, 10], lead vocals [3, 8, 10, 14, 20]
- guitar [3, 8, 14, 20]
- harmonica [4, 7, 11, 16, 18]
- bass guitar [17]
- guitar [2, 9, 17], harmonica [2, 9, 17], vocal [2, 9, 17]
- guitar [17]
- guitar [3.3, 2.20]
- bass [8]
- piano [17]
- guitar [17], vocal [12, 17]
- guitar [8]
- piano [8]
- guitar [17]
- guitar [17]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- piano [14]
- piano [4]
- guitar [5-7, 11]
- producer [6]
- arranger [3]
- guitar [1.4, 1.7, 1.11, 1.18, 3.3], lead vocals [4, 7], vocal [11, 16, 18]
- producer [4, 8]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- piano [1.4, 1.7, 1.11, 1.16, 1.18, 3.6, 3.11]
- guitar [10]
- guitar [4, 7, 11, 16, 18]
- electric bass guitar [17]
- tenor saxophone [8]
- guitar [8]
- piano [8]
- guitar [2]
- guitar [14, 17, 20-21], vocal [14, 17, 20-21]
- guitar [5-7, 11]
- editor [6]
- drums (drum set) [8]
- drums (drum set) [14, 20]
- harmonica [3, 5-7, 11], vocal [3, 5-7, 11]
- guitar [4, 8], vocal [4, 8]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- recording [14, 17, 20-21]
- additional [14], guitar [14]
- bass [6], double bass [3.3, 3.5, 3.7, 3.11, 2.3, 2.8, 2.14, 2.20], spoken vocals [20]
- guitar [3, 10]
- drums (drum set) [16], membranophone [11, 18]
- electric bass guitar [14]
Issues
T8 December 2015