The Complete Muddy Waters, 1947–1967

~ Release by Muddy Waters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Flood
recording of:
Flood
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
52:40
2My Life Is Ruined
2:39
3She's All Right
recording of:
She's Alright
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons Music
2:36
4Sad Sad Day
recording of:
Sad Sad Day
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
3:09
5Turn the Lamp Down Low (Baby Please Don't Go)
recording of:
Baby Please Don't Go
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music MV GmbH (music publishing)
version of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
2:49
6Loving Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-05-04)
double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford (on 1953-05-04)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1953-05-04)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-05-04) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1953-05-04)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-04)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-05-04)
recording of:
Lovin' Man (on 1953-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
42:26
7Blow Wind Blow
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-09-24)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans (on 1953-09-24)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1953-09-24)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1953-09-24)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1953-09-24)
lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1953-09-24)
recording of:
Blow Wind Blow (on 1953-09-24)
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music, Inc. and Watertoons Music
53:12
8Mad Love (I Want You to Love Me)3:04
9I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-01-07)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1954-01-07)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-01-07)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-01-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-01-07)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-01-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1954)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1984) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 225)
recording of:
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (on 1954-01-07)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Willie Dixon Music
3.82:52
10She's So Pretty
recording of:
She’s So Pretty
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:18
11I Just Want to Make Love to You
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-13)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-04-13) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1954-04-13)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-04-13)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1954-04-13)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-13)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1954-04-13)
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You (on 1954-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
recording of:
I Just Wanna Make Love to You
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
52:52
12Oh Yeh
recording of:
Oh Yeah
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:57
13I'm Ready
recording of:
I’m Ready
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Unart Music Corp. (ended) and Hoochie Coochie Music
53:05
14Smokestack Lightning
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:09
15I Don't Know Why
cover recording of:
I Don't Know Why
writer:
Lucky Cordell and Mel London
2:59
16I'm a Natural Born Lover
recording of:
I’m a Natural Born Lover
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:51
17Ooh Wee
recording of:
Ooh Wee
writer:
Willie Dixon
2:45
18This Pain
recording of:
This Pain
writer:
Willie Dixon
3:05
19Young Fashioned Ways
recording of:
Young Fashioned Ways
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
53:01
20I Want to Be Loved
recording of:
I Want to Be Loved
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
2:31
21My Eyes (Keep Me in Trouble)
3:09
22Mannish Boy
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 229)
recording of:
Mannish Boy
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer), Mel London and McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd.
part of:
Risky Business (film soundtrack)
4.352:58
23I Got to Find My Baby
recording of:
I Got to Find My Baby
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
2:56
24Sugar Sweet
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-10)
bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-10)
drums (drum set):
Francis Clay (in 1955-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (in 1955-10)
harmonica:
Walter Horton (blues harmonica player) (in 1955-10)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1955-10)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (in 1955-10)
recording of:
Sugar Sweet (in 1955-10)
writer:
Mel London
52:32
25Trouble No More
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-11-03)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1955-11-03)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-11-03)
membranophone:
Francey Clay (on 1955-11-03)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1955-11-03)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1955-11-03)
recording of:
Trouble No More (Muddy Waters lyrics) (on 1955-11-03)
additional lyricist:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music (music publishing) and Watertoons Music
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
52:41
26Clouds in My Heart
recording of:
Clouds in My Heart
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield (blues musician)
33:02
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CD 6
CD 7
CD 8
CD 9: Alternate Takes