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A double CD of 41 tracks, none of which are found on The Chess Box. With only three exceptions, none of them have ever been available on an American album before, and quite a few were never previously released anywhere. During most of his stay at Chess, Muddy's output was remarkably prolific and consistent. If you are interested enough in him to own more than one of his albums, you'll like what you hear on this collection, which matches or nearly matches the standards of his best work. Lots of rarities spanning the late '40s to the early '70s, with some special points of interest: the original 1955 version of "I Want to Be Loved," covered by the Rolling Stones on the B-side of their very first single, finally makes its first appearance on an American album, and the final 11 songs are from a previously unreleased 1972 Swiss radio broadcast, showcasing Muddy in a drummer-less trio.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Muddy Waters, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1948 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1948 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin R. London, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Monk Higgins, Producer - Wayman Glasco, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James B. Oden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Otis Spann, FeaturedArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer
℗ 1960 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - McKinley Morganfield, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Boyd, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Reed, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James Cotton, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1963 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - John Lee Williamson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Otis Smothers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Unknown Writer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Richard M. Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles Stepney, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Gene Barge, ComposerLyricist - RALPH BASS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Participant - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Guy, Participant - Clifton James, Participant - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Willy Leiser, Producer
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A double CD of 41 tracks, none of which are found on The Chess Box. With only three exceptions, none of them have ever been available on an American album before, and quite a few were never previously released anywhere. During most of his stay at Chess, Muddy's output was remarkably prolific and consistent. If you are interested enough in him to own more than one of his albums, you'll like what you hear on this collection, which matches or nearly matches the standards of his best work. Lots of rarities spanning the late '40s to the early '70s, with some special points of interest: the original 1955 version of "I Want to Be Loved," covered by the Rolling Stones on the B-side of their very first single, finally makes its first appearance on an American album, and the final 11 songs are from a previously unreleased 1972 Swiss radio broadcast, showcasing Muddy in a drummer-less trio.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 02:08:28
- Main artists: Muddy Waters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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