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While this 12-track collection of Howlin' Wolf's prime Chess material is classic electric blues music, it's a distinctly less worthy deal than the 20-track His Best. The latter anthology has the classic "How Many More Years," "Howlin' for My Darling," "Shake for Me," and "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy," none of which make it onto this briefer scoop; in fact, "The Natchez Burnin'" is the only song here that doesn't appear on His Best. Also, The Best of Howlin' Wolf uses the 1970 London Sessions version of "The Red Rooster" rather than the superior original 1961 Chess single. You can't come down too hard on a CD that has "Smokestack Lightnin'," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Back Door Man," "Spoonful," "I Ain't Superstitious," and "Killing Floor," and if it does happen to be your first Howlin' Wolf album it's a decent introduction. But it's just not long enough to be the proper introduction.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Willie Steele, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jody Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Earl Phillips, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Earl Phillips, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hosea Lee Kennard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Earl Phillips, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hosea Lee Kennard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Vinson, ComposerLyricist - CHESTER BURNETT, Arranger, Work Arranger - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Alfred Elkins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Chatmon, ComposerLyricist - Earl Phillips, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hosea Lee Kennard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Lay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Gray, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Lay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew McMahon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - J.T. Brown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Lay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew McMahon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howlin' Wolf, Harmonica, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arnold Rogers, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Hubert Sumlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - GLYN JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howlin' Wolf, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Wyman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Watts, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Dayron, Producer - Jeffrey M. Carp, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
While this 12-track collection of Howlin' Wolf's prime Chess material is classic electric blues music, it's a distinctly less worthy deal than the 20-track His Best. The latter anthology has the classic "How Many More Years," "Howlin' for My Darling," "Shake for Me," and "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy," none of which make it onto this briefer scoop; in fact, "The Natchez Burnin'" is the only song here that doesn't appear on His Best. Also, The Best of Howlin' Wolf uses the 1970 London Sessions version of "The Red Rooster" rather than the superior original 1961 Chess single. You can't come down too hard on a CD that has "Smokestack Lightnin'," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Back Door Man," "Spoonful," "I Ain't Superstitious," and "Killing Floor," and if it does happen to be your first Howlin' Wolf album it's a decent introduction. But it's just not long enough to be the proper introduction.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:41
- Main artists: Howlin' Wolf
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues
© 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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