Absolute Blues

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1CD
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1Still Got the Blues
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), Stuart Day, Markus Dravs, Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Noel Harris and Greg Muden
engineer and mixer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Andy Pyle
drums (drum set):
Graham Walker (UK drummer)
guest keyboard:
Don Airey
guest piano:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist)
guest strings:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
conductor:
Don Airey
strings arranger:
Don Airey and Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
recording of:
Still Got the Blues (for You)
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., BMG Platinum Songs, BMG VM Music France, Bonuswise Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Gary Moore Songs and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Gary Moore4.256:09
2I'm in the Mood
engineer:
Sam Lehmer (in 1988-04)
executive producer:
Mike Kappus
producer:
Roy Rogers (US blues guitarist & producer)
drums (drum set):
Scott Mathews (US producer, composer & drummer) (in 1988-04)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (until 1988-04) and Roy Rogers (US blues guitarist & producer) (in 1988-04)
slide guitar:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1988-04)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1988-04)
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1988-04)
recorded at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1988-04)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (in 1988-04)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt44:29
3Without Her
John Mayall33:36
4Out of the Rain
recording of:
Out of the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
Etta James34:16
5Count on Me for Love
Larry McCray25:11
6The Road's My Middle Name
recording engineer and mixer:
Ed Cherney
producer:
Don Was
bass guitar:
Preston Hubbard
drums (drum set):
Fran Christina
guitar:
Bonnie Raitt
harmonica [harp]:
Kim Wilson
background vocals:
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Arnold McCuller and Sir Harry Bowens
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Road’s My Middle Name
lyricist and composer:
Bonnie Raitt
publisher:
Kokomo Music
Bonnie Raitt3.53:31
7The Blues Don't Care
Etta James33:40
8Walking by Myself
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), Stuart Day, Markus Dravs, Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer), Noel Harris and Greg Muden
engineer and mixer:
Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar) and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
bass guitar:
Andy Pyle
drums (drum set):
Graham Walker (UK drummer)
guitar:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
harmonica:
Frank Mead
piano:
Mick Weaver
vocals:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Walking by Myself
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Gary Moore4.252:56
9Sensitive Kind
cover recording of:
The Sensitive Kind
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
publisher:
Audigram Music, Audigram Songs, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Mayall5:15
10Feelin's All Gone
recording of:
Feelin's All Gone
writer:
Craig Fuller
Little Feat24:57
11Before You Accuse Me
cover recording of:
Before You Accuse Me
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Big Seven Music, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Figure Music and Longitude Music
Eric Clapton3:44
12Undercover Agent for the BluesTina Turner5:15
13Just Came Back
Colin James4:04
14I'm Good
Johnny Winter33:47
15I Just Wanna Be With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
I Just Wanna Be With You
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea1.53:34
16Shake Your Moneymaker
cover recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
Johnny Winter22:38
17Blue Monday Hangover
assistant engineer:
Eddie B. Flick (engineer)
engineer:
Fred Brietberg
assistant producer:
Gwendolyn Collins
producer:
Bruce Iglauer, Casey Jones (US blues drummer, singer, writer, producer, born in Mississippi) and Dick Shurman
recorded at:
Custom Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gil Caple and Don Robey
Albert Collins5:36
18Voodoo Village
recording of:
Voodoo Village
lyricist and composer:
Leann White
Tony Joe White13:06
2CD
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1I Found a True Love
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
baritone saxophone:
Donald Hankins (Saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Myers (US blues bassist) (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
guitar [second guitar]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Jarrett Gibson (Blues tenor saxophonist) (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
I Found A True Love (on 1961-12-07)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Buddy Guy26:15
2I'm a Woman
Koko Taylor24:33
3Let Me In
Brendan Croker3:31
4I've Got Dreams to Remember
Delbert McClinton4:34
5Jailer
recording of:
Jailer
lyricist and composer:
J.J. Cale
J.J. Cale2:42
6Oh Pretty Woman
Junior Wells4:08
7The Score
The Robert Cray Band4:07
8Undercover AgentJohn Mayall3:41
9You and I
The Paladins4:14
10Time for Moving On
Walter Trout Band4:10
11Oreo Cookie Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan4:51
12Not the Only One
Bonnie Raitt4:08
13Sidewalk Hobo
recording of:
Sidewalk Hobo
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Tennessee Swamp Fox Music Co.
Tony Joe White3:53
14Nightlife
B.B. King & Willie Nelson4:30
15Knocking on Heaven's Door
cover recording of:
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1975-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan
publisher:
Sony Music Publishers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Ram’s Horn Music (in 1973)
Randy Crawford4:54
16The Best
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
The Best
writer:
Holly Knight and Michael Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Hebbes Music Group Pty. Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Knighty-Knight Music, Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, Rondor Music (Australia), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tina Turner4:10
17Bist ImmerMcCulloch’s “The Animals”3:32
18While My Guitar Gently Weeps
engineer:
Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1990-01 until 1990-02) and Jeff Lynne (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1990)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
cover recording of:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd. and Zero Productions, Inc.
The Jeff Healey Band55:02
3CD
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1Red Shoes
recording of:
Red Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea3:53
2Gonna Lay My Body Down
Sonny Terry3:16
3Too Broke to Spend the Night
assistant engineer:
Sarah Bedingham
engineer:
Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
Greg Rzab (in 1991)
drums (drum set):
Richie Hayward (in 1991)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Buddy Guy (in 1991)
guitar:
Neil Hubbard (in 1991) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1991)
piano:
Mick Weaver (in 1991)
recording of:
Too Broke to Spend the Night (in 1991)
writer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Mic-Shau Music Co. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Buddy Guy4:58
4Is It Me or Is It You
Kenn Lending3:05
5Woman
recording of:
W-O-M-A-N
lyricist:
Dorothy Hawkins (singer), Etta James, Abbye Mallory and Jean Mitchell
composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
version of:
I’m a Man
Etta James13:13
6Roll Me Baby
Big Joe Turner8:03
7Night Owl BluesThe Lovin’ Spoonful42:54
8I Guess I Showed Her
The Robert Cray Band3:45
9Going Home
Muddy Waters2:33
10Anything for Your Love
Johnny Winter3:53
11Can't Let Her Go
Robben Ford5:31
12Nightlife
B.B. King4:23
13She's a Woman
engineer:
Denim Bridges
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
guitar:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
instrumental cover recording of:
She’s a Woman
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Jeff Beck4:38
14What's Love Got to Do With ItTina Turner3:47
15To Know You Is to Love You
keyboard:
Stevie Wonder
cover recording of:
To Know You Is to Love You (1970s song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright)
writer:
Syreeta Wright (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
B.B. King58:38
16Congo SquareJohn Mayall4:35
17Roadbuster
recording of:
Roadbuster
writer:
Gerry Chapman and Danny McCulloch
McCulloch’s “The Animals”4:09
4CD
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1Play It Cool
Kenn Lending Blues Band6:06
2What Was It You Wanted
live recording of:
What Was It You Wanted
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
Bob Dylan4:50
3I Like to Live the Love
guest performer:
Bobby “Blue” Bland
recording of:
I Like to Live the Love
writer:
Dave Crawford (US soul songwriter, keyboard player, singer & producer) and Charles Mann (US soul singer)
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc.
B.B. King5:58
4Out of the Rain
cover recording of:
Out of the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
Joe Cocker4:37
5Smoking Gun
Robert Cray7:15
6Revelation
Robben Ford6:24
7Most of the Time
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional mixer:
Malcolm Burn
mixer:
Malcolm Burn and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Hall (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer)
guitar:
Bob Dylan and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Malcolm Burn
percussion:
Cyril Neville
vocals:
Bob Dylan
recording of:
Most of the Time
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan (on 1989-04-12, on 1990-03-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
Bob Dylan3.55:04
8Life Beyond the Sky
engineer:
Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
recording of:
Life Beyond the Sky (from 1990-01 until 1990-02)
writer:
Jeff Healey, Joe Rockman and Tom Stephen (drummer and manager of The Jeff Healey Band)
Jeff Healey4:56
9Always Gonna Love You
Gary Moore4:19
10Spy Vs. Spy
Dr. Feelgood3:16
11Delta Lady ('96 version)
recording of:
Delta Lady (in 1996)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Reservoir 416 and Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc.
adaptations:
Fille de la nuit
Joe Cocker3:17
12Change the World
recording engineer:
Guy Charbonneau
sound engineer:
Robert Collins (engineer)
additional engineer:
Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer) and Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
assistant engineer:
Charlie Bouis
producer:
Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
assistant mixer:
Tom Bender (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
acoustic bass guitar:
Nathan East
acoustic guitar:
Eric Clapton and Andy Fairweather‐Low
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
Hammond organ:
Billy Preston
keyboard:
David Sancious
background vocals:
Nathan East, Andy Fairweather‐Low and David Sancious
vocals:
Eric Clapton
recorded at:
Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 2001-08-18)
mixed at:
Barking Doctor Recording in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Change the World (on 2001-08-18)
writer:
Gordon Kennedy (US country/bluegrass songwriter/musician), Wayne Kirkpatrick (American songwriter, musician and producer) and Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
publisher:
Magic Beans Music, Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing (ASCAP), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Eric Clapton6:17
13Corinna
producer:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
bass:
Gary Gilmore (Bassist, not the criminal) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
harmonica and steel guitar and lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician) (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
piano:
Al Kooper (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
brass arranger:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recording of:
Corinna (from 1968-05 until 1968-10)
writer:
Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis and Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Taj Mahal32:59
14I Can't Quit You Baby
recording engineer:
Vic Maile
executive producer:
Peter Grant (English manager, notably of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, and The Yardbirds among others)
producer:
Jimmy Page
mixer:
Stuart Epps
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (on 1970-01-09)
drums (drum set):
John Bonham (on 1970-01-09)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Page (on 1970-01-09)
vocals:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) (on 1970-01-09)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-01-09)
mixed at:
Sol Studios (The Sol) in Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby (on 1970-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Led Zeppelin3.754:18
15I Can't Stand the Rain
engineer and mixer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Terry Britten
drums (drum set):
Graham Broad
guitar:
Terry Britten
keyboard:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
lead vocals:
Tina Turner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Mayfair Studios (England) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Can’t Stand the Rain
writer:
Don Bryant (R&B singer/songwriter), Bernard Miller (US 1970s songwriter) and Ann Peebles
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing (in 1977)
Tina Turner33:42
16Look Away
Johnny Winter6:00
5CD
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1Howling
recording of:
Howlin’
writer:
Danny McCulloch
McCulloch’s “The Animals”4:50
2Shooting Star
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional mixer:
Malcolm Burn
mixer:
Malcolm Burn and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
bass:
Tony Hall (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Willie Green (drummer)
guitar:
Brian Stoltz
guitar and harmonica:
Bob Dylan
omnichord:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
vocals:
Bob Dylan
recording of:
Shooting Star
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
Bob Dylan3.53:09
3Foul Play
The Robert Cray Band4:26
4What Good Am I
recording engineer:
Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
additional mixer:
Malcolm Burn
mixer:
Malcolm Burn and Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
guitar and piano:
Bob Dylan
keyboard [mercy keys] and other instruments:
Malcolm Burn
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
vocals:
Bob Dylan
recording of:
What Good Am I?
lyricist:
Bob Dylan (from 1988 until 1989-03)
composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1989-03)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Special Rider Music (from 1989 to present)
Bob Dylan4.354:43
5Down by the Jetty Blues
Dr. Feelgood5:51
6Three O'Clock Blues
cover recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:47
7Boogie at Russian Hill
John Lee Hooker4:33
8Broken Hearted
Roy Thompson2:28
9Down the Road
Chuck Ambon2:57
10Gonna Have a Party
Gene Hill4:10
11This Bird Has Flown
Jimmy Barnes4:29
12We'll Be Together
Ronny Shaw4:42
13I Ain't Got Nobody
John Lee Hooker5:16
14Gonna Keep What I Got
Johnny Aspen3:02
15It Ain't the First Time
The Robert Cray Band5:20
16I Don't Wanna Lose You
engineer:
Mike Ging and Tommy Vicari
producer:
Roger Davies (producer), Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1989) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Lose You
writer:
Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
publisher:
Goodsingle Ltd. (publisher), Rondor Music Ltd. (publisher) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Tina Turner2.84:16
17Frisco Queen
recording of:
Frisco Queen
writer:
Danny McCulloch
McCulloch’s “The Animals”4:07
18Getaway
Robben Ford4:11