I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958

~ Release by Bo Diddley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hey Bo Diddley
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Hey! Bo Diddley
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
4.352:13
2Mona
recording of:
Mona
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:22
3Say Boss Man [alternate version - Undubed]
2:39
4Say Boss Man
double bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Say Boss Man
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:33
5Run Diddley Daddy [Early version]
3:44
6Before You Accuse Me
double bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Frank Kirkland
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
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
43:07
7Say Man [alternate version]
2:57
8Say Man
recording of:
Say Man
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:15
9Hush Your Mouth [alternate version]
3:07
10Hush Your Mouth
2:56
11Bo's Guitar
2:35
12Dearest Darling [alternate version]
3:03
13Dearest Darling
recording of:
Dearest Darling
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:54
14The Clock Strikes Twelve
3:01
15Willie and Lillie
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
piano:
Lafayette Leake
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Willie and Lillie
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:18
16Our Love Will Never Go
2:41
17Bo Meets the Monster
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Bo Meets the Monster
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
3:08
18I Love You So [First version]
2:32
19The Great Grandfather
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
The Great Grandfather
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:30
20Crackin' Up
drums (drum set):
Clifton James
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
piano:
Otis Spann
background vocals:
The Carnations (Louisville, KY 1950s-1960s doo-wop group)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Crackin’ Up
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:07
21Don't Let It Go
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Clifton James
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Go
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:45
22I'm Sorry
2:27
23Oh Yea
recording of:
Oh Yeah
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
3:10
24Blues Blues
2:53