Plug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues: The Definitive Collection! Part 4: 1970–2005

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Something Strange Is Goin’ On in My House
Ted Taylor2:51
2I Can’t Get Next to You
recorded at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Next to You
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Al Green4.253:45
3Big Leg Woman (With a short short Mini Skirt)
Israel 'Popper Stopper' Tolbert3:16
4Get Your Lie Straight
Bill Coday2:57
5Don’t Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Pay for His Mistakes
composer:
Arzell Hill
Z.Z. Hill2:53
6A Nickel and a Nail
O.V. Wright3:40
7Chicken Heads
Bobby Rush2:32
8Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Pt. 1)
Little Johnny Taylor3:16
9Drowning in the Sea of Love
producer:
Gamble-Huff
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Drowning in the Sea of Love (in 1971)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Assorted Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Joe Simon53:21
10Joey
Little Beaver3:41
11That’s What Love Will Make You Do
Little Milton3:55
12Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
recording of:
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
writer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer) and Timothy Matthews
publisher:
South Memphis Music and South Memphis Music Inc.
Ann Peebles2:25
13I’ll Play the Blues for You
Albert King3:37
14A Man Size Job
Denise LaSalle2:48
15Your Time to Cry
Bettye LaVette3:13
16It’s Hard Going Up (But Twice as Hard Coming Down)
Little Sonny3:53
17To Know You Is to Love You
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. King8:33
18Cheaper to Keep Her
Johnnie Taylor3:28
19Let’s Straighten It Out
Latimore5:13
20I Wouldn’t Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)
Bobby Bland3:17
21Take Me to the River
Syl Johnson3:05
22Turning Point
Tyrone Davis4:24
23Ain’t That a Bitch
producer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
arranger:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
recording of:
Ain't That a Bitch
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny Guitar Watson4:56
24(You Are My) Leanin’ Tree
Artie “Blues Boy” White3:25
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1The Thrill Is Gone
recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (1951 blues song)
writer:
Roy Hawkins (in 1951) and Rick Darnell (in 1951)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Grosvenor House Music, Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc., Pamco Music Inc., Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King5:23
2Memory Pain
Johnny Winter5:27
3Going Down
Freddie King3:21
4Homework
recording of:
Homework
J. Geils Band2:45
5Right Place, Wrong Time
recording of:
Right Place, Wrong Time
writer:
Otis Rush
Otis Rush5:24
6Give Me Back My Wig
Hound Dog Taylor3:34
7Stoop Down Baby
recording of:
Stoop Down Baby (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Chick Willis
Chick Willis4:27
8Should’ve Learnt My Lesson
Rory Gallagher3:35
9After Hours
Roy Buchanan6:15
10Your Love Is Like a Cancer
Son Seals4:34
11Stealin’ Watermelons
The Elvin Bishop Group2:57
12Luther’s Blues
Luther Allison6:20
13Boogie Thing
The James Cotton Band3:18
14La Grange
engineer:
Robin Gibb, Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and Robin Brian
producer:
Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top)
mixer and editor:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Dusty Hill
drums (drum set):
Rube Beard (ZZ Top drummer)
electric guitar, guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Gibbons
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Brian studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States and Robin Hood Studios in Tyler, Texas, United States
recording of:
La Grange
writer:
Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer), Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill
publisher:
Hamstein Music Company (publisher), Music of Stage Three, Songs of Mosaic and Stage Three Songs
is based on:
Boogie Chillen’
ZZ Top4.653:52
15Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Fenton Robinson2:56
16The Train I Ride
Junior Wells5:04
17Before You Accuse Me
Delbert McClinton3:06
18Runaway
Bonnie Raitt3:55
19Hey Bartender
assistant engineer:
Eddie B. Flick (engineer)
engineer:
Freddie Breitberg
producer:
Bruce Iglauer, Richard McLeese and Koko Taylor
bass guitar [bass]:
Cornelius "Mule" Boyson
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Vince Chappelle
guitar:
Sammy Lawhorn and Johnny B. Moore
harmonica:
Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds (Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Pinetop Perkins
saxophone [sax]:
Abb Locke
vocals:
Koko Taylor
recorded at:
Mantra Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
Hey Bartender
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Dixon
Koko Taylor2:53
20Duke’s Blues
Roomful of Blues4:21
21Bad Dream
Eddy Clearwater5:00
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1Rock This House
Hollywood Fats Band4:38
2Brick
Albert Collins4:35
3Down Home Blues
Z.Z. Hill5:03
4Claim Jumper
Johnny Copeland3:32
5Dollar Got the Blues
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown4:37
6Bad to the Bone
engineer:
Paul Mufson and John Nagy
assistant producer:
Ken Irwin and John Nagy
producer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer) and The Delaware Destroyers (George Thorogood & the Destroyers)
mixer:
Ken Irwin, Paul Mufson, John Nagy, George Thorogood and Terry Manning (US recording engineer) (in 1992)
bass:
Bill Blough (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Simon (from 1981 until 1982)
guitar and lead vocals:
George Thorogood (from 1981 until 1982)
keyboard:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member) (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Ian Stewart (piano/keyboard, Rolling Stones member)
saxophone:
Hank Carter (Hank "Hurricane" Carter) (from 1981 until 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Dimension Sound in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
mixed at:
The Mixing Lab in Newton, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Bad to the Bone (from 1981 until 1982)
lyricist and composer:
George Thorogood
publisher:
Del Sound Music
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4.354:49
7Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble3:39
8Don’t Take Advantage of Me
Lonnie Brooks4:20
9Tuff Enuff
The Fabulous Thunderbirds3:20
10Smoking Gun
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
guitar:
Robert Cray
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smoking Gun
writer:
Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray
Robert Cray44:07
11Cold Is the Night
Joe Louis Walker4:11
12Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues
Buddy Guy4:25
13Your Love Is Real
Robert Ward3:02
14Red Beans
Snooks Eaglin53:53
15All Night Long
recording engineer:
Bruce Watson (member of Big Country) and Bruce Watson (Sound engineer and producer) (in 1992)
assistant producer:
Randall Lyon
producer:
Robert Palmer (music critic and producer)
mixer:
Robert Norris and Robert Palmer (music critic and producer)
bass guitar:
Garry Burnside
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kenny Malone (American blues drummer Kenny Kimbrough)
guitar:
Junior Kimbrough
vocals:
Junior Kimbrough
recorded at:
Junior's Place in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States
mixed at:
Quad Recording in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
All Night Long
writer:
Junior Kimbrough
Junior Kimbrough & The Soul Blues Boys5:51
16Old Black Mattie
R.L. Burnside4:10
17Robert Nighthawk Stomp (live)
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters3:14
18Bad Love
Luther Allison6:24
19Backup Man
Arthur Adams3:48
20Check My Pulse
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops4:16