The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs 1951-62

~ Release by Howlin’ Wolf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Come to Me Baby
2:24
2Don't Mess With My Baby
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1955-03)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1955-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1955-03) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1955-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1955-03)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1955-03)
recording of:
Don't Mess With My Baby (in 1955-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:38
3Smokestack Lightnin'
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
53:06
4You Can't Be Beat
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1956-01)
recording of:
You Can't Be Beat (in 1956-01)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:08
5I Asked for Water
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) (on 1956-07-19)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:51
6So Glad
22:09
7Goin' Back Home
2:41
8My Life
recording of:
My Life
3:07
9Somebody in My Home
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Somebody in My Home (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:22
10Nature
2:47
11Poor Boy
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Poor Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:32
12Sittin' on Top of the World
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957-12)
double bass:
Alfred Elkins (in 1957-12)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1957-12)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957-12) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (in 1957-12)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1957-12)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1957-12)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (in 1957-12)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
2:33
13I Didn't Know
recording of:
I Didn't Know
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:25
14Moaning for My Baby
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1958-04-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1958-04-03) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer) (on 1958-04-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1958-04-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1958-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Adolph "Billy" Duncan (on 1958-04-03)
recording of:
Moanin' for My Baby (on 1958-04-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:49
15I'm Leaving You
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1959-03)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1959-03)
guitar:
L.D. McGhee (in 1959-03) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1959-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1959-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1959-03)
recording of:
I'm Leavin' You (in 1959-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:55
16Change My Way
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1958-09)
guitar:
L.D. McGhee (in 1958-09) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1958-09)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1958-09)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1958-09)
recording of:
Change My Way (in 1958-09)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
3:31
17Howlin' Blues
2:46
18I Better Go Now
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1958-03)
drums (drum set):
S.P. Leary (in 1958-03)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1958-03)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1958-03)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1958-03)
tenor saxophone:
Abb Locke (in 1958-03)
recording of:
I Better Go Now (in 1958-03)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:44
19I've Been Abused
recording of:
I've Been Abused
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:16
20Mister Airplane Man
recording of:
Mr. Airplane Man
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:43
21You Gonna Wreck My Life
recording of:
You Gonna Wreck My Life
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
version of:
No Place to Go
2:51
22The Natchez Burning
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-07-19)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1956-07-19)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1956-07-19) and Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers (on 1956-07-19)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1956-07-19)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1956-07-19)
recording of:
The Natchez Burnin’ (on 1956-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
2:11
23Who's Been Talking
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Who’s Been Talkin’ (on 1957-06-24)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:23
24Tell Me
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1957-06-24)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1957-06-24) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1957-06-24)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (on 1957-06-24)
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
recording of:
Tell Me (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Burnett
2:57
25Spoonful
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 219)
recording of:
Spoonful (in 1960-06)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
52:46
26Howlin' for My Baby
recording of:
Howlin' for My Darlin' (Howlin' for My Baby)
composer:
Chester Burnett and Willie Dixon
cover recording of:
Howlin’ for My Baby
composer:
Willie Dixon
2:35
27Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960-06)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below (in 1960-06)
guitar:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) (in 1960-06) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1960-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
piano:
Otis Spann (in 1960-06)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1960-06)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (in 1960-06)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
2:22
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