Confessin' the Blues

Overview

Curated and compiled by the Rolling Stones in conjunction with BMG and Universal, the double-disc collection Confessin' the Blues is designed as a benefit for Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation, but for most listeners it'll be an excellent primer on the blues. The 42-track collection leans heavily on electric blues, particularly blues that came out of Chicago, but that's not a big surprise coming from the Stones. Then again, Confessin' the Blues isn't meant to surprise, nor is it designed for blues connoisseurs. Instead, it's a way of spreading the gospel of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, and Robert Johnson, along with several other names of that caliber. For neophytes, this thoughtful collection of blues giants is bound to spark a long love affair with the blues. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2018
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538410457
Rank:	2467

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Rollin' Stone  - Muddy Waters
2. Little Red Rooster (aka The Red Rooster)  - Willie Dixon  -  Howlin' Wolf
3. Boogie Chillen  - Bernard Besman  - John Lee Hooker
4. I Hate to See You Go  - Walter Jacobs  -  Little Walter
5. Little Queenie  - Chuck Berry
6. You Can't Judge a Book by It's Cover  - Bo Diddley  - Willie Dixon
7. Ride 'Em On Down  - Eddie Taylor  - Little Johnny Taylor
8. I'm a King Bee  - Slim Harpo  - James Moore
9. All Your Love  - Samuel Maghett  -  Magic Sam
10. Dust My Broom  - Elmore James  - Robert Johnson  - Sonny Boy Williamson
11. Just Your Fool  - Walter Jacobs  -  Little Walter
12. I Want to Be Loved  - Willie Dixon  - Muddy Waters
13. Key to the Highway  - Big Bill Broonzy  - Charlie Segar
14. Love in Vain Blues  - Robert Johnson
15. You Gotta Move  - Gary Davis  - Mississippi Fred McDowell
16. Bright Lights, Big City  - Jimmy Reed
17. Worried Life Blues  - Big Maceo Merriweather
18. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Pt. 1  - Miles Grayson  - Lermon Horton  - Little Johnny Taylor
19. Commit a Crime [1991 Chess Box Version]  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
20. I Can't Quit You Baby  - Willie Dixon  - Otis Rush
21. Confessin' the Blues [Single Version]  - Walter Brown  - Jay McShann

Disc 2

22. Just Like I Treat You  - Willie Dixon  -  Howlin' Wolf
23. I Got to Go  - Walter Jacobs  -  Little Walter
24. Carol  - Chuck Berry
25. Mona  - Bo Diddley  - Ellas McDaniel
26. I Just Want to Make Love to You  - Willie Dixon  - Muddy Waters
27. Blues Before Sunrise  - Leroy Carr  - Elmore James  -  James
28. Bad Boy  - Eddie Taylor  - Little Johnny Taylor
29. Boogie Children  -  Boy Blue  - Roland Hayes
30. Little Rain  - Ewart Abner  - Jimmy Reed
31. Stop Breakin' Down Blues  - Robert Johnson
32. The Prodigal Son  - Reverend Robert Wilkins
33. Hoodoo Blues  - Otis Hicks  -  Lightnin' Slim  - Jerry West
34. Don't Stay Out All Night  - Billy Boy Arnold
35. Crawdad.  - Bo Diddley  - Ellas McDaniel
36. Suzie Q  - Eleanor Broadwater  - Dale Hawkins  - Stan Lewis
37. Down the Road Apiece  - Amos Milburn  - Don Raye
38. Little Baby  - Willie Dixon  -  Howlin' Wolf
39. Blue and Lonesome  - Walter Jacobs  -  Little Walter
40. Rock Me Baby  - Melvin "Li'l" Son Jackson  - B.B. King
41. Damn Right I Got the Blues  - Buddy Guy
42. Mannish Boy  - Mel London  - Ellas McDaniel  - McKinley Morganfield  - Muddy Waters

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Robert Johnson   Primary Artist
Little Walter   Primary Artist
Mississippi Fred McDowell   Primary Artist
Buddy Guy   Primary Artist
Big Maceo   Primary Artist
Lightnin' Slim   Primary Artist
Jay McShann   Primary Artist
Walter Brown   Primary Artist
Little Johnny Taylor   Primary Artist
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist
Reverend Robert Wilkins   Primary Artist
Eddie Taylor   Primary Artist
Elmore James   Primary Artist
Magic Sam   Primary Artist
Chuck Berry   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Primary Artist
Bo Diddley   Primary Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist
Big Maceo Merriweather   Primary Artist
Jimmy Reed   Primary Artist
Boy Blue   Primary Artist
Billy Boy Arnold   Primary Artist
Elmore James and the Broom Dusters   Primary Artist
Muddy Waters   Primary Artist
Dale Hawkins   Primary Artist
Amos Milburn   Primary Artist
Big Bill Broonzy   Primary Artist
John Lee Hooker   Primary Artist
Otis Rush   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Samuel Maghett   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Mississippi Fred McDowell   Composer
Buddy Guy   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Eleanor Broadwater   Composer
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson   Composer
Otis V. Hicks   Composer
Melvin Jackson   Composer
Ian Bennett   Project Coordinator
Sara Meneghini   Project Coordinator
Reverend Robert Wilkins   Composer
Jay McShann   Composer
Walter Brown   Composer
Leroy Carr   Composer
Little Johnny Taylor   Composer
Robert Wilkins   Composer
Joe Waghorn   Design,Art Direction
Colin Larkin   Liner Notes
Elmore James   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Charles Segar   Composer
Lermon Horton   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Ewart Abner   Composer
Eddie Taylor   Composer
Roland Hayes   Composer
Ron Wood   Typeface,Cover Art,Sleeve Art
Bernard Besman   Composer
Big Maceo Merriweather   Composer
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Billy Boy Arnold   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Jerry West   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Miles Grayson   Composer
Rev. Gary Davis   Composer
Otis Hicks   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Dale Hawkins   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
James Moore   Composer
Charlie Segar   Composer
John Lee Hooker   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer