The Best of Muddy Waters explained
| The Best of Muddy Waters |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Muddy Waters |
| Cover: | Best of Muddy Waters 1958 Chess Records.jpg |
| Recorded: | Chicago, April 1948 – September 1, 1954 |
| Genre: | Chicago blues |
| Length: | [1] |
| Label: | Chess |
| Producer: | Leonard Chess, Phil Chess |
| Next Title: | Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill" |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
The Best of Muddy Waters is a greatest hits album by Muddy Waters released by Chess Records in April 1958. The twelve songs were originally issued as singles between 1948 and 1954 and most appeared in Billboard magazine's top 10 Rhythm & Blues Records charts.
The album is the first by Waters and the third by Chess on the long playing (or LP record) format.[2] Chess re-sequenced the tracks and re-titled it Sail On for release in February 1969.[3]
The album was re-released on compact disc in 1997 by Chess and MCA Records. The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame inducted it as a "Classic of Blues Recording" in 1983.[4]
Personnel
- Muddy Watersvocals, guitar
- Ernest "Big" Crawfordbass on "Long Distance Call", "Louisiana Blues", "Honey Bee", "I Want You To Love Me", and "I Can't Be Satisfied"
- Willie Dixonbass on "I Just Want To Make Love To You", "I'm Ready", and "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
- Little Walterharmonica on tracks A-1, A-2, A-3, A-6, B-1, B-2, and B-4; guitar on B-5
- Walter "Shakey" Hortonharmonica on B-3 (as credited on LP – Little Walter is the harmonica player on all tracks on this collection where harmonica is present.)
- Jimmy Rogersguitar on tracks A-1, A-4, A-6, B-1, B-3, and B-4
- Otis Spannpiano on A-1, A-6, B-1, B-3, and B-4
- Fred Belowdrums on A-1, A-6, and B-1
- Elgin Evans – washboard on A-3; drums on B-3 and B-4
- Leonard Chessbass drum on B-2 and B-5
- Studs Terkelliner notes
Release history
| Region | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|
| United States | Chess | LP | LP 1427 |
| Worldwide reissue | Chess | LP | LP CH-9255 |
| US | Chess | Cassette | CHC-9255 |
| US | Chess/MCA | CD | CHD-31268 |
| Japan | MCA | CD | UICY-3199 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Chadbourne . Eugene . [{{AllMusic|class=album |id=r108936 |pure_url=yes}} The Best of Muddy Waters [Chess] - Muddy Waters: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 13, 2012].
- Encyclopedia: Howard Mandel . The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues . 2005 . . 0-8230-8266-0 . 176, 182 .
- Chess. Muddy Waters: Chess Box. Muddy Waters. 1989. Box set booklet. Chess/MCA Records. CHD3-80002. 154264537. 26.
- Web site: 1983 Hall of Fame Inductees: The Best of Muddy Waters – Muddy Waters (Chess, 1958). O'Neal. Jim. Jim O'Neal. The Blues Foundation. 1983. February 3, 2018.
