The Best of Muddy Waters
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 format. Chess re-sequenced the tracks and re-titled it Sail On for release in February 1969.
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.Track listing
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
- 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
