Chess Box (1991)
| Artist: Howlin' Wolf |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Moanin' At Midnight ~ Howlin' Wolf
2. How Many More Years ~ Howlin' Wolf
3. Howlin' Wolf Boogie ~ Howlin' Wolf
4. Wolf Is At Your Door, The ~ Howlin' Wolf
5. Mr. Highway Man ~ Howlin' Wolf
6. Howlin' Wolf Talks, No.1 ~ Howlin' Wolf
7. Bluebird ~ Howlin' Wolf
8. Saddle My Pony ~ Howlin' Wolf
9. Well That's All Right ~ Howlin' Wolf
10. My Last Affair ~ Howlin' Wolf
11. Just My Kind ~ Howlin' Wolf
12. Work For Your Money ~ Howlin' Wolf
13. Mama Died And Left Me ~ Howlin' Wolf
14. All Night Boogie (All Night Long) ~ Howlin' Wolf
15. Streamline Woman ~ Howlin' Wolf
16. Crazy About You Baby ~ Howlin' Wolf
17. You Gonna Wreck My Life (No Place to Go) - (alternate take) ~ Howlin' Wolf
18. Neighbors ~ Howlin' Wolf
19. Howlin' Wolf Talks, No. 2 ~ Howlin' Wolf
20. I'm The Wolf ~ Howlin' Wolf
21. Rockin' Daddy ~ Howlin' Wolf
22. Baby How Long ~ Howlin' Wolf
23. Evil ~ Howlin' Wolf
24. I'll Be Around ~ Howlin' Wolf
25. Forty-Four ~ Howlin' Wolf
26. Who Will Be Next? ~ Howlin' Wolf
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Don't Mess With My Baby ~ Howlin' Wolf
2. Smokestack Lightning ~ Howlin' Wolf
3. You Can't Be Beat ~ Howlin' Wolf
4. Howlin' Wolf Talks, No. 3 ~ Howlin' Wolf
5. I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) ~ Howlin' Wolf
6. Natchez Burning, The ~ Howlin' Wolf
7. Who's Been Talking? ~ Howlin' Wolf
8. Tell Me ~ Howlin' Wolf
9. Sitting on Top of the World ~ Howlin' Wolf
10. I Didn't Know ~ Howlin' Wolf
11. Moanin' for My Baby ~ Howlin' Wolf
12. Change My Way ~ Howlin' Wolf
13. I Better Go Now ~ Howlin' Wolf
14. Howlin' for My Darlin' ~ Howlin' Wolf
15. I've Been Abused ~ Howlin' Wolf
16. Mr. Airplane Man - (previously unreleased, alternate take) ~ Howlin' Wolf
17. Wang Dang Doodle ~ Howlin' Wolf
18. Back Door Man ~ Howlin' Wolf
19. Howlin' Wolf Talks #4 ~ Howlin' Wolf
20. Spoonful ~ Howlin' Wolf
21. Down In The Bottom ~ Howlin' Wolf
22. Shake For Me ~ Howlin' Wolf
23. Red Rooster, The ~ Howlin' Wolf
24. You'll Be Mine ~ Howlin' Wolf
25. Just Like I Treat You ~ Howlin' Wolf
26. I Ain't Superstitious ~ Howlin' Wolf
27. Goin' Down Slow ~ Howlin' Wolf
28. Tail Dragger ~ Howlin' Wolf
Disc 3
Song Title
1. Hidden Charms ~ Howlin' Wolf
2. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy ~ Howlin' Wolf
3. Built For Comfort ~ Howlin' Wolf
4. Love Me Darlin' ~ Howlin' Wolf
5. Killing Floor ~ Howlin' Wolf
6. My Country Sugar Mama ~ Howlin' Wolf
7. Louise ~ Howlin' Wolf
8. I Walked From Dallas ~ Howlin' Wolf
9. Tell Me What I've Done ~ Howlin' Wolf
10. Don't Laugh At Me ~ Howlin' Wolf
11. Ooh Baby (Hold Me) ~ Howlin' Wolf
12. New Crawlin' King Snake ~ Howlin' Wolf
13. My Mind Is Ramblin' ~ Howlin' Wolf
14. Commit A Crime ~ Howlin' Wolf
15. Dust My Broom ~ Howlin' Wolf
16. I'm the Wolf - (previously unreleased) ~ Howlin' Wolf
17. Ain't Goin' Down That Dirt Road - (previously unreleased) ~ Howlin' Wolf
18. Mary Sue ~ Howlin' Wolf
19. Hard Luck ~ Howlin' Wolf
20. Red Rooster, The ~ Howlin' Wolf
21. Moving ~ Howlin' Wolf
Album Notes and Credits
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This, the fifth in the series of Chess boxes, contains 71 tracks sequenced chronologically from 1951-1973. Digitally remastered from original master tapes and 78s, it includes two previously unknown solo acoustic guitar and vocal performances ("Ain't Going Down That Dirt Road" and "I'm the Wolf"), four segments from HOWLIN' WOLF TALKS and 17 tracks either previously unreleased in the US or on LP. |
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Personnel includes: Howlin' Wolf (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Willie Johnson, Hubert Sumlin (guitar); J.T. Brown (tenor saxophone); James Cotton (harmonica); Hosea Lee Kennard, Lafayette Leake, Johnny Jones (piano); Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy (bass); Willie Steele, Sam Lay (drums). |
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28 of the tracks are in stereo, including previously unissued versions of "Killing Floor", "Spoonful" and "I Ain't Superstitious". The package includes a 32-page LP-sized booklet, with 2 sets of liner notes containing a biography, track-by-track annotation, a Chess discography and rare photos. |
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Personnel: Howlin' Wolf (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Willie Dixon (vocals); Eric Clapton, Freddie King, L.D. McGhee, Lee Cooper, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers , Jody Williams, Willie Harris, Willie Johnson, Buddy Guy (guitar); Jeffrey M. Carp, James Cotton (harmonica); Abe Locke, Adolph Duncan, J.T. Brown, Arnold Rogers (tenor saxophone); Donald Hankins (baritone saxophone); L.C. Hubert, Henry Gray, Ike Turner, Hosea Lee Kennard, Lafayette Leake, Otis Spann, Albert Williams (piano); Steve Winwood (organ); Earl Phillips, Fred Below, Junior Blackman, S.P. Leary, Sam Lay, Charlie Watts (drums). |
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Audio Remixers: Andy McKaie; John Strother; Bill Inglot. |
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Liner Note Authors: Dick Shurman; Chris Morris. |
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Recording information: Chicago, IL (1951-1973); Memphis, TN (1951-1973). |
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Photographers: Ray Flerlage; David Gahr; Ernest C. Withers; Frank Scott; Henry Diltz; Peter Lee ; Douglas Fulton; Steve Cushing; Brian Smith . |
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Chester "Howlin' Wolf'" Burnett's razor-like voice was one of the signature sounds of post-war Chicago electric blues, and the three-disc CHESS BOX is the definitive document of his landmark recordings for the label that the Chess brothers made into the ultimate conduit for classic Chicago blues. Though coming from similar stylistic roots to his contemporary Muddy Waters, the Wolf had more of an edge to his sound. Where Muddy came across as a confident, grounded man, Burnett often seemed desperate and slightly crazed, as if he might come unhinged at any moment. The physically huge Burnett was indeed an intimidating presence, and such tracks as "Evil" and "How Many More Years" bear a dark, almost scary aura. The Wolf's monolithic status is further borne out when one considers how many of the songs included here ("Smokestack Lightnin'," "Killing Floor," "Spoonful") were the building blocks for nearly every important US and UK rock band that began in the first half of the 1960s. THE CHESS BOX is an absolutely essential slab of blues history. |
Producer: Andy McKaie; Leonard Chess; Norman Dayron; Phil Chess; Willie Dixon; Andy McKaie (Compilation) |
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Engineer: Doug Schwartz |
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Artist Overview
Charles "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett's menacing, guttural vocals are among the blues' most distinctive sounds. His Chess recordings, including "Smokestack Lightning" and "Little Red Rooster," are landmarks which altered the flow of blues history and helped pave the way for rock 'n' roll. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Howlin' Wolf never really faded away (only to be rediscovered), but continued to tour constantly almost up until his death in 1976 of natural causes. Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Sonny Boy Williamson make up the Holy Trinity of Chicago blues, an electrified, mid-20th century urban genre that profoundly influenced the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and countless others.
Artist Influences
Blind Lemon Jefferson | Blind Willie Johnson | Charley Patton | Robert Johnson | Son House | Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) | T-Bone Walker | Tommy Johnson
Blind Lemon Jefferson | Blind Willie Johnson | Charley Patton | Robert Johnson | Son House | Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) | T-Bone Walker | Tommy Johnson
Artist Contemporaries
Albert King | Andrew "Smokey" Hogg | B.B. King | Bessie Smith | Big Walter Horton | Billy Boy Arnold | Buddy Guy | Bukka White | Buster Brown | Eddie Floyd | Eddie Shaw | Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang | Elmore James | Gene Allison | Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) | Hound Dog Taylor | Hubert Sumlin | Ike Turner | James Cotton (Harmonica) | Jesse Fuller | Jimmy Reed | Jimmy Rogers (Blues) | Jimmy Witherspoon | John Lee Hooker | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | Johnny Shines | Junior Parker | Junior Wells | Larry Williams (Piano/Singer) | Lightnin' Hopkins | Little Walter | Lonnie Johnson | Lowell Fulson | Memphis Slim | Muddy Waters | Otis Rush | Otis Spann | Pat Hare | Rice Miller | Robert Wilkins | Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes | Snooks Eaglin | Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) | The Staple Singers | Willie Dixon
Albert King | Andrew "Smokey" Hogg | B.B. King | Bessie Smith | Big Walter Horton | Billy Boy Arnold | Buddy Guy | Bukka White | Buster Brown | Eddie Floyd | Eddie Shaw | Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang | Elmore James | Gene Allison | Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) | Hound Dog Taylor | Hubert Sumlin | Ike Turner | James Cotton (Harmonica) | Jesse Fuller | Jimmy Reed | Jimmy Rogers (Blues) | Jimmy Witherspoon | John Lee Hooker | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | Johnny Shines | Junior Parker | Junior Wells | Larry Williams (Piano/Singer) | Lightnin' Hopkins | Little Walter | Lonnie Johnson | Lowell Fulson | Memphis Slim | Muddy Waters | Otis Rush | Otis Spann | Pat Hare | Rice Miller | Robert Wilkins | Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes | Snooks Eaglin | Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller) | The Staple Singers | Willie Dixon
Artist Followers
Big Brother & the Holding Company | Blind Faith | Bo Diddley | Bonnie Raitt | Canned Heat | Captain Beefheart | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Cream | Dale Hawkins | Delbert McClinton | Edgar Broughton Band | Eric Clapton | George Bedard | George Thorogood (Vocals/Guitar) | Grateful Dead | Iggy Pop | Ike & Tina Turner | James Cotton (Harmonica) | Jeff Beck | Jethro Tull | Jimi Hendrix | Jimmy Reed | Joe Cocker | Joe Hill Louis | John Mayall | Johnny Shines | Johnny Winter | Junior Kimbrough | Junior Parker | Junior Wells | Led Zeppelin | Little Feat | Lowell George | Magic Sam | Nick Cave | Omar & the Howlers | Otis Rush | Paul Butterfield | Phil Alvin | R.L. Burnside | Roky Erickson | Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes | Rory Gallagher | Roy Buchanan | Ry Cooder | Savoy Brown | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Siegel-Schwall Band | Ten Years After | The Godz (Experimental) | The Nighthawks | The Rolling Stones | Them | Tom Waits
Big Brother & the Holding Company | Blind Faith | Bo Diddley | Bonnie Raitt | Canned Heat | Captain Beefheart | Clarence "Frogman" Henry | Cream | Dale Hawkins | Delbert McClinton | Edgar Broughton Band | Eric Clapton | George Bedard | George Thorogood (Vocals/Guitar) | Grateful Dead | Iggy Pop | Ike & Tina Turner | James Cotton (Harmonica) | Jeff Beck | Jethro Tull | Jimi Hendrix | Jimmy Reed | Joe Cocker | Joe Hill Louis | John Mayall | Johnny Shines | Johnny Winter | Junior Kimbrough | Junior Parker | Junior Wells | Led Zeppelin | Little Feat | Lowell George | Magic Sam | Nick Cave | Omar & the Howlers | Otis Rush | Paul Butterfield | Phil Alvin | R.L. Burnside | Roky Erickson | Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes | Rory Gallagher | Roy Buchanan | Ry Cooder | Savoy Brown | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Siegel-Schwall Band | Ten Years After | The Godz (Experimental) | The Nighthawks | The Rolling Stones | Them | Tom Waits
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Diddley, Bo |
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A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf ~ Various Artists |
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Waters, Muddy |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 11/05/1991 |
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Original Release Date : 1991 |
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Catalog ID : AACHD39332 |
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Label : MCA/Chess |
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Number of Discs : 6 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Mixed |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00076732933220 |
Professional Reviews
Musician (1/92, p.88)
- "..whatever your taste, you'd have to be deaf not to respond to Wolf's Chicago classics..."Moanin' At Midnight" is one of the great moments in audio history.."
- "..whatever your taste, you'd have to be deaf not to respond to Wolf's Chicago classics..."Moanin' At Midnight" is one of the great moments in audio history.."
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