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    04/15/2003

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    All Music Guide Review

    Collectables' Best of Vee-Jay Blues is a five-CD box set combining the previously issued single discs from that series. While Vee Jay was initially known as a doo wop and gospel label, the electric blues they recorded in the late '50s and early '60s gave the legendary Chess Records serious competition. Each disc contains 20 tracks, including hits of the era by Billy Boy Arnold ("I Wish You Would"), John Lee Hooker ("Boom Boom"), and Jimmy Reed ("Bright Lights, Big City"). The classic material is combined with more obscure, but no less enjoyable, tracks by Morris Pejoe, Joe Buckner, Camille Howard, and Lee Diamond. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • You Don't Have to Go
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 3:07
  • 2
  • I Wish You Would
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:41
  • 3
  • Ain't Times Hard
  • Jones, Floyd
  • 3:06
  • 4
  • Strange Girl
  • McKinley, L.C.
  • 3:08
  • 5
  • She Don't Want Me No More
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:35
  • 6
  • Hurt My Feelings
  • Pejoe, Morris
  • 3:27
  • 7
  • Bad Boy
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 3:03
  • 8
  • Wheel and Deal
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:32
  • 9
  • Oop de Oop
  • Phillips, Earl
  • 2:48
  • 10
  • Found My Baby
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:47
  • 11
  • I Was Fooled
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:50
  • 12
  • Cinemascope Baby
  • McClam, Pro
  • 2:57
  • 13
  • School Days on My Mind
  • Jones, Floyd
  • 3:13
  • 14
  • She's Five Feet Three
  • McKinley, L.C.
  • 2:49
  • 15
  • You're Gonna Need Me
  • Pejoe, Morris
  • 2:32
  • 16
  • Recession
  • 2:42
  • 17
  • Nothing But Love
  • Phillips, Earl
  • 3:15
  • 18
  • Unfriendly Woman
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:53
  • 19
  • I'm So Satisfied
  • McKinley, L.C.
  • 2:42
  • 20
  • I'm Gonna Run You
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:31
  • 21 (2)
  • Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:14
  • 22 (2)
  • Lonely
  • McKinley, L.C.
  • 2:59
  • 23 (2)
  • Dimples
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:11
  • 24 (2)
  • Big Town Playboy
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 2:59
  • 25 (2)
  • I Ain't Got You
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:14
  • 26 (2)
  • Hands Off
  • 2:47
  • 27 (2)
  • The Telephone Is Ringing
  • Crayton, Pee Wee
  • 2:52
  • 28 (2)
  • One More Mile
  • 2:39
  • 29 (2)
  • Come on Baby
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:37
  • 30 (2)
  • Any Old Lonesome Day
  • Jones, Floyd
  • 2:57
  • 31 (2)
  • Business Woman
  • Howard, Camille
  • 3:23
  • 32 (2)
  • Someone to Love Me
  • Pryor, Snooky
  • 2:30
  • 33 (2)
  • A Frosty Night
  • Crayton, Pee Wee
  • 3:05
  • 34 (2)
  • Baby, Don't Say No More
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:33
  • 35 (2)
  • Trouble Blues
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:45
  • 36 (2)
  • Down With It
  • McKinley, L.C.
  • 2:52
  • 37 (2)
  • Ride 'Em on Down
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 2:55
  • 38 (2)
  • Don't Stay Out All Night
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:51
  • 39 (2)
  • Floyd's Blues
  • Jones, Floyd
  • 3:05
  • 40 (2)
  • I Don't Go for That
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:42
  • 41 (3)
  • It Hurts Me Too
  • James, Elmore
  • 3:04
  • 42 (3)
  • You've Got Me Dizzy
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:53
  • 43 (3)
  • Crawlin' Black Spider
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:44
  • 44 (3)
  • Here's My Picture
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:10
  • 45 (3)
  • You'll Always Have a Home
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 2:35
  • 46 (3)
  • Every Woman I Know
  • Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
  • 2:42
  • 47 (3)
  • Going Back Home
  • Williams, Big Joe Trio
  • 2:50
  • 48 (3)
  • I'm So Worried
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 3:12
  • 49 (3)
  • Honey, Don't Let Me Go
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:40
  • 50 (3)
  • Judgment Day
  • Pryor, Snooky
  • 2:45
  • 51 (3)
  • Coming Home
  • James, Elmore
  • 2:27
  • 52 (3)
  • You've Got Me Wrong
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:38
  • 53 (3)
  • I Love You Baby
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:45
  • 54 (3)
  • Rosie Mae
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:46
  • 55 (3)
  • The Twelve Year Old Boy
  • James, Elmore
  • 3:05
  • 56 (3)
  • Baby Left Town
  • Williams, Big Joe Trio
  • 2:35
  • 57 (3)
  • Tie It Down
  • Crayton, Pee Wee
  • 3:12
  • 58 (3)
  • You Tried to Ruin Me
  • Pryor, Snooky
  • 2:00
  • 59 (3)
  • My Heart Is Crying
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:09
  • 60 (3)
  • Honey Where You Going
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 3:10
  • 61 (4)
  • Baby, What You Want Me to Do
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:27
  • 62 (4)
  • This Time I'm Through
  • Memphis Slim
  • 2:29
  • 63 (4)
  • I Love You Honey
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:34
  • 64 (4)
  • I Found My Peace of Mind
  • Crayton, Pee Wee
  • 2:27
  • 65 (4)
  • Rockinitis
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:41
  • 66 (4)
  • Cry for Me Baby
  • James, Elmore
  • 2:45
  • 67 (4)
  • Looking for Trouble
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 2:27
  • 68 (4)
  • Stroll on Little Girl
  • Memphis Slim
  • 2:40
  • 69 (4)
  • Blues Get Off My Shoulder
  • Parker, Bobby
  • 2:58
  • 70 (4)
  • I'm Gonna Love You
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 1:59
  • 71 (4)
  • You Know I Love You
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:28
  • 72 (4)
  • What's the Matter
  • Memphis Slim
  • 2:23
  • 73 (4)
  • Take Me Where You Go
  • James, Elmore
  • 2:19
  • 74 (4)
  • Mama Loochie
  • Diamond, Lee
  • 2:16
  • 75 (4)
  • You Never Miss the Water
  • Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
  • 2:21
  • 76 (4)
  • Prisoner's Plea
  • Arnold, Billy Boy
  • 2:49
  • 77 (4)
  • Fiddle Dee Dee
  • Crayton, Pee Wee
  • 2:51
  • 78 (4)
  • I'm Gonna Get My Baby
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:39
  • 79 (4)
  • Elmore's Contribution to Jazz
  • James, Elmore
  • 2:18
  • 80 (4)
  • You've Taken My Woman
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:26
  • 81 (5)
  • Boom Boom
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:32
  • 82 (5)
  • Bright Lights, Big City
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:46
  • 83 (5)
  • I'm a Woman
  • Kittrell, Christine
  • 2:35
  • 84 (5)
  • Just a Little Bit
  • Gordon, Rosco
  • 2:08
  • 85 (5)
  • You're So Hard to Please
  • Cobbs, Willie
  • 2:39
  • 86 (5)
  • Do What I Say
  • Lenoir, J.B.
  • 2:01
  • 87 (5)
  • I'm Sitting Here
  • Taylor, Eddie
  • 2:48
  • 88 (5)
  • Going Home Tomorrow
  • Little Richard
  • 3:10
  • 89 (5)
  • Crying for My Baby
  • Burrage, Harold
  • 2:15
  • 90 (5)
  • No Shoes
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:25
  • 91 (5)
  • Big Boss Man
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:50
  • 92 (5)
  • Kansas City
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy
  • 2:16
  • 93 (5)
  • Somebody's Stealing My Love
  • Hunter, Ivory Joe
  • 2:49
  • 94 (5)
  • You Don't Love Me
  • Cobbs, Willie
  • 2:38
  • 95 (5)
  • What You Do to Me
  • Gordon, Rosco
  • 2:48
  • 96 (5)
  • Come Back Baby
  • Jackson, Jerry "Count"
  • 2:19
  • 97 (5)
  • It's Nobody's Fault
  • Kittrell, Christine
  • 1:49
  • 98 (5)
  • Oh Baby
  • Lenoir, J.B.
  • 2:12
  • 99 (5)
  • I'm the Man Down There
  • Reed, Jimmy [1]
  • 2:59
  • 100 (5)
  • Big Legs, Tight Skirt
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:15

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