This 18-track sampler from Bullseye Blues runs through a spate of 1996-1997 vintage releases to cobble together a nice selection from some of the label's better-known artists. Kicking off with the Persuasions' "Life Is Like a Ballgame" (in keeping with the baseball cover art motif), selected highlights from Smokin' Joe Kubek ("Can't See for Lookin'"), Magic Dick & Jay Geils & Bluestime ("Hot Leftover No. 1" and "Hot Leftover No. 3"), Eddy Clearwater ("Mean Case of the Blues"), Ruth Brown and Johnny Adams ("I Don't Know"), Jumpin' Johnny Sansone ("The Talkin' Is Over [The Walkin' Has Begun]"), and Pat Boyack and the Prowlers ("Longwailin'") make this a cut above your garden-variety independent blues label sampler. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
New Blues Hits Track Listing
Credits of New Blues Hits
- Matt McCabe
- Piano
- Sugar Ray Norcia
- Harmonica, Vocals
- Derek O'Brien
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Riley Osbourne
- Organ
- Michael Peavy
- Saxophone
- George Porter, Jr.
- Bass
- Shannon Powell
- Drums
- Carl Querfurth
- Trombone, Producer
- Red Rails
- Saxophone
- Steve Ramsay
- Percussion, Drums
- Steve Riggs
- Bass
- John Rossi
- Drums
- Joe Russell
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bill "Foots" Samuel
- Sax (Baritone), Horn Arrangements
- Jamil Sharif
- Trumpet
- James Singleton
- Bass
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Organ (Hammond)
- Lester Snell
- Keyboards
- Jerry Soto
- Keyboards
- Jim Spake
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Jim Starboard
- Drums
- Scott Thompson
- Trumpet
- Michael Toles
- Guitar
- John Mambo Trenor
- Washboard
- Archie Turner
- Keyboards
- Chris Vachon
- Guitar
- Jayotis Washington
- Sax (Tenor)
- Michelle Willson
- Vocals, Performer
- Smokey Wilson
- Guitar, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocals, Performer
- Lee Allen Zeno
- Bass
- Pat Boyack
- Guitar, Assistant Producer, Performer
- Tommy Hill
- Drums
- Mashaa
- Vocals (Background)
- Lannie McMIllian
- Saxophone
- Raymond Weber
- Drums
- Mark Hays
- Drums
- Tutu Jones
- Guitar, Rhythm Arrangements, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Performer, Horn Arrangements, Vocals, Drums
- Nancy Given
- Design
- Ed Petersen
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rob Nelson
- Guitar
- B.E. Smith
- Drums
- Alyssa Jaquelyn
- Vocals (Background)
- Dave Knopf
- Bass
- Dave Merullo
- Mastering
- Oliver Mowat
- Piano
- Rick Olivarez
- Guitar
- Marvin Washington
- Organ (Hammond)
- Linny Nance
- Strings, DX-7
- Christole Jones
- Bass, Fender Rhodes
- Mark Wydra
- Guitar
- Michael Ward
- Bass
- Steve Williams
- Guitar
- Steve Potts
- Drums
- Jerry Miller
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Don Bennett
- Bass
- The Memphis Horns
- Horn, Horn Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
- Willie Mitchell
- Arranger, Producer
- Jerry Porter
- Drums
- Jumpin' Johnny Sansone
- Harmonica, Performer, Accordion, Vocals, Producer
- Herlin Riley
- Drums
- Johnny Adams
- Vocals, Performer
- Marty Ballou
- Bass
- Allen Batts
- Keyboards
- Chris Belleau
- Trombone
- Scott Billington
- Producer
- Thomas Bingham
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Andy Breslau
- Producer
- Bertram Brown
- Vocals (Background)
- Porky Cohen
- Trombone, Performer
- Rodney Craig
- Drums
- Magic Dick
- Harmonica, Arranger, Producer, Performer
- Popsy Dixon
- Drums, Vocals
- Charles Elam III
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bob Enos
- Trumpet
- David Farrell
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bobby Forrester
- Piano
- J. Geils
- Guitar, Producer, Performer, Arranger
- Gil T.
- Bass (Electric)
- Ken "Doc" Grace
- Bass
- Leroy Hodges
- Guitar (Bass)
- Sherman Holmes
- Vocals, Wurlitzer
- Wendell Holmes
- Guitar, Vocals
- Wayne Jackson
- Trombone, Trumpet
- Doug James
- Sax (Baritone)
- Paul Jenkins
- Bass
- Jackie Johnson
- Vocals (Background)
- Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer, Producer, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff
- Saxophone, Producer
- Bnois King
- Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Little Jimmy King
- Guitar, Vocals, Performer
- Paul Klemperer
- Saxophone
- Rich Lataille
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Jerry Lawson
- Arranger, Producer, Vocals
- Ron Levy
- Piano, Rhythm Arrangements, Horn Arrangements, Arranger, Organ (Hammond), Producer, Executive Producer
- Andrew Love
- Sax (Tenor)
- The Persuasions
- Performer
- Duke Robillard
- Guitar
- Irma Thomas
- Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Ruth Brown
- Vocals, Performer
- Jimmy Ponder
- Guitar
- David Torkanowsky
- Piano, Organ (Hammond)
- Marcia Ball
- Piano, Vocals, Performer
- Billy Branch
- Harp
- Eddy Clearwater
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Performer
- The Holmes Brothers
- Performer
- Smokin' Joe Kubek
- Guitar, Arranger, Slide Guitar, Performer, ?, Guitar Effects
- Roomful of Blues
- Performer











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