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    Atlantic Blues (Box)

    01/01/1986

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    All Music Guide Review

    At the time of its release, this 83-song collection was one of the bolder efforts by a major label at doing a proper survey of major blues categories. The material ranges from old-style big-band jump blues to the leaner, louder guitar sounds of the '60s and '70s, and isn't limited to artists who cut for Atlantic -- the producers had to license in a certain amount, especially where Chicago blues was concerned .

    Overall, they've done a good job as far as the sheer variety of performers, but trying to summarize any of these areas -- blues vocalists, Chicago blues, guitar blues, or piano blues -- with only 20 tracks on a single CD each is an exercise in futility. It is a place to start if one has the money, however, showing some of the strong points of a lot of key artists, and the sound was also good for its time. This is also a good chance for the neophyte to hear tracks by certain performers -- like Jay McShann and Meade Lux Lewis -- who aren't otherwise represented on easy-to-find major label releases.

    However, there are other releases on the market now (especially Rhino's blues retrospective series) that can make the same claims and are more thorough and ambitious in scope. Additionally, anyone with a little knowledge and the $60 or so that this box can cost might better spend it on some of the more recent compilations devoted to the top artists on this box's roster, like Muddy Waters or Howlin' Wolf. Those, plus some of the other Chess reissues from MCA, will tell one a lot more about Chicago blues than the one or two tracks by each that show up in this set. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

    Atlantic Blues (Box) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Broke Down Engine
  • McTell, Blind Willie
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Broke Down Engine from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 2
  • Shake 'Em on Down
  • McDowell, Mississippi Fred
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Shake 'Em on Down from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 3
  • My Baby Don't Love Me
  • Hooker, John Lee
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for My Baby Don't Love Me from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 4
  • Tall Pretty Woman
  • McGhee, Stick
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Tall Pretty Woman from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 5
  • The Blues Rock
  • Brown, Texas Johnny
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for The Blues Rock from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 6
  • There Goes the Blues
  • Brown, Texas Johnny
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for There Goes the Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 7
  • Bongo Boogie
  • Brown, Texas Johnny
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Bongo Boogie from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 8
  • Two Bones and a Pick
  • Walker, T-Bone
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Two Bones and a Pick from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 9
  • Let Me Know
  • Norris, Chuck
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Let Me Know from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 10
  • Down Through the Years
  • Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones]
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Down Through the Years from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 11
  • Okie Dokie Stomp
  • Dupree, Cornell
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Okie Dokie Stomp from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 12
  • TV Mama
  • Turner, Big Joe [50s]
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for TV Mama from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 13
  • Reconsider Baby
  • King, Al
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Reconsider Baby from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 14
  • Midnight Midnight
  • Baker, Mickey
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Midnight Midnight from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 15
  • I Smell Trouble
  • Turner, Ike and Tina
  • 6:58
  • Sound Clip for I Smell Trouble from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 16
  • Why I Sing the Blues
  • King, B.B.
  • 6:13
  • Sound Clip for Why I Sing the Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 17
  • Crosscut Saw
  • King, Albert
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Crosscut Saw from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 18
  • Born Under a Bad Sign
  • King, Albert
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Born Under a Bad Sign from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 19
  • Shake for Me
  • Hammond, John [1] Jr.
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Shake for Me from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 20
  • Flood Down in Texas
  • Vaughan, Stevie Ray
  • 10:22
  • Sound Clip for Flood Down in Texas from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 21 (2)
  • Yancey Special
  • Yancey, Jimmy
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Yancey Special from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 22 (2)
  • Talkin' Boogie
  • Montgomery, Little Brother
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Talkin' Boogie from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 23 (2)
  • Mournful Blues
  • Yancey, Jimmy
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Mournful Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 24 (2)
  • Salute to Pinetop
  • Yancey, Jimmy
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Salute to Pinetop from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 25 (2)
  • Shave 'Em Dry
  • Yancey, Jimmy
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Shave 'Em Dry from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 26 (2)
  • Frankie and Johnny
  • Dupree, Champion Jack
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Frankie and Johnny from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 27 (2)
  • T.B. Blues
  • Dupree, Champion Jack
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for T.B. Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 28 (2)
  • Strollin'
  • Dupree, Champion Jack
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Strollin' from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 29 (2)
  • Tipitina
  • Professor Longhair
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Tipitina from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 30 (2)
  • Blue Sender
  • VanWalls, Harry
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Blue Sender from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 31 (2)
  • After Midnight
  • VanWalls, Harry
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for After Midnight from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 32 (2)
  • Roll 'Em Pete
  • Turner, Big Joe [50s]
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Roll 'Em Pete from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 33 (2)
  • 'Fore Day Rider
  • McShann, Jay
  • 4:08
  • Sound Clip for 'Fore Day Rider from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 34 (2)
  • My Chile
  • McShann, Jay
  • 4:15
  • Sound Clip for My Chile from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 35 (2)
  • Cow Cow Blues
  • Lewis, Meade Lux
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Cow Cow Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 36 (2)
  • Albert's Blues
  • Lewis, Meade Lux
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Albert's Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 37 (2)
  • Honky Tonk Train Blues
  • Lewis, Meade Lux
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Honky Tonk Train Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 38 (2)
  • Low Society
  • Charles, Ray [1]
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Low Society from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 39 (2)
  • Hey Bartender
  • Dixon, Floyd
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Hey Bartender from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 40 (2)
  • Floyd's Blues
  • Dixon, Floyd
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Floyd's Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 41 (2)
  • After Hours Blues
  • Brown, Texas Johnny
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for After Hours Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 42 (2)
  • Junko Partner
  • Doctor John
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Junko Partner from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 43 (2)
  • I Don't Know
  • Mabon, Willie
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Know from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 44 (3)
  • Suitcase Blues
  • Wallace, Sippie
  • 4:28
  • Sound Clip for Suitcase Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 45 (3)
  • Trouble in Mind
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Trouble in Mind from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 46 (3)
  • In the Evening
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for In the Evening from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 47 (3)
  • Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
  • Baker, LaVern
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer) from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 48 (3)
  • How Long Blues
  • Yancey, Mama
  • 4:35
  • Sound Clip for How Long Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 49 (3)
  • Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
  • Turner, Big Joe [50s]
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 50 (3)
  • I've Got That Feelin'
  • Green, Lillian "Lil"
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for I've Got That Feelin' from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 51 (3)
  • Every Time
  • Green, Lillian "Lil"
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Every Time from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 52 (3)
  • Destination Love
  • Harris, Wynonie
  • 1:50
  • Sound Clip for Destination Love from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 53 (3)
  • Tell a Whale of a Tale
  • Harris, Wynonie
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Tell a Whale of a Tale from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 54 (3)
  • Rain Is a Bringdown
  • Brown, Ruth
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Rain Is a Bringdown from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 55 (3)
  • Nothing Stays the Same Forever
  • Mayfield, Percy
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for Nothing Stays the Same Forever from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 56 (3)
  • River's Invitation
  • Taylor, Ted
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for River's Invitation from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 57 (3)
  • Just Like a Fish
  • Phillips, Esther
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Just Like a Fish from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 58 (3)
  • Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
  • Clay, Otis
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Pouring Water on a Drowning Man from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 59 (3)
  • Did You Ever Love a Woman
  • Thomas, Rufus
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Did You Ever Love a Woman from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 60 (3)
  • Baby Girl, Pts. 1 & 2
  • Turner, Titus
  • 4:53
  • Sound Clip for Baby Girl, Pts. 1 & 2 from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 61 (3)
  • Ain't That Lovin' You
  • Bland, Bobby
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Ain't That Lovin' You from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 62 (3)
  • It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted
  • Copeland, Johnny
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 63 (3)
  • Cheatin' Woman
  • Holmes, Eldridge
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Cheatin' Woman from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 64 (3)
  • I Had a Dream
  • Taylor, Johnnie
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for I Had a Dream from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 65 (3)
  • Takin' Another Man's Place
  • Franklin, Aretha
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Takin' Another Man's Place from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 66 (3)
  • It's a Hang Up Baby
  • Hill, Z.Z.
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for It's a Hang Up Baby from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 67 (4)
  • Chicago Blues
  • Jones, Johnny [1]
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Chicago Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 68 (4)
  • Poor Man's Plea
  • Guy, Buddy
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Poor Man's Plea from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 69 (4)
  • My Baby She Left Me (She Left Me a Mule to Ride)
  • Guy, Buddy
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for My Baby She Left Me (She Left Me a Mule to Ride) from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 70 (4)
  • T-Bone Shuffle
  • Guy, Buddy
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for T-Bone Shuffle from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 71 (4)
  • I Wonder Why
  • King, Freddie
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for I Wonder Why from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 72 (4)
  • Play It Cool
  • King, Freddie
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Play It Cool from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 73 (4)
  • Woke up This Morning
  • King, Freddie
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Woke up This Morning from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 74 (4)
  • Gambler's Blues
  • Rush, Otis
  • 5:39
  • Sound Clip for Gambler's Blues from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 75 (4)
  • Feel So Bad
  • Rush, Otis
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Feel So Bad from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 76 (4)
  • Reap What You Sow
  • Rush, Otis
  • 4:53
  • Sound Clip for Reap What You Sow from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 77 (4)
  • Highway 49
  • Howlin' Wolf
  • 5:00
  • Sound Clip for Highway 49 from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 78 (4)
  • Honey Bee
  • Waters, Muddy
  • 5:09
  • Sound Clip for Honey Bee from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 79 (4)
  • Wang Dang Doodle
  • Taylor, Koko
  • 6:10
  • Sound Clip for Wang Dang Doodle from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 80 (4)
  • Dust My Broom
  • Shines, Johnny
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Dust My Broom from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 81 (4)
  • Please Send Me Someone to Love
  • Allison, Luther
  • 7:21
  • Sound Clip for Please Send Me Someone to Love from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 82 (4)
  • Walking the Dog
  • Johnson, Luther "Guitar Jr."
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Walking the Dog from Atlantic Blues (Box)


  • 83 (4)
  • I Feel So Good
  • Hutto, J.B.
  • 5:13
  • Sound Clip for I Feel So Good from Atlantic Blues (Box)


    • Credits of Atlantic Blues (Box)

    • Eric Clapton
    • Guitar, Bottleneck Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer


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