Junior Wells

This quintessential collector’s edition contains 30 remastered studio tracks, consisting of a selection of the sensational early sides Junior Wells made (accompanied by such masters as Muddy Waters, Syl Johnson, Earl Hooker, Willie Dixon, and Otis Spann) for different independent labels, like Profile, Chief and USA Records, between 1953 and 1963. Included here are his most famous and enduring singles: “Messin’ with the Kid”, “Come on in This House”, “Hoodoo Man,” and “It Hurts Me Too,” among others. Some of the material here isn't available on other collections, nor have these seminal recordings ever been previously compiled on one CD. This is an indispensable set for any fan of Chicago Blues.

JUNIOR WELLS, lead vocals and harmonica, plus:

Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, Syl Johnson (guitar), Willie Dixon (bass),
Otis Spann, Lafayette Leake (piano), Odie Payne, Fred Below (drums),
A.C. Reed (tenor saxophone), among others.

Recorded in Chicago, between 1953 and 1963.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01 CUT THAT OUT
02 MESSIN’ WITH THE KID
03 LOVEY DOVEY, LOVELY ONE
04 TOMORROW NIGHT
05 EAGLE ROCK
06 HOODOO MAN
07 JUNIOR’S WAIL
08 ‘BOUT THE BREAK OF DAY
09 LORD, LORD (LAWDY! LAWDY!)
10 SO ALL ALONE
11 TWO HEADED WOMAN
12 CHA CHA IN BLUE (CUT MY TOE NAIL)
13 LITTLE BY LITTLE (I’M LOSING YOU)
14 COME ON IN THIS HOUSE
15 YOU DON’T CARE
16 PRISON BARS ALL AROUND ME
17 GALLOPING HORSES AND A LAZY MULE
18 CALLING ALL BLUES
19 UNIVERSAL ROCK
20 I’M A STRANGER
21 THE THINGS I’D DO FOR YOU
22 YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO ME
23 IT HURTS ME TOO
24 SO TIRED
25 LOVE ME
26 I COULD CRY (1961 version)
27 I NEED ME A CAR
28 WHEN THE CAT’S GONE THE MICE PLAY
29 I’LL GET YOU TOO
30 ONE DAY (EVERY GOODBYE AIN’T GONE)

TOTAL TIME: 77:55