Blue Skies - The Best Of Muddy Waters by Muddy Waters - Uhune

COMPILATION

One could definitely argue that this 16-track album doesn't in fact contain the best of Muddy Waters since it lacks any of his template-setting and explosive 1950s sides from Chess Records, being compiled instead from Waters' late-'70s and early-'80s output on the Blue Sky label with Johnny Winter in the producer's chair. No, the Chess tracks are the ones to get first, but the Blue Sky material makes for a nice addendum, featuring a slightly more refined sound that allows each song to develop easily and naturally. Highlights include a wonderfully ragged and loose acoustic do-over of "I Can't Be Satisfied," a sturdy "Good Morning Little School Girl," and a copycat but still fun version of Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee."
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2. I Want to Be Loved #2

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Bob Margolin
Johnny Winter; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: Pinetop Perkins
"pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

3. Jealous Hearted Man

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Bob Margolin
Johnny Winter; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: Pinetop Perkins
"pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

4. I Can't Be Satisfied

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Bob Margolin
Johnny Winter; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: M. Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: M. Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

5. Deep Down In Florida

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith; Performer
Guitar: Muddy Waters
Bob Margolin
Johnny Winter; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: Pinetop Perkins
"pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

6. I'm Ready

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

8. Rock Me

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

9. Good Morning Little School Girl

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: S.b. Williamson; Composer
Lyricist: S.b. Williamson; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

14. Mean Old Frisco Blues

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie Smith; Performer
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Calvin Jones; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Arthur Crudup
Arthur "big Boy" Crudup; Composer
Lyricist: Arthur Crudup
Arthur "big Boy" Crudup; Composer
Engineer: Dave Still; Production
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
Greg Calbi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Gregory Mann
Dave Still
Johnny Winter; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

16. No Escape from the Blues

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Calvin Jones; Performer
Composer: M. Morganfield
C. E. Williams; Composer
Drums: Willie Smith; Performer
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Luther Johnson
Bob Margolin; Performer
Harp: Jerry Portnoy; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Slide Guitar: Muddy Waters
Johnny Winter; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Engineer: Dave Still; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Johnny Winter
Dave Still
Gregory Mann; Production
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

1. Mannish Boy

by Muddy Waters

Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith; Performer
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Bob Margolin
Muddy Waters; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Melvin London
Ellas Mcdaniel
Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: Melvin London
Ellas Mcdaniel
Mckinley Morganfield; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

7. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Willie Dixon; Composer
Lyricist: Willie Dixon; Composer
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

10. Nine Below Zero (Live)

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass: Charles Calmese; Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith
Willie Smith; Performer
Guitar: Bob Margolin
Muddy "mississippi" Waters
Muddy Waters; Performer
Harp: James Cotton; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy "mississippi" Waters
Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: S.b. Williamson; Composer
Lyricist: S.b. Williamson; Composer
Engineer: Dave Still; Production
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
Greg Calbi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Dave Still
Dave Prentice; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

11. Baby, Please Don't Go (Live)

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass: Calvin Jones; Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith
Willie Smith; Performer
Guitar: Bob Margolin
Luther "guitar Jr." Johnson
Muddy "mississippi" Waters
Luther Johnson
Muddy Waters; Performer
Harp: Jerry Portnoy; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: "pine Top" Perkins; Performer
Vocals: Muddy "mississippi" Waters
Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: Joseph Williams; Composer
Lyricist: Joseph Williams; Composer
Engineer: Dave Still; Production
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson
Greg Calbi; Production
Mixing Engineer: Dave Still
Dave Prentice; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

12. I'm A King Bee (Album Version)

by Muddy Waters

Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Composer: J. Moore; Composer
Lyricist: J. Moore; Composer
Mastering Engineer: David Mitson; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

13. Too Young To Know (Album Version)

by Muddy Waters

Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Bass: Calvin Jones; Performer
Drums: Willie "big Eyes" Smith
Willie Smith; Performer
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Bob Margolin
Luther "guitar Jr." Johnson
Luther Johnson; Performer
Harp: Jerry Portnoy; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Piano: Pinetop Perkins; Performer
Slide Guitar: Johnny Winter
Muddy Waters; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: M. Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: M. Morganfield; Composer
Engineer: Frank Abbey; Production
Executive Producer: Gary Pacheco
Lawrence Cohn; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

15. I Feel Like Going Home (Album Version)

by Muddy Waters

Drums: Willie Smith; Performer
Primary Artist: Muddy Waters; Main Performer
Guitar: Johnny Winter
Bob Margolin; Performer
Performer: Muddy Waters; Performer
Vocals: Muddy Waters; Performer
Composer: M. Morganfield; Composer
Lyricist: M. Morganfield; Composer
Engineer: Frank Abbey; Production
Executive Producer: Gary Pacheco
Lawrence Cohn; Production
Producer: Johnny Winter; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 2 minutes and 58 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

15/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Blues

Label

Epic

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 25, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099750931523