Confessin' the Blues
(November 1996) His Best
(June 1997) Release date 17 June 1997 Genre Chicago blues | Artist Little Walter Label Chess Records | |
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Released June 17, 1997 (1997-06-17) Recorded May 12, 1952 – December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois Compiler Andy McKaie, Billy Altman His Best
(June 1997) Little Walter & Otis Rush
(2000) Producers Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon Similar Little Walter albums, Chicago blues albums, Other albums | ||
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His Best is a greatest hits album by Chicago blues harmonica player Little Walter, released on June 17, 1997 by MCA and Chess Records as a part of The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (see 1997 in music). The album is seen as the CD successor to the 1958 The Best of Little Walter and features ten of the songs from that album.
Contents
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Juke
"Juke" was Little Walters first solo recording for Leonard Chess and reached #1 on the R&B Singles chart. A harmonica instrumental, it is Walter's most famous composition.
Mean Old World
Adapted from a 1942 T-Bone Walker song, "Mean Old World" became a #6 R&B chart success for Walter.
Blues with a Feeling
Walter's rendition reached #2 on the R&B Single chart and made the song a harmonica-blues standard. "Blues with a Feeling" was originally recorded by Rabon Tarrant with Jack McVea and His All Stars in 1947.
My Babe
Written by Willie Dixon, "My Babe" was Walter's second #1 on the R&B Charts. It is perhaps Walter's best-known vocal performance.
Roller Coaster
The song "Roller Coaster" is an instrumental version of the 1955 Bo Diddley song "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)". The song reached #6 on the R&B charts.
It Ain't Right
Although "It Ain't Right" did not chart, it was later adapted by other musicians, including John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, who recorded it as the closing track to their debut album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (Clapton has identified Little Walter as his favorite harmonica player).
Key to the Highway
Walter's rendition of "Key to the Highway" reached #6 and was his second to last charting single. His rendition became a blues standard, performed and recorded by a variety of artists. It was originally recorded by Charlie Segar in 1940.
Just Your Fool
One of Walter's later recordings, it was released in 1962. Buddy Johnson originally recorded the song as "I'm Just Your Fool" in 1953; in 2010, "Just Your Fool" became a popular single by Cyndi Lauper.
Track listing
All tracks written by Walter Jacobs, except where noted.
Personnel
According to liner notes:
Songs
1Juke2:45
2Can't Hold Out Much Longer3:01
3Mean Old World2:55