Released 1959 Release date 1959 | Length 33:53 | |
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Recorded May 14 or August 1951 at Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee – March 1959 in Chicago, Illinois Similar Howlin' Wolf albums, Blues albums |
Howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight full album 1959
Moanin' in the Moonlight was the debut album by American blues singer Howlin' Wolf. The album was a compilation of previously issued singles by Chess Records. It was originally released by Chess Records as a mono-format LP record in 1959 (see 1959 in music). The album has been reissued several times, including a vinyl reissue in 1969 titled Evil.
Contents
- Howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight full album 1959
- Howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight full album
- Recording and production
- Artwork packaging and promotion
- Accolades
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Howlin wolf moanin in the moonlight full album
Recording and production
The two earliest songs on Moanin' in the Moonlight were "Moanin' at Midnight" and "How Many More Years". These two songs were recorded at Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee on May 14, 1951 or August 1951. These two songs were sold to the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who released them as a single on August 15, 1951. The rest of the songs on the album were recorded in Chicago, Illinois and were produced by either the Chess brothers and/or Willie Dixon.
Artwork, packaging, and promotion
The original version of Moanin' in the Moonlight featured cover artwork by Don S. Bronstein and sleeve notes by Billboard editor Paul Ackerman. The label pressings from the original series have different colors on it because several pressing plants were used.
The album was featured on an advertisement in Billboard magazine on August 10, 1959, which misprinted the album's title as Howlin' at Midnite.
Accolades
In 1987 Moanin' in the Moonlight was given a W.C. Handy Award under the category of "Vintage/Reissue Album (US)". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album as #153 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Robert Palmer has cited "How Many More Years" (recorded May 1951) as the first record to feature a distorted power chord, played by Willie Johnson on the electric guitar.
Track listing
All songs written by Chester Burnett, except when noted.
- "Moanin' at Midnight" – 2:58
- "How Many More Years" – 2:42
- "Smokestack Lightnin'" – 3:07
- "Baby How Long" – 2:56
- "No Place to Go" – 2:59
- "All Night Boogie" – 2:12
- "Evil" – 2:55 (Willie Dixon)
- "I'm Leavin' You" – 3:01
- "Moanin' for My Baby" – 2:47
- "I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)" – 2:53
- "Forty-Four" – 2:51 (Roosevelt Sykes, credited to Burnett)
- "Somebody in My Home" – 2:27
Personnel
The following people contributed to Moanin' in the Moonlight:
Songs
1Moanin' at Midnight2:56
2How Many More Years2:43
3Smokestack Lightnin'3:08