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Super Blues

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Released
  
June 1967 (1967-06)

Road Runner (1967)
  
Super Blues (1967)

Label
  
Chess Records

Length
  
47:28

Release date
  
June 1967

Genre
  
Chicago blues

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Recorded
  
January 1967 at Tel Mar Studios in Chicago, Illinois

Producer
  
Ralph Bass, Andy McKaie

Super Blues (1967)
  
The Super Super Blues Band (1968)

Artists
  
Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Little Walter

Similar
  
Muddy Waters albums, Chicago blues albums, Other albums

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Super Blues is a 1967 studio album by a blues supergroup consisting of Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Little Walter. The album was released in both mono and stereo formats by Checker Records in June 1967. A follow-up album was released called The Super Super Blues Band and featured Howlin' Wolf replacing Little Walter.

Contents

Background

The album was produced by Ralph Bass for Chess Records, although Marshall and Phil Chess were present at the sessions and were credited with supervision. The album's recording engineers were Doug Brand and Ron Malo.

The song featured on the album were several of the musicians most famous songs includes Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man", Muddy Waters' "I Just Want to Make Love to You", and Little Walter's "My Babe".

Original album

Side one
  1. "Long Distance Call" (McKinley Morganfield) – 5:15
  2. "Who Do You Love?" (Ellas McDaniel) – 4:10
  3. "I'm a Man" (McDaniel) – 5:40
  4. "Bo Diddley" (McDaniel) – 4:35
Side two
  1. "You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" (Willie Dixon) – 4:25
  2. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Dixon) – 6:07
  3. "My Babe" (Dixon) – 3:52
  4. "You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)" (McDaniel) – 4:05

1992 Bonus Tracks

  1. "Studio Chatter" (McDaniel) – 1:27
  2. "Sad Hours" (Walter Jacobs) – 5:09
  3. "Juke" (Jacobs) – 3:31

Personnel

Per liner notes

  • Bo Diddley – vocals, guitar
  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Little Walter – vocals, harmonica
  • Sonny Wimberley – bass guitar
  • Frank Kirkland – drums
  • Buddy Guy – guitar
  • Otis Spann – piano
  • Cookie Vee – tambourine, vocals
  • Ralph Bass – producer
  • Ron Malo – engineer
  • Doug Brand – engineer
  • Don Bronstein – cover design
  • Leslie Sims – cover art
  • Vartan – reissue art direction
  • Songs

    1Long Distance Call5:07
    2Who Do You Love4:15
    3I'm a Man5:42

    References

    Super Blues Wikipedia