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All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
This is the latest in a series of increasingly ubiquitous reissues of Howlin' Wolf's early-'50s Memphis-era recordings for Sam Phillips. The sound is clean, and good and loud, and the selection -- short of matching Bear Family Records' complete Memphis sides by Wolf spread over two CDs, which are in a class by themselves -- is very good, representing the various aspects of Wolf's music from this period, including the delightful "California Boogie" and "Look A Here Baby," with their very '40s-ish, almost pop-sounding accompaniment, complete with sax, shimmering guitar, and some very melodic piano, surrounded by Wolf's usual harder blues sound. The external packaging is a ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
This is the latest in a series of increasingly ubiquitous reissues of Howlin' Wolf's early-'50s Memphis-era recordings for Sam Phillips. The sound is clean, and good and loud, and the selection -- short of matching Bear Family Records' complete Memphis sides by Wolf spread over two CDs, which are in a class by themselves -- is very good, representing the various aspects of Wolf's music from this period, including the delightful "California Boogie" and "Look A Here Baby," with their very '40s-ish, almost pop-sounding accompaniment, complete with sax, shimmering guitar, and some very melodic piano, surrounded by Wolf's usual harder blues sound. The external packaging is a little misleading, as it emphasizes Wolf's association with Chicago blues, which came long after most of these sides were cut not that his music ever changed too much. The annotation is nicely written, though the Bear Family CDs still offer better information and are a good match for sound quality.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/9/2004
  • Label: Snapper Uk
  • UPC: 636551001724
  • Catalog Number: 17
  • Sales rank: 287,580

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Baby Ride With Me (2:37)
  2. 2 How Many More Years (2:50)
  3. 3 California Boogie (2:58)
  4. 4 Look-A-Here Baby (2:08)
  5. 5 Smile at Me (2:04)
  6. 6 My Baby Walked Off (2:58)
  7. 7 My Troubles and Me (3:14)
  8. 8 Mr. Highway Man (2:26)
  9. 9 Everybody's in the Mood (2:58)
  10. 10 Color and Kind (3:12)
  11. 11 Bluebird (2:47)
  12. 12 Dorothy Mae (2:40)
  13. 13 Sweet Woman (I Got a Woman) (3:21)
  14. 14 Well That's Alright (2:55)
  15. 15 Decoration Day (3:09)
  16. 16 Oh Red (2:45)
  17. 17 Drinkin' C.V. Wine (3:04)
  18. 18 My Last Affair (3:04)
  19. 19 Come Back Home (2:12)
  20. 20 California Blues (2:57)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Howlin' Wolf Primary Artist, Harmonica, Vocals
Ike Turner Piano
Bill Johnson Piano
Albert Williams Piano
Walter "Tang" Smith Trombone
L.C. Hubert Piano
Willie Connell Johnson Guitar
Willie Steele Drums
Technical Credits
Chester Burnett Composer
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