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HOWLIN’ WOLF

THE LONDON HOWLIN’ WOLF SESSIONS

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Original 1971 album liner notes

 

 

Side One

 

1. ROCKIN’ DADDY  3:43

(Chester Burnett)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

2. I AIN’T SUPERSTITIOUS  3:34

(Willie Dixon)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

3. SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD  3:51

(Chester Burnett)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

4. WORRIED ABOUT MY BABY  2:55

(Chester Burnett)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

5. WHAT A WOMAN!  3:02

(James Oden)

Jive Music Corporation, BMI

 

6. POOR BOY  3:04

(Chester Burnett)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

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Side Two

 

1. BUILT FOR COMFORT  2:10

(Willie Dixon)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

2. WHO’S BEEN TALKING?  3:03

(Chester Burnett)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

3. THE RED ROOSTER  (Rehearsal)  1:58

 

4. THE RED ROOSTER  3:47

(Willie Dixon)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

5. DO THE DO  2:20

(Willie Dixon)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

 

6. HIGHWAY 49  2:47

(Joe Lee Williams)

Jive Music Corporation, BMI

 

7. WANG-DANG-DOODLE  4:29

(Willie Dixon)

Arc Music Corporation, BMI

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HOWLIN’ WOLF – Vocals, Harmonica (1), Acoustic Guitar (2)

ERIC CLAPTON – Lead Guitar

STEVE WINWOOD – Piano and Organ

BILL WYMAN – Bass Guitar, Shakers, Cow-Bell

CHARLIE WATTS – Drums, Conga, Assorted Percussion

HUBERT SUMLIN – Rhythm Guitar

JEFFREY M. CARP – Harmonica

IAN STEWART – Piano (3)

 

(1) – (Worried About My Baby, Who’s Been Talking?)

(2) – (The Red Rooster)

(3) – (Rockin’ Daddy, Built For Comfort, Do The Do, Wang-Dang-Doodle)

 

Additional Personnel:

“Richie” – Drums (I Ain’t Superstitious)

Klaus Voormann – Bass (I Ain’t Superstitious)

John Simon – Piano (Who’s Been Talking?)

Phil Upchurch – Bass (Rockin’ Daddy)

Lafayette Leake – Piano (Sittin’ On Top Of The World, Worried About My Baby, The Red Rooster)

Joe Miller, Jordan Sandke, Dennis Lansing – Horns (I Ain’t Superstitious, Built For Comfort)

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PRODUCED BY NORMAN DAYRON

A Holy Smoke Production

 

Engineer: Glyn Johns

 

Recorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England

 

Re-mixed: RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois

 

Mastered: Sterling Sound, New York, New York

 

 

Album Design: The Daily Planet

 

Illustration: Don Wilson

 

Session Photos: Jo McDermand

 

Inside Cover Photo: Peter Amft

 

 

Special Thanks to: Mick Jagger, Ian Stewart, Marshall Chess, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Stigwood, Chris Blackwell, John Eastman, Bob Ludwig, Erwin Helfer, Peter J. Welding, Paul Asbell, Joel Smirnoff, and Be-Bop Sam.

 

 

Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Robert Stigwood Organization, Ltd.

Steve Winwood appears courtesy of Island Records, Ltd.

Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts appear courtesy of Rolling Stones Records, Ltd.

 

 

STEREO

 

CHESS

 

Chess Records, a Division of GRT Corporation, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019.

 

 

CH-60008

 

 

Also Available on GRT 8-Track Tapes and Cartridges