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- Date Released: January 1, 1970
- Genre: Blues
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Recorded 1936 & Released 1990, Originally Released 1936, 1937, 1939, 1970, (P) 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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King of the Delta Blues Singers,is a wonderful follow-up to the first compilation of Robert Johnson's small library of recorded work. This album boasts the first album appearance of "Love in Vain," as well as a number of other blues classics penned by the artist. "Sweet Home Chicago," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "They're Red Hot," and "Malted Milk" are all present (and all covered by a multitude of artists -- the Blues Brothers, Elmore James, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Eric Clapton, respectively). As is generally the practice with Robert Johnson albums, a painting stands in for the cover (there are only two known photographs of the artist in the first place, and every other album released uses one of them). The music is certainly impeccable -- the self-accompanying bassline boogie was one of Johnson's greatest contributions to the blues, and it's displayed in all its beauty here. To top this, there's the beauty of his melodic work, and the interplay with his semi-gruff voice that help to make his songs memorable. He is the true legend of the blues, and anyone with even the slightest curiosity in that genre, or rock, needs to own both this album and its predecessor, or else the box set released in 1990 that covers both of them. [The disc was reissued in 2004 with one bonus track: a second take of "Ramblin' on My Mind."]
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| 01. |  |
Kind Hearted Woman Blues |
2:28 |
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| 02. | |
I Believe I'll Dust My Broom |
2:57 |
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| 03. | |
Sweet Home Chicago |
2:57 |
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| 04. | |
Ramblin' On My Mind |
2:50 |
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| 05. | |
Phonograph Blues |
2:38 |
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| 06. | |
They're Red Hot |
2:56 |
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| 07. | |
Dead Shrimp Blues |
2:29 |
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| 08. | |
Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) |
2:49 |
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| 09. | |
I'm A Steady Rollin' Man |
2:35 |
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| 10. | |
From Four Until Late |
2:22 |
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| 11. | |
Little Queen Of Spades |
2:16 |
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| 12. | |
Malted Milk |
2:20 |
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| 13. | |
Drunken Hearted Man |
2:26 |
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| 14. | |
Stop Breakin' Down Blues |
2:21 |
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| 15. | |
Honeymoon Blues |
2:16 |
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| 16. | |
Love In Vain |
2:20 |
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| 17. | |
Ramblin' On My Mind |
2:23 |
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17 Total Tracks, 43:23 Total Length
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Credits
- Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Frank Driggs - Compilation Producer // Robert Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Robert Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Robert Johnson - Slide Guitar // Robert Johnson - Slide Guitar // Don Law - Producer // Don Law - Audio Production // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering // Pete Welding - Liner Notes // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Jerry Rappaport - Reissue Producer // Nick Fasciano - Typography // John Waxman - Liner Notes // Stacey Boyle - A&R
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