The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions cover
Studio album by Howlin' Wolf
Released 1971
Recorded Olympic Sound Studios, London
Genre Blues
Length 39:43
Label Chess Records
Producer Norman Dayron
Howlin' Wolf chronology
Message to the Young
(1971)
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
(1971)
Live and Cookin' at Alice's Revisited
(1972)

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues singer Howlin' Wolf. It was one of the first of the super session blues albums, that features a blues legend backed by famous white musicians like Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ian Stewart.

[edit] Track listing

Side One:

  1. "Rockin' Daddy" - 3:43 - Chester Burnett
  2. "I Ain't Superstitious" - 3:34 - Willie Dixon
  3. "Sittin' On Top Of The World" - 3:51 - Chester Burnett
  4. "Worried About My Baby" - 2:55 - Chester Burnett
  5. "What A Woman!" - 3:02 - James Oden
  6. "Poor Boy" - 3:04 - Chester Burnett

Side Two:

  1. "Built For Comfort" - 2:08 - Willie Dixon
  2. "Who's Been Talking?" - 3:02 - Chester Burnett
  3. "The Red Rooster (Rehearsal)"
  4. "The Red Rooster" - 5:54 - Willie Dixon
  5. "Do The Do" - 2:18 - Willie Dixon
  6. "Highway 49" - 2:45 - Joe Lee Williams
  7. "Wang-Dang-Doodle" - 3:27 Willie Dixon


Deluxe CD Edition:

Disc: 1

  1. Rockin' Daddy
  2. I Ain't Superstitious
  3. Sitting on Top of the World
  4. Worried About My Baby
  5. What a Woman!
  6. Poor Boy
  7. Built for Comfort
  8. Who's Been Talking?
  9. Red Rooster
  10. Do the Do
  11. Highway 49
  12. Wang Dang Doodle
  13. Goin' Down Slow (Bonus Track)
  14. Killing Floor (Bonus Track)
  15. I Want To Have A Word With You (Bonus Track)

Disc: 2

  1. Worried About My Baby (Rehearsal Take)
  2. The Red Rooster (Alternate Mix)
  3. What A Woman (Alternate Take)
  4. Who's Been Talking (Alternate Take)
  5. Worried About My baby (Alternate Take)
  6. I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Take)
  7. Highway 49 (Alternate Take)
  8. Do The Do (Alternate Take)
  9. Poor Boy (Alternate Take)
  10. I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Take)
  11. What A Woman (Alternate Mix)
  12. Rockin' Daddy (Alternate Mix)

[edit] Personnel