Crawling up a Hill

"Crawling up a Hill" is a song written by John Mayall, and recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The song was released as a studio recorded single in 1964 and as part of the live album John Mayall Plays John Mayall in 1965. The single was the first released recording to feature future Fleetwood Mac core member John McVie on bass.

The song gained a new lease of life when it was covered by Katie Melua for her debut album Call Off the Search in 2003.

Track listings

"Crawling Up A Hill" 3:28
"Crawling Up A Hill" (Live Version) 3:18
"Jack's Room" 5:48
"Crawling Up A Hill" (Video) 3:19

Personnel

Single

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Bernie Watson - guitar
John McVie - bass
Martin Hart - drums

John Mayall Plays John Mayall

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Roger Dean - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

References

John Mayall Plays John Mayall 2006 CD reissue liner notes

External links

Katie Melua: Crawling up a Hill at Discogs

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

John Mayall Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Peter Green John McVie Mick Fleetwood Hughie Flint Mick Taylor Colin Allen Don "Sugarcane" Harris Harvey Mandel Larry Taylor Aynsley Dunbar Dick Heckstall-Smith Andy Fraser Roger Dean Alan Skidmore Keef Hartley Jon Hiseman Henry Lowther Tony Reeves Rocky Athas Jay Davenport Greg Rzab

Studio albums	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) A Hard Road (1967) Crusade (1967) Bare Wires (1968) Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968) Wake Up Call (1993) Road Dogs (2005)

John Mayall solo	The Blues Alone (1967) Empty Rooms (1969) USA Union (1970) Memories (1971) Back to the Roots (1971) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) Spinning Coin (1995) Tough (2009) A Special Life (2014)

Live and compilation albums	John Mayall Plays John Mayall (1965) The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. (1967) Looking Back (1969) The Turning Point (1969) Thru the Years (1971) Jazz Blues Fusion (1972) Moving On (1973) Primal Solos (1977) Lots of People (1977) The Last of the British Blues (1978) Behind the Iron Curtain (1985) The 1982 Reunion Concert (1992) Rock the Blues Tonight (1999) The Masters (1999) Live at the Marquee 1969 (1999) 70th Birthday Concert (2003) Live from Austin, TX (2007) Live at the BBC (2007)

Production	Jimmy Page Mike Vernon Gus Dudgeon Eddie Kramer Don Nix David Z

Record labels	Decca Deram London Ace of Clubs Polydor DJM Silvertone Eagle

Related artists	Cream Fleetwood Mac Canned Heat Free Mark-Almond

Book Category

Katie Melua

Studio albums	Call Off the Search Piece by Piece Pictures The House Secret Symphony Ketevan

Compilation albums	The Katie Melua Collection

Live albums	Live at the O² Arena

Singles	"The Closest Thing to Crazy" "Call Off the Search" "Crawling up a Hill" "Nine Million Bicycles" "I Cried for You"/"Just Like Heaven" "Spider's Web" "It's Only Pain" "Shy Boy" "If You Were a Sailboat" "Mary Pickford" "If the Lights Go Out" "Toy Collection" "Two Bare Feet" "The Flood" "A Happy Place" "To Kill You With A Kiss" "Gold in them Hills" "The Bit That I Don't Get" "Better Than a Dream" "Moonshine" "The Walls of the World" "Forgetting All My Troubles" "I Will Be There"

Other singles	"What a Wonderful World" (with Eva Cassidy)

Related	Discography Dramatico