Tracks
- Cotton Crop Blues
- Blues Keep Falling
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Rocket 88
- West Helena Blues
- River's Invitation (Mayfield)
- Honest I Do (Abner/Reed)
- Got to Get You off My Mind (Burke/Moore)
- Coast Blues (Cotton/Talbert)
- Next Time You See Me (Forest/Harvey)
- Cut You Loose
- Ain't Nobody's Business (Grisham)
- Set a Date (Memphis Minnie)
- Slippin' and Slidin' (Bocage/Collins/Penniman/Smith)
- Negative 10-4 (Talbert)
- Next Time You See Me
Musicians
Tracks 1-5;
- James Cotton - harmonica, vocals
- James Madison - guitar
- Otis Spann - piano
- S.P. Leary - drums
Tracks 6-15;
- James Cotton - harmonica, vocals
- Eddie Adams - bass
- James Cook - guitar
- Mike Fender - bass trumpet
- Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Joe Rodriguez - drums
- Wayne Talbert - organ, piano
Credits
- Producer - Samuel Charters (tracks 1-5), Michael Chechik (tracks 6-15)
- Executive producer (tracks 6-15) - Samuel Charters
- Compilation Engineer - Captain Jeff Zaraya
- Compilation Producer - Tom Vickers
- Liner Notes - Billy Altman
- Photos courtesy of Ray Flerlage/Chansley Ent.
- Archives except front cover photo by David Gahr
- Package Design - Drew Cartwright
Related releases
Martin Fierro plays on tracks 6 to 15 which are taken from;
Tracks 1 to 5 are taken from;
- Chicago/The Blues/Today, Volume 2, Various Artists, 1966, Vanguard 79217
Track 16 is previously unreleased.
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