Muddy Waters – The R&B Hits – Vinyl LP

The opener “I Feel Like Going Home” was in 1948 one of Muddy Waters breakthrough hits on the R&B charts. In early 1951, “Louisiana Blues” reached the charts followed by “Long Distance Call”. The hits continued when “Honey Bee”, with the additional guitar work of Jimmy Rogers, reached the top 10 as did the follow-up “Still A Fool” with Little Walter on harmonica and Leonard Chess on the bass drum. Muddy Waters, was inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in its first year (1980) and the R&R Hall Of Fame in the Blues Pioneer category in 1987. In terms of his early hit singles, you won’t do much better than this album overviewing his jukebox hits in the period 1948-1958.

Side A
1. I Feel Like Home
2. Louisiana Blues
3. Long Distance Call
4. Honey Bee
5. Still a Fool
6. She Moves Me
7. Mad Love (I Want You To Love Me)
8. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man

Side B
1. Just Make Love To Me (I Just Want To Make Love To You)
2. I’m Ready
3. Mannish Boy
4. Sugar Sweet
5. Trouble No More
6. Forty Days & Forty Nights
7. Don’t Go No Farther
8. Close To You