Muddy Waters - Blue Skies: Best of Muddy Waters

Title: Blue Skies: Best of Muddy Waters Artist: Muddy Waters Release Date: 5/26/2003 Re-Released On: 3/1/2002 Label: Epic Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 5099750931523 Genre: Blues Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Regional Blues Moods: Confident, Earthy, Exuberant, Passionate, Plaintive, Raucous, Rollicking, Rousing, Boisterous, Cathartic, Earnest, Energetic, Exciting, Greasy, Gritty, Rowdy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Fiery, Freewheeling, Melancholy, Organic, Playful, Autumnal, Brooding, Party/Celebratory, Quirky, Visceral, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Mannish Boy
2. I Want to Be Loved
3. Jealous Hearted Man
4. I Can't Be Satisfied
5. Deep Down in Florida
6. I'm Ready
7. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
8. Rock Me
9. Good Morning Little School Girl
10. Nine Below Zero [Live]
11. Baby Please Don't Go [Live]
12. I'm a King Bee
13. Too Young to Know
14. Mean Old Frisco Blues
15. I Feel Like Going Home
16. No Escape from the Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Epic 509315

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One could definitely argue that this 16-track album doesn't in fact contain the best of Muddy Waters since it lacks any of his template-setting and explosive 1950s sides from Chess Records, being compiled instead from Waters' late-'70s and early-'80s output on the Blue Sky label with Johnny Winter in the producer's chair. No, the Chess tracks are the ones to get first, but the Blue Sky material makes for a nice addendum, featuring a slightly more refined sound that allows each song to develop easily and naturally. Highlights include a wonderfully ragged and loose acoustic do-over of "I Can't Be Satisfied," a sturdy "Good Morning Little School Girl," and a copycat but still fun version of Slim Harpo's "I'm a King Bee." ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Johnny Winter Producer Mike "Cee" Carpenter Compilation