Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts - The Howlin' Wolf London Sessions


  • Singer: Howlin' Wolf
  • Album's title: The Howlin' Wolf London Sessions
  • Genre: Blues
  • Label: Chess ‎– CH-60008
    Series: The London Sessions –
    Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
    Country: US
    Date of released: 1971
    Category: Blues
    Style: Chicago Blues
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Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts - The Howlin' Wolf London Sessions

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Rockin' Daddy
Bass – Phil Upchurch
3:43
A2 I Ain't Superstitious
Bass – Klaus VoormannDrums – "Richie"*Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller , Jordan Sandke
3:34
A3 Sittin' On Top Of The World
Piano – Lafayette Leake
3:51
A4 Worried About My Baby
Piano – Lafayette Leake
2:55
A5 What A Woman!
Written-By – James Oden*
3:02
A6 Poor Boy 3:04
B1 Built For Comfort
Horns – Dennis Lansing, Joe Miller , Jordan Sandke
2:10
B2 Who's Been Talking?
Piano – John Simon
3:03
B3 Little Red Rooster (Rehearsal) 1:58
B4 Little Red Rooster
Piano – Lafayette Leake
3:47
B5 Do The Do 2:20
B6 Highway 49
Written-By – Joe Lee Williams*
2:47
B7 Wang Dang Doodle 4:29

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Olympic Studios
  • Remixed At – RCA Studios, Chicago
  • Mastered At – Sterling Sound
  • Produced For – Holy Smoke Productions
  • Published By – Arc Music Corp.
  • Published By – Jive Music Corporation
  • Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
  • Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

  • Acoustic Guitar – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: B4)
  • Bass Guitar, Shaker [Shakers], Cowbell [Cow-Bell] – Bill Wyman
  • Design [Album] – The Daily Planet*
  • Drums, Congas [Conga], Percussion [Assorted] – Charlie Watts
  • Engineer – Glyn Johns
  • Harmonica – Howlin' Wolf (tracks: A4, B2), Jeffrey M. Carp*
  • Illustration – Don Wilson
  • Lacquer Cut By – RL*
  • Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
  • Photography By [Inside Cover] – Peter Amft
  • Photography By [Session Photos] – Jo McDermand
  • Piano – Ian Stewart (tracks: A1, B1, B5, B7)
  • Piano, Organ – Steve Winwood
  • Producer – Norman Dayron
  • Rhythm Guitar – Hubert Sumlin
  • Vocals – Howlin' Wolf
  • Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B2), Willie Dixon (tracks: A2, B1, B4, B5, B7)

Notes

Label variation: First pressing on red, white and blue label.
Labels give the album title as "Howlin' Wolf-London Sessions"

Recorded: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
Re-mixed: RCA Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Mastered: Sterling Sound, New York, New York

Special Thanks to: Mick Jagger, Ian Stewart, Marshall Chess, Ahmet ertegun, Robert Stigwood, Chris Blackwell, John Eastman, Bob Ludwig, Erwin Helfer, Peter J. Welding, Paul Asbell, Joel Smirnoff, and Be-Bop Sam

Eric Clapton appears courtesy of Robert Stigwood Organization, Ltd.
Steve Winwood appears courtesy of Island Records, Ltd.
Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts appear courtesy of Rolling Stones Records, Ltd.

A Holy Smoke Production

all selections : Arc Music Corporation, BMI
except A5, B6: Jive Music Corporation, BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): CH 1 60008 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CH 1 60008 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched ["STERLING" and "B" are stamped]): T1 CH-60008-A-1 STERLING RL B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched ["STERLING" and "A" are stamped]): T1 ̷C̷H̷ - ̷6̷0̷0̷8̷ CH-60008-B-1 STERLING RL A
  • Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CH 60008 Howlin' Wolf The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Chess CH 60008 US 1971
BRP 2004 Howlin' Wolf The London Howlin' Wolf Session ‎(LP, Album, RE) Frog Records BRP 2004 Italy 1981
088 112 985-2 Howlin' Wolf The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (Deluxe Edition) ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Bon) MCA Records, Chess 088 112 985-2 US 2002
CH-60008 Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts Howlin' Wolf Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts - London Sessions ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat) Chess CH-60008 US 1974
DET 208 Howlin' Wolf London Sessions ‎(LP, Album, Gat) Chess DET 208 Italy 1989




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