Jimmy Witherspoon

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AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett

Jimmy Witherspoon straddled blues, R&B, and jazz throughout his five-decade career, and few vocalists have done it so elegantly and so well. This four-disc, 100-track set chronicles his early years from the 1940s through the early '60s, cutting off just as he signed to the jazz label Prestige Records. Included is his signature tune "Ain't Nobody's Business," which he tracked for Shelter Records in 1949, and many more of his early gems.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Hard Working Man Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:22
2	Shipyard Woman Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:03
3	Ernestine	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:50
4	Roll On, Katy	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:06
5	Voodoo Woman Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:38
6	Have You Ever Loved a Woman?	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:48
7	Wandering Gal Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:52
8	Hey Mr. Landlord	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:46
9	Cain River Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:48
10	How I Hate to See Xmas Come Around (Christmas Blues)	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:01
11	Third Floor Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:56
12	Money's Getting Cheaper	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:58
13	Skid Row Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:50
14	Ain't Nobody's Business, Pt. 1	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:57
15	Ain't Nobody's Business, Pt. 2	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:09
16	Back Water Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:09
17	Six-Foot-Two Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:41
18	Money Eyes Woman	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:38
19	How You Gonna Act?	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:48
20	Spoon Calls Hootie	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:45
21	Destruction Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:36
22	Call My Baby	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:24
23	The New Look	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:28
24	Drunk, Broke and Hungry	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:33
25	Funny Style Baby	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:26

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Cold Blooded Boogie	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:45
2	Lush Head Woman	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:37
3	Long About Dawn	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:49
4	Thelma Lee Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:42
5	Pinocchio Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:42
6	Your Red Wagon	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:46
7	Feelin' So Bad	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:39
8	Same Old Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:41
9	I Love You Just the Same	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:49
10	Jump Children	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:48
11	Take Me Back Baby	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:45
12	When I Had My Money	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:05
13	Doctor Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:14
14	Big Fine Girl	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:31
15	Drinkin' Beer (Havin' a Ball)	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:14
16	Better Love Next Time, Pt. 1	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:18
17	Better Love Next Time, Pt. 2	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:29
18	Hard Workin' Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:10
19	Failing by Degrees	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:12
20	New Orleans Woman	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:27
21	I'm Goin' Around in Circles	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:09
22	Just a Country Boy	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:03
23	There Ain't Nothin' Better	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:58
24	Once There Lived a Fool	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:41
25	I'm Just Wondering, Pt. 1	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:38
26	I'm Just Wondering, Pt. 2	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:27

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	I'm Just a Ladies Man	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:26
2	You Can't Kiss a Dream Goodnight	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:24
3	I Gotta Gal Lives Up on the Hill	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:17
4	Fickle Woman	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:36
5	I Done Found Out	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:06
6	Real Ugly Woman	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:48
7	Give My Heart Another Break	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:02
8	Would My Baby Make a Change	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:35
9	The Wind Is Blowin'	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:51
10	Baby Baby	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:18
11	Slow Your Speed	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:00
12	Foolish Prayer	Jimmy Witherspoon	1:59
13	Lucille	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:35
14	Two Little Girls	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:34
15	One Fine Gal	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:24
16	Don't Tell Me Now	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:02
17	Corn Whiskey	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:14
18	Jay's Blues, Pt. 1	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:35
19	Miss, Miss Mistreater	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:12
20	Back Home	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:42
21	The Last Mile	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:57
22	It	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:26
23	Back Door Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:11
24	Fast Women, Slow Gin	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:33
25	24 Sad Hours	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:40

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Just for You	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:25
2	Sad Life	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:52
3	Move Me Baby	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:33
4	Highway to Happiness	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:37
5	I Done Told You	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:38
6	Oh Boy	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:22
7	When the Lights Go Out	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:59
8	How Long Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:01
9	When the Sun Goes Down	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:43
10	See See Rider	Jimmy Witherspoon	4:03
11	When I've Been Drinking	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:37
12	All That's Good	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:01
13	It Ain't What You're Thinkin'	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:25
14	Wee Baby Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:17
15	Times Are Changing	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:58
16	There's Good Rockin' Tonight	Jimmy Witherspoon	4:13
17	Midnight Blues (Red Shirt)	Jimmy Witherspoon	5:18
18	Sweet's Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	5:17
19	No Rollin' Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	5:33
20	The Masquerade Is Over	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:50
21	Have Faith	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:19
22	Warm Your Heart	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:24
23	Lovey Dovey	Jimmy Witherspoon	2:18
24	Confessin' the Blues	Jimmy Witherspoon	3:00

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