Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters is the second solo album by Paul Rodgers (of Free and Bad Company fame), consisting predominantly of covers of songs made famous by blues artist Muddy Waters. Although attributed solely to Rodgers, the album features many guest musicians including Jeff Beck, Jason Bonham, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Brian May, Steve Miller, Gary Moore, Trevor Rabin, Richie Sambora, Neal Schon, Brian Setzer and Slash. It was released in 1993.
Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters | ||||
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Released | 1993 | |||
Studio | One One One, North Hollywood; Record One, Sherman Oaks; Cherokee, Hollywood; The Mill and Metropolis, England; Ocean Way, Los Angeles; Cornerstone, Chatsworth; The Office, Van Nuys | |||
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Length | 65:49 | |||
Label | Victory Music 383480 | |||
Producer | Billy Sherwood | |||
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Singles from Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Among the tracks covered on the album is the Albert King song "The Hunter", which Rodgers had previously recorded with Free on their debut album Tons of Sobs. As well as the standard one-disc edition, a limited edition version was also released featuring a bonus disc of re-recordings of Free and Bad Company hits.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Muddy Water Blues" (with Buddy Guy) | Paul Rodgers | 4:52 |
2. | "Louisiana Blues" (with Trevor Rabin) | Muddy Waters | 4:02 |
3. | "I Can't Be Satisfied" (with Brian Setzer) | Waters | 4:12 |
4. | "Rollin' Stone" (with Jeff Beck) | Waters | 5:27 |
5. | "Good Morning Little School Girl (Part 1)" (with Jeff Beck) | Sonny Boy Williamson | 4:03 |
6. | "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" (with Steve Miller) | Willie Dixon | 5:07 |
7. | "She's Alright" (with Trevor Rabin) | Waters | 3:45 |
8. | "Standing Around Crying" (with David Gilmour) | Waters | 6:24 |
9. | "The Hunter" (with Slash) | Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Al Jackson Jr., Donald Dunn, Steve Cropper | 3:39 |
10. | "She Moves Me" (with Gary Moore) | Waters | 4:49 |
11. | "I'm Ready" (with Brian May) | Dixon | 2:59 |
12. | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (with Jeff Beck) | Dixon | 4:03 |
13. | "Born Under a Bad Sign" (with Neal Schon) | Jones, William Bell | 4:45 |
14. | "Good Morning Little School Girl (Part 2)" (with Richie Sambora) | Williamson | 3:03 |
15. | "Muddy Water Blues" (electric version; with Neal Schon) | Rodgers | 4:48 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All Right Now" | Andy Fraser, Rodgers | 7:15 |
2. | "Wishing Well" | Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Tetsu Yamauchi, John Bundrick, Paul Kossoff | 4:08 |
3. | "Fire and Water" | Fraser, Rodgers | 3:59 |
4. | "Bad Company" | Rodgers, Kirke | 5:07 |
5. | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | Rodgers, Mick Ralphs | 6:00 |
6. | "Can't Get Enough" | Ralphs | 3:46 |