Rare & Unissued

• Artist: Muddy Waters
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• Release Date: 1984
• Total Time: 39:29
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Compiler Dick Shurman rummaged around in the voluminous Chess vaults long enough to emerge with this sterling 14-song collection of unissued and rare sides, most of them dating from Muddy Waters' 1947-1954 heyday. "Little Anna Mae," "Feel like Going Home," and "You're Gonna Miss Me" spotlight his stark Delta roots; "Stuff You Gotta Watch," "Smokestack Lightnin'," and "Born Lover" boast fuller Waters bands of immense power and drive. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Little Anna Mae	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(2:30)
Mean Disposition	Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	(2:32)
Feel Like Going Home	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(3:03)
You're Gonna Miss Me	Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	(2:33)
Standin' Here Tremblin'	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(2:21)
Last Time I Fool Around with You	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(2:32)
Where's My Woman Been	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(3:02)
Stuff You Gotta Watch	Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	(2:47)
Lonesome Day	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(3:27)
Iodine in My Coffee	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(3:28)
Smokestack Lightning	Howlin' Wolf	Muddy Waters	(3:05)
Let Me Hang Around	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(2:11)
Born Lover	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(2:54)
Deep Down in My Heart	McKinley Morganfield	Muddy Waters	(3:04)

Credits

James Cotton (Harmonica), Willie Dixon (Bass), Little Walter (Harmonica), Junior Wells (Harmonica), Tampa Red (Guitar), Johnny Jones (Piano), Mary Katherine Aldin (Liner Notes), Alex Atkins (Sax (Alto)), Fred Below (Drums), Leonard Chess (Producer), Phil Chess (Producer), Francis Clay (Drums), Ernest "Big" Crawford (Bass), Elgin Evans (Drums), Leroy Foster (Guitar), Leroy Foster (Drums), Pat Hare (Guitar), Ransom Knowling (Bass), Andy McKaie (Reissue Producer), Muddy Waters (Guitar), Muddy Waters (Vocals), Muddy Waters (Main Performer), Odie Payne (Drums), Jimmy Rogers (Guitar), Dick Shurman (Liner Notes), Dick Shurman (Compilation Producer), Sunnyland Slim (Piano), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (Drums), Otis Spann (Piano), Andrew Stephenson (Bass), Marcus Johnson (Sax (Tenor))