Safe House: A Collection of Blues

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: April 28, 1998
• Total Time: 64:36
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Released as a tie-in with Safe House, a 1999 installment in noir crime novelist Andrew Vachss' popular Burke series, Safe House: A Collection of Blues tries to capture the rough, hard-edged tastes of the series' central character. But even if you're unfamiliar with the novels, or find the marketing gimmick a little suspect, Safe House actually does a pretty good job of achieving its goal, featuring a number of tough, muscular, robust performances from male and female singers alike. Some of the highlights include selections from Judy Henske, Paul Butterfield, Marcia Ball, Otis Spann, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Irma Thomas, and Charlie Musselwhite. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Got a Mind to Give Up Living	Traditional	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	(4:57)
Pussycat Moan	Katie Webster	Katie Webster	(6:02)
One Room Country Shack (Lyrics)	Mercy Dee Walton	Buddy Guy	(5:34)
Time Is on My Side [Live]	Norman Meade, Jerry Ragovoy	Irma Thomas	(2:43)
Going Back Home (Lyrics)	Son Seals	Son Seals	(7:03)
I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' Wolf	(2:48)
Rain	Rick Estrin	Little Charlie & the Nightcats	(5:11)
Early in the Morning	Sonny Boy Williamson	Sonny Boy Williamson	(2:47)
Some Day	Otis Spann	Otis Spann	(4:34)
Until the Real Thing Comes Along	Mann Holiner, L.E. Freeman, Sammy Cahn, Alberta Nichols, Saul Chaplin	Judy Henske	(3:05)
She's Nineteen Years Old (Lyrics)	Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	(3:16)
Midnight Special	Leadbelly	Leadbelly, Golden Gate Quartet	(3:16)
Baby Will You Please Help Me	Charlie Musselwhite	Charlie Musselwhite	(3:18)
Another Man's Woman (Lyrics)	G. Jackson, Dan Penn	Marcia Ball	(4:23)
Ghost	Barry Crawford, Vachss, Andrew	Bazza	(5:39)

Credits

Charlie Baty (Producer), Leonard Chess (Producer), Buzz Ravineau (Sequencing), Vachss, Andrew (Liner Notes), Muddy Waters (Performer), Willie Dixon (Producer), Katie Webster (Producer), Bill Lacey (Audio Restoration), Golden Gate Quartet (Performer), Scott Billington (Producer), Otis Spann (Performer), Norman Dayron (Producer), Leadbelly (Performer), Bill Lacey (Digital Mastering), Vachss, Andrew (Compilation Producer), Judy Henske (Vocals), Bazza (Producer), Irma Thomas (Producer), Irma Thomas (Performer), Katie Webster (Performer), Rick Estrin (Producer), Paul Williams (Compilation Producer), Samuel Charters (Producer), The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Performer), Sonny Boy Williamson (Performer), Bazza (Performer), Sonny Boy Williamson (Performer), Son Seals (Performer), Alan Grunblatt (Series Coordinator), Howlin' Wolf (Performer), Richard McLeese (Producer), Marcia Ball (Performer), Little Charlie & the Nightcats (Performer), Vas-tie Jackson (Producer), Judy Henske (Performer), Brian Jones (Engineer), Brian Jones (Mixing), Son Seals (Producer), Lou Bank (Project Coordinator), Lou Bank (Executive Producer), Ice Cube Slim (Producer), Darcy Cloutier-Fernald (Design), Buddy Guy (Performer)