Best of Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gnp Crescendo
• ASIN: B000001P2M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,372 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Chicago Blues

Track Listings

1. High and Lonesome

2. Boogie in the Dark

3. You Don't Have to Go

4. Take Out Some Insurance

5. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby

6. You Got Me Dizzy

7. Down in Virginia

8. Honest I Do

9. Found Love

10. Going to New York

11. Baby, What You Want Me to Do

12. I Ain't Got You

13. Big Boss Man

14. Tell the World I Do

15. Bright Lights, Big City

16. Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth

17. Laughing at the Blues

18. Shame, Shame, Shame

19. Baby What's Wrong

20. I'm Going Upside Your Head

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most rhythmic, sensual blues ever!, February 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Jimmy Reed (Audio CD)

Absolutely the best music ever invented for exotic dancers. Rhythm, drum and cymbal work on "Honest, I Do" are beyond compare. Nobody ever played a more soulful harmonica. Absolutely essential for any R&B fan. This is my favorite of 100's of CD's in my collection.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Jimmy Reed (Audio CD)

I'm a 14 year old white kid that lives in a suburban neighborhood and I love this guy and his music. My personal favorite is "Bright Lights, Big City."

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly the best of Jimmy Reed's "Singing what's on my mind", August 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Jimmy Reed (Audio CD)

If you like R&B, you will probably find at least six or eight songs on this album that you will absolutely love.

Track Number Eleven, "Baby what you want me to do?" is a favorite of mine from thirty plus years ago. It has all the best of "mushmouth" blues, a couple of questionable lines ("Did he just sing what I THOUGHT HE DID?") and the easy guitar backup that is part of Jimmy Reed's songs at their best.

Hey, it's not John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf or Dr. Longhair -- but it is very cool.