Hate to See You Go [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

Little Walter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 6, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Japan
• ASIN: B0002J51NA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,682 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nobody But You

2. My Baby's Sweeter

3. Roller Coaster [Instrumental]

4. As Long As I Have You

5. Oh Baby

6. Take Me Back

7. Everything's Going To Be Alright

8. Mellow Down Easy

9. Hate To See You Go

10. I Got To Find My Baby

11. Everybody Needs Somebody

12. Blue Midnight [Instrumental]

13. I've Had My Fun

14. Key To the Highway

15. Blue and Lonesome

16. I Got To Find My Baby [Alternate Take]

17. I've Had My Fun [Alternate Take]

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Originally issued in 1969, this worthwhile assemblage has fifteen Walter selections from 1952 to 1960. "Blue and Lonesome" is one of the most harrowing songs in all of blues, and a number more are classics, though "As Long as I Have You" and a few others do huff and puff, going nowhere in particular. Three tracks overlap with The Best of Little Walter, Volume Two. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars give him his props, August 10, 2001

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jesse sterling harrison (south hadley, ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hate to See You Go (Audio CD)

Little Walter Jacobs doesn't seem to get the respect he deserves. Let's fix that right now: it says here that "Hate to See You Go" is one of the top five blues studio recordings...ever! First off, there's the huge, steely sound of Little Walter's harmonica, amplified (he was the first in Chicago to do so) and drenched in lonely reverb. Then comes the biting lead/rhythm guitar of Walter's pal Muddy Waters, along with primitive, powerful drumming. This is a fine set of songs, very diverse by blues standards, mostly written by Jacobs or Willie Dixon. But best of all is Walter's vocal approach: raw, primal, but controlled, full of personality. He emotes the pain of a Robert Johnson or Billie Holiday, and the aggression and power of Muddy. This is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in Chicago Blues.