Elmore James - The Best Of The Modern Years

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1	I Believe Written By – Robert Johnson	3:16
2	Baby, What's Wrong Written By – Elmore James	2:52
3	Early In The Morning Written By – Elmore James	2:49
4	Hawaiian Boogie Written By – Elmore James	2:19
5	Strange Kinda Feeling Written By – Elmore James	2:36
6	Please Find My Baby Written By – Elmore James, Joe Josea	3:05
7	Hand In Hand Written By – Elmore James, Jules Taub, Sam Ling	2:51
8	Make My Dreams Come True Written By – Elmore James	2:41
9	Sho' Nuff I Do Written By – Hudson Whittaker	2:53
10	Sunny Land Written By – Elmore James	3:18
11	Standing At The Crossroads Written By – Robert Johnson	2:48
12	Mean & Evil Written By – Elmore James	2:16
13	Happy Home Written By – Elmore James	2:46
14	No Love In My Heart (For You) Written By – Elmore James	2:24
15	Dust My Blues Written By – Robert Johnson	3:11
16	I Was A Fool, Too Written By – Elmore James	2:52
17	Blues Before Sunrise	2:45
18	Goodbye Baby Written By – Elmore James	2:59
19	Wild About You Written By – Elmore James, Joe Josea	3:16

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Billy Vera

Notes

Recorded November, 1952 - January 4, 1956

This 19-track compilation focuses on Elmore James' crucial sessions recorded for the Modern Records subsidiaries Meteor and Flair between 1952 and 1956. At the time of these recordings, the distorted amplified sound of James' slide guitar with his unmistakable electrified Robert Johnson lick was helping map out the postwar blues idiom with such classics as "I Believe," "Blues Before Sunrise," "Wild About You," "Mean & Evil," and the extraordinary reworking of Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom" into "Dust My Blues." Even though roughly half of these tracks appear on the equally recommended 1986 Ace release Let's Cut It: The Very Best of Elmore James, this set is a great introduction to the dynamic slide guitarist's earliest recordings.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 724386471123
• ASIN: B0006SSQEI