The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

Infobox Album |
Name = The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
Type = Album
Artist = Howlin' Wolf


Released = 1971
Recorded = Olympic Sound Studios, London
Genre = Blues
Length = 39:43
Label = Chess Records
Producer = Norman Dayron
Reviews = |
Last album = "Message to the Young"
(1971)
This album = "The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions"
(1971)
Next album = "Live and Cookin' at Alice's Revisited"
(1972)

"The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions" is an album by blues singer Howlin' Wolf. It was one of the first of the super session blues albums, that features a blues legend backed by famous white musicians like Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman Ringo Starr and Ian Stewart.

Track listing

Side One:
#"Rockin' Daddy" - 3:43 - Chester Burnett
#"I Ain't Superstitious" - 3:34 - Willie Dixon
#"Sittin' On Top Of The World" - 3:51 - Chester Burnett
#"Worried About My Baby" - 2:55 - Chester Burnett
#"What A Woman!" - 3:02 - James Oden
#"Poor Boy" - 3:04 - Chester Burnett

Side Two:
#"Built For Comfort" - 2:08 - Willie Dixon
#"Who's Been Talking?" - 3:02 - Chester Burnett
#"The Red Rooster (Rehearsal)"
#"The Red Rooster" - 5:54 - Willie Dixon
#"Do The Do" - 2:18 - Willie Dixon
#"Highway 49" - 2:45 - Joe Lee Williams
#"Wang-Dang-Doodle" - 3:27 Willie Dixon

Deluxe CD Edition:

Disc: 1
#Rockin' Daddy
#I Ain't Superstitious
#Sitting on Top of the World
#Worried About My Baby
#What a Woman!
#Poor Boy
#Built for Comfort
#Who's Been Talking?
#Red Rooster
#Do the Do
#Highway 49
#Wang Dang Doodle
#Goin' Down Slow (Bonus Track)
#Killing Floor (Bonus Track)
#I Want To Have A Word With You (Bonus Track)

Disc: 2
#Worried About My Baby (Rehearsal Take)
#The Red Rooster (Alternate Mix)
#What A Woman (Alternate Take)
#Who's Been Talking (Alternate Take)
#Worried About My baby (Alternate Take)
#I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Take)
#Highway 49 (Alternate Take)
#Do The Do (Alternate Take)
#Poor Boy (Alternate Take)
#I Ain't Superstitious (Alternate Take)
#What A Woman (Alternate Mix)
#Rockin' Daddy (Alternate Mix)

Personnel

*Howlin' Wolf: vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
*Eric Clapton: lead guitar
*Hubert Sumlin: rhythm guitar
*Steve Winwood: piano, organ
*Bill Wyman, Klaus Voormann, Phil Upchurch: bass
*Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr (credited as "Richie"): drums
*Ian Stewart, Lafayette Leake, John Simon: piano
*Jeffrey M. Carp: harmonica
*Joe Miller, Jordan Sandke, Dennis Lansing: horns