Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. My Babe - (with Little Walter) ~ Willie Dixon |  |
| 2. Violent Love - (previously unreleased, with The Big Three) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 3. Third Degree - (with Eddie Boyd) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 4. Seventh Son - (with Willie Mabon) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 5. Crazy For My Baby - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 6. Pain In My Heart - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 7. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 8. Evil - (with Howlin' Wolf) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 9. Mellow Down Easy - (with Little Walter) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 10. When The Lights Go Out - (with Jimmy Weatherspoon) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 11. Young Fashioned Ways - (previously unreleased, with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 12. Pretty Thing - (with Bo Diddley) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 13. I'm Ready - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 14. Do Me Right - (with Lowell Fulson) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 15. I Just Want To Make Love To You - (with Muddy Waters) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 16. Tollin' Bells - (with Lowell Fulson) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 17. 29 Ways - (previously unreleased) ~ Willie Dixon | |
| 18. Walkin' The Blues ~ Willie Dixon | |
(P) 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | THE CHESS BOX is a comprehensive box set with a 12-page booklet that includes extensive liner notes (including insights from Willie Dixon himself), and photos from 1941 to 1988. | | In 1970, Willie Dixon released an album entitled I AM THE BLUES. It was a brash claim, but if anyone in blues history could stand up to this bit of bravura, Dixon was the man. Over the course of his career, Willie Dixon penned a suitcase full of tunes that defined Chicago blues-easily the most influential strand of the blues in the post-war era. "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Spoonful," "I'm Ready," "Wang Dang Doodle," "Little Red Rooster," "I Ain't Superstitious," and "I Just Want to Make Love to You" are but a few of the dozens of instantly recognizable Dixon classics. With the CHESS BOX, fans now have a nifty introduction to one of the blues' indisputable giants. | | Dixon was a great bassist and songwriter but only an average singer. Fortunately, Chess has chosen to represent Dixon's career through others' classic recordings of his songs. With recordings by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and others, the Willie Dixon CHESS BOX is not only a great tribute to Dixon but also a great overview of Chicago blues history. |
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| Artist Overview |
| Chicago blues legend Willie Dixon was both house bassist and songwriter for the seminal Chess label in the 1950s through the early 1960s, providing material and/or accompaniment for Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Koko Taylor, et al. His songs have left an indelible mark on the identity of urban blues. His many classics are known primarily in their renditions by other stellar blues luminaries, but his fully engaged manner lit up his own studio work as well. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 11/14/1988 | | Original Release Date : 1989 | | Catalog ID : 16500 | | Label : Chess (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Mixed | | SPAR Code : AAD | | UPC : 00076731650029 |
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