Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Catfish Blues - Bob 'Slim Thomas ~ Various Artists |  |
| 3. Everybody's Fishing - Elmore James/Willie Love & His Three Aces ~ Various Artists |  |
| 4. Delta Blues - Big Joe Williams ~ Various Artists |  |
| 5. Smile At Me - Howlin' Wolf ~ Various Artists |  |
| 6. Make A Litte Love With Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup ~ Various Artists |  |
| 7. From The Bottom - Sonny Boy Williamson ~ Various Artists |  |
| 8. Come On In This House - Junior Wells ~ Various Artists |  |
| 9. You've Done Lost Your Good Thing Now - B.B. King ~ Various Artists |  |
| 10. Broken-Hearted Blues - Buddy Guy ~ Various Artists |  |
| 11. Majo Hand - Lightnin' Hopkins ~ Various Artists |  |
| 12. Blues - Roosevelt Sykes ~ Various Artists |  |
| 13. Little Dreamer - John Lee Hooker/The Groundhogs ~ Various Artists |  |
| 14. You Got To Move - Mississippi Fred Mcdowell ~ Various Artists |  |
| 15. Driftin' Blues - Charles Brown ~ Various Artists |  | Disc 3
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Heartbreaker - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Alone In The City - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 3. Can Anyone Ask For More? - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 4. Rockin'chair Blues - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 5. How Long Blues - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 6. You'll Always Miss The Water - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 7. You Be My Baby - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 8. I've Had My Fun - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 9. Honey, Honey - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 10. Tell Me How Do You Feel - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 11. What'd I Say - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
| 12. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists |  |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | There are countless blues compilations out there, and at first glance, this two-disc, 30-track selection doesn't seem to be anything special, but a closer look reveals that it covers a fairly wide spectrum, both in the number of blues styles it includes (prewar country-blues to Chicago blues, jump blues, folk-blues and more) and in the years it considers (disc one covers 1927 to 1950, while disc two carries things from 1950 through 1973). It also features relatively rare tracks even when the artist is well known (Muddy Waters is represented by "Mean Red Spider," for instance, rather than one of his better known songs like "I Can't Be Satisfied"), which doesn't necessarily make this collection essential, but it does make it more likely to fill in some cracks for listeners who may already have a large blues library. [Some editions of This Is Blues included a bonus third disc of twelve Ray Charles' tracks that were originally released by Cleopatra Records as a standalone album called Essentials.] ~ Steve Leggett | Producer: Athan Maroulis |
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| Technical Info |
 | Release Date : 06/26/2007 |  | Original Release Date : 2007 |  | Catalog ID : MCS-80742 |  | Label : Master Classics |  | Number of Discs : 3 |  | Runtime : 127m : 47s |  | Studio/Live : Studio |  | Mono/Stereo : Stereo |  | SPAR Code : n/a |  | UPC : 00881162807429 |
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