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Jimmy Reed
Big Boss Man-Best of
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (36) - Disc #1
1. You Don't Have To Go
2. High And Lonesome
3. Boogie In The Dark
4. You Upset My Mind
5. I Ain't Got You
6. Come On Baby
7. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
8. My First Plea
9. You Got Me Dizzy
10. Little Rain
11. The Sun Is Shining
12. Honest I Do
13. Ends And Odds
14. You're Something Else
15. Down In Virginia
16. I'm Gonna Get My Baby
17. Going To New York
18. Take Out Some Insurance
19. Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do
20. Hush Hush
21. Found Love
22. Big Boss Man
23. Close Together
24. I'm A Love You
25. Bright Lights, Big City
26. Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth
27. Down In Mississippi
28. Let's Get Together
29. Oh John
30. Ain't No Big Deal
31. Help Yourself
32. Left Handed Woman
33. I'm Going Upside Your Head
34. The Devil's Shoestring 2
35. I'm The Man Down There
36. When Girls Do It

36 of the late great blues guitarist/ vocalist's finest recordings for the Vee-Jay label, including 'Bright Lights, Big City', 'High And Lonesome' and 'Ain't That Lovin' You Baby'. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

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All Artists: Jimmy Reed
Title: Big Boss Man-Best of
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Recall Records UK
Original Release Date: 9/14/1999
Re-Release Date: 9/15/1999
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 636551423229, 766485444325

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CD Reviews

A Significant Man of the Blues--How Did He Manage?

Eclectic Revisited | Arizona | 11/23/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When white folks used to say that they couldn't understand the words of a blues song, they might well have been talking about Mathis James Reed born in the 1920s in Mississippi. Also Jimmy Reed did not have nearly the musical ability on the tools of the trade, guitar and harmonica, that his contemporaries had. And he suffered from epilepsy but was such an unabashed drunk that his malady was not diagnosed for years as he seemed just to have the predictable "DTs"(delirium tremens) from his excessive use of alcohol. It's said that his friend and collaborator Eddie "Playboy" Taylor used to nudge him when it was time for him to sing or to play his blues harp. Reed's own wife ("Mama Reed") can be heard singing along with him on some recordings as he would often forget the words. So how did he put a dozen or more songs on the Top 100 (more than any of the other arguably more talented bluesmen of the time?) Simple beats, easy-to-remember words and it was clearly the heartfelt blues. His "Big Boss Man" is a classic and was appropriated successfully by Charlie Rich to the point it was almost Rich's theme song. "Bright Lights, Big City" was another heartfelt tune. Elvis Presley recorded Jimmy's "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby" as well as others. More good ones by JR include "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?" and "Take Out Some Insurance". They are all included in this package. Pay the fair price for those named tunes and the rest is gravy, a kind of "easy listening" blues. You won't think it's anybody but Jimmy Reed. "Mama Reed" was still with him when he died in 1976 in his early 50s. This is his legacy."

Boss Man: Best of Jimmy Reed

Roland D. Sneed | Blue Springss, MO USA | 07/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had tried for years to find a Jimmy Reed CD. He was one of my favorite blues artists in the 50's. My favorite was "Ain't That Lovin You Baby" which is on this album along with many other great songs.

I have just about worn it out already."