Confessin’ The Blues is a real musical education from those who know the genre best, the greatest living band on the planet, The Rolling Stones. Original Blues masterpieces hand-picked and curated in collaboration with The Rolling Stones with cover artwork by Ronnie Wood. As well as being the biggest band in the world, The Rolling Stones are also the biggest champions of the blues, so who better to curate a compilation in collaboration with BMG and Universal, of the music that inspired them throughout their career? Confessin’ The Blues collects together the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect education to the genre.
The Rolling Stones have long been supporters of the Blues from before the start of their career right through to their latest album, Blue and Lonesome which featured their interpretations of the classics, many of which appear in their original versions here on Confessin’ The Blues. Confessin’ The Blues includes tracks by the biggest Blues pioneers including Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Johnson. All of these artists had an impact on the nascent Rolling Stones, be they influencing Keith’s guitar licks or Mick’s vocals and lyrics.
2CD - 42 Track Double CD set includes liner notes by music journalist Colin Larkin in a 28-page booklet. The album cover artwork comes courtesy of Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood who has added his own personal twist to the project by painting his interpretation of a Bluesman.
2LP - Volume One. 21 Track Double LP Set.
2LP+ - Volume Two. 21 Track Double LP Set.
5x10" - 5 x 10’’, Bookpack and 4 Art Cards. 42 Tracks.
Side: 1
1. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Muddy Waters
2. Little Rain - Jimmy Reed
3. I Got to Go - Little Walter
4. Mona - Bo Diddley
5. Rock Me Baby - B.B. King
Side: 2
1. Carol - Chuck Berry
2. Boogie Children - Boy Blue
3. Don't Stay Out All Night - Billy Boy Arnold
4. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Pt. 1) - Little Johnny Taylor
5. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
6. I Want to Be Loved - Muddy Waters
Side: 3
1. Key to the Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
2. Stop Breakin' Down Blues - Robert Johnson
3. The Prodigal Son - Reverend Robert Wilkins
4. Commit a Crime (1991 Chess Box Version) - Howlin' Wolf
5. Blues Before Sunrise - Elmore James & The Broom Dusters
Side: 4
1. Little Baby - Howlin' Wolf
2. Suzie Q - Dale Hawkins
3. Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
4. Damn Right I Got The Blues - Buddy Guy
5. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
The Rolling Stones have long been supporters of the Blues from before the start of their career right through to their latest album, Blue and Lonesome which featured their interpretations of the classics, many of which appear in their original versions here on Confessin’ The Blues. Confessin’ The Blues includes tracks by the biggest Blues pioneers including Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Johnson. All of these artists had an impact on the nascent Rolling Stones, be they influencing Keith’s guitar licks or Mick’s vocals and lyrics.
2CD - 42 Track Double CD set includes liner notes by music journalist Colin Larkin in a 28-page booklet. The album cover artwork comes courtesy of Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood who has added his own personal twist to the project by painting his interpretation of a Bluesman.
2LP - Volume One. 21 Track Double LP Set.
2LP+ - Volume Two. 21 Track Double LP Set.
5x10" - 5 x 10’’, Bookpack and 4 Art Cards. 42 Tracks.
Side: 1
1. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Muddy Waters
2. Little Rain - Jimmy Reed
3. I Got to Go - Little Walter
4. Mona - Bo Diddley
5. Rock Me Baby - B.B. King
Side: 2
1. Carol - Chuck Berry
2. Boogie Children - Boy Blue
3. Don't Stay Out All Night - Billy Boy Arnold
4. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing (Pt. 1) - Little Johnny Taylor
5. I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
6. I Want to Be Loved - Muddy Waters
Side: 3
1. Key to the Highway - Big Bill Broonzy
2. Stop Breakin' Down Blues - Robert Johnson
3. The Prodigal Son - Reverend Robert Wilkins
4. Commit a Crime (1991 Chess Box Version) - Howlin' Wolf
5. Blues Before Sunrise - Elmore James & The Broom Dusters
Side: 4
1. Little Baby - Howlin' Wolf
2. Suzie Q - Dale Hawkins
3. Bad Boy - Eddie Taylor
4. Damn Right I Got The Blues - Buddy Guy
5. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
