Smokestack Lightning: The Complete Chess Masters 1951–1960

Album by Howlin’ Wolf

BluesChicago Blues

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Moanin' at Midnight
    2:53
  2. 2.
    How Many More Years (alternate)
    2:46
  3. 3.
    How Many More Years
    2:40
  4. 4.
    The Wolf Is at Your Door (Howlin' for My Baby)
    2:56
  5. 5.
    California Boogie
    2:57
  6. 6.
    Smile at Me
    2:04
  7. 7.
    Howlin' Wolf Boogie
    2:37
  8. 8.
    California Blues #1
    2:55
  9. 9.
    Look-A-Here Baby
    2:08
  10. 10.
    Worried All the Time
    3:06
  11. 11.
    Gettin' Old and Grey
    2:36
  12. 12.
    Mr. Highway Man
    2:46
  13. 13.
    Everybody's in the Mood
    2:57
  14. 14.
    Color and Kind
    3:09
  15. 15.
    Bluebird
    2:48
  16. 16.
    Saddle My Pony
    2:32
  17. 17.
    Dorothy Mae (alternate take)
    2:42
  18. 18.
    Dorothy Mae
    2:35
  19. 19.
    Sweet Woman (a.k.a. I Got a Woman)
    3:23
  20. 20.
    (Well) That's All Right
    3:00
  21. 21.
    Decoration Day
    3:14
  22. 22.
    Oh! Red
    2:35
  23. 23.
    My Last Affair
    2:56
  24. 24.
    I've Got a Woman
    2:52
  25. 25.
    Just My Kind
    2:57
  26. 26.
    Work for Your Money
    2:16

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    I'm Not Joking
    2:55
  2. 2.
    Mama Died and Left Me
    3:11
  3. 3.
    All Night Boogie (All Night long)
    2:11
  4. 4.
    I Love My Baby
    2:55
  5. 5.
    Highway My Friend
    2:15
  6. 6.
    Hold Your Money
    2:19
  7. 7.
    Streamline Woman
    2:43
  8. 8.
    California Blues #2
    2:20
  9. 9.
    Stay Here Til My Baby Comes Back
    2:37
  10. 10.
    Crazy About You Baby
    2:19
  11. 11.
    No Place to Go (You Gonna Wreck My Life)
    2:53
  12. 12.
    You Gonna Wreck My Life (alternate take)
    2:34
  13. 13.
    Neighbors
    2:43
  14. 14.
    I'm the Wolf
    2:50
  15. 15.
    Rockin' Daddy
    3:01
  16. 16.
    Baby How Long
    2:54
  17. 17.
    Evil (Is Going on)
    2:53
  18. 18.
    I'll Be Around
    3:11
  19. 19.
    Forty Four
    2:48
  20. 20.
    Who Will Be Next
    2:32
  21. 21.
    I Have a Little Girl
    2:33
  22. 22.
    Come to Me Baby
    2:25
  23. 23.
    Don't Mess With My Baby
    2:37
  24. 24.
    Smokestack Lightnin'
    3:06
  25. 25.
    You Can't Be Beat
    3:09
  26. 26.
    I Asked for Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)
    2:49
  27. 27.
    So Glad
    2:07

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Break of Day
    2:44
  2. 2.
    The Natchez Burnin'
    2:09
  3. 3.
    Going Back Home
    2:39
  4. 4.
    Bluebird
    3:31
  5. 5.
    My Life
    3:01
  6. 6.
    You Ought to Know
    3:20
  7. 7.
    Who's Been Talking?
    2:21
  8. 8.
    Tell Me
    2:56
  9. 9.
    Somebody in My Home (alternate take)
    2:34
  10. 10.
    Somebody in My Home
    2:25
  11. 11.
    Nature (Takes 1/4/6)
    6:35
  12. 12.
    Nature (alternate take)
    2:54
  13. 13.
    Nature
    2:45
  14. 14.
    Walk to Camp Hall
    2:49
  15. 15.
    Poor Boy (alternate take)
    2:26
  16. 16.
    Poor Boy
    2:33
  17. 17.
    My Baby Told Me
    2:46
  18. 18.
    Sitting on Top of the World
    2:32
  19. 19.
    I Didn't Know
    2:26
  20. 20.
    I Better Go Now (Howlin' Blues) [alternate]
    3:11
  21. 21.
    Howlin' Blues
    2:44
  22. 22.
    I Better Go Now (Multiple Takes)
    4:23
  23. 23.
    I Didn't Know
    2:34
  24. 24.
    Moaning for My Baby
    2:47
  25. 25.
    Moaning for My Baby (Midnight Blues) [Takes 3 & 4]
    4:49

Disc 4

  1. 1.
    I'm Leaving You (alternate take)
    2:43
  2. 2.
    I'm Leaving You (Takes 7-10)
    7:39
  3. 3.
    I'm Leaving You
    2:57
  4. 4.
    Can't Put Me Out (alternate 1)
    1:59
  5. 5.
    Can't Put Me Out (alternate 2)
    2:57
  6. 6.
    (You) Can't Put Me Out
    3:09
  7. 7.
    Change My Way
    3:31
  8. 8.
    Getting Late
    3:04
  9. 9.
    I've Been Abused (Takes 4-12)
    5:01
  10. 10.
    I've Been Abused
    2:15
  11. 11.
    Howlin' for My Baby (Takes 1-7)
    5:39
  12. 12.
    Howlin' for My Darling (Or Baby)
    2:30
  13. 13.
    Wolf in the Mood (instrumental)
    5:48
  14. 14.
    My People's Gone
    2:22
  15. 15.
    Mr. Airplane Man (Takes 1 & 2)
    6:07
  16. 16.
    Mr. Airplane Man
    2:43
  17. 17.
    Wang Dang Doodle
    2:22
  18. 18.
    Back Door Man
    2:48
  19. 19.
    Spoonful
    2:42

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