Elmore James - Come Go With Me (1989)

Tracklist

01. Stranger Blues - Original
02. Anna Lee - Original
03. So Unkind - Original
04. Bobby's Rock - Original
05. Sunnyland Train - Re-Recording
06. Find My Kinda Woman - Original
07. The Twelve Year Old Boy - Original
08. Stranger Blues - Alternate
09. My Kind Of Woman - Original
10. Mean Mistreatin Mama - Original
11. Hand In Hand - Alternate
12. I Can't Stop Lovin' You - Original
13. My Baby's Gone - Re-Recording
14. She Done Moved - Original
15. Make My Dreams Come True - Re-Recording
16. I'm Worried - Original
17. My Bleeding Heart - Original
18. Look On Yonder Wall - Original
19. Early One Morning - Re-Recording
20. Strange Angels - Original
21. It Hurts Me Too - Original
22. Everyday I Have The Blues - Original
23. I Have A Right To Love My Baby - Original
24. Standing At The Crossroads - Re-Recording

You'd be hard-pressed to find any substandard Elmore James collection, and while not definitive, there's more than enough on this 24-cut CD to satisfy any blues lover or novice. The guitar and vocal sound of James is well reproduced here, while all but one of the selections are penned by the masterful bluesman. The program starts with some obscurities, and there are two tracks with horn section backing, but the CD ends strong with all-time hits "Look on Yonder Wall," "It Hurts Me Too," and "Standing at the Crossroads" among the concluding tracks. There's still not a soul who can match the biting electric slide and expressive vocal chops of Elmore James, and this is an excellent set to get anyone started and going.

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