Label: Indigo Records.
Release Date: January 20, 2003.
Recording Time: 208 minutes.
Release Info: Studio Recording.
Styles: Rhythm and Blues.
R'N'B Hits of 1952 album was released on the Indigo label. Contains 75 tracks. R'N'B Hits of 1952 CD music is a 3-disc set with 62 songs. Performers include: Ray Charles, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Dinah Washington, Bobby Bland, T-Bone Walker, Howlin' Wolf, Lloyd Price.
Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...What makes these annual compilations from Indigo such fun is that they're like well-stocked jukeboxes, frozen in their moment in time..."
Credits: Johnny Ace - primary artist; Marie Adams - primary artist; Jesse Belvin - primary artist; Big Maybelle - primary artist; Bobby "Blue" Bland - primary artist; Earl Bostic - primary artist; Eddie Boyd - primary artist; Tiny Bradshaw - primary artist; Jackie Brenston - primary artist; Charles Brown - primary artist; Roy Brown - primary artist; Ruth Brown - primary artist; Ray Charles - primary artist; The Clovers - primary artist; Sam Cooke - primary artist; Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - primary artist; Varetta Dillard - primary artist; Floyd Dixon - primary artist; Fats Domino - primary artist; The Dominoes - primary artist; The Five Keys - primary artist; The Five Sharps - primary artist; Jimmy Forrest - primary artist; Lowell Fulson - primary artist; Rosco Gordon - primary artist; John Greer - primary artist; Wynonie Harris - primary artist; John Lee Hooker - primary artist; Lightnin' Hopkins - primary artist; Camille Howard - primary artist; Howlin' Wolf - primary artist; Fluffy Hunter - primary artist; Ivory Joe Hunter - primary artist; Bull Moose Jackson - primary artist; B.B. King - primary artist; Bobby Lewis - primary artist; Pete "Guitar" Lewis - primary artist; Smiley Lewis - primary artist; Little Richard - primary artist; Little Walter - primary artist; Little Willie Littlefield - primary artist; Willie Mabon - primary artist; Percy Mayfield - primary artist; Edna McGriff - primary artist; Memphis Slim - primary artist; Amos Milburn - primary artist; Roy Milton - primary artist; The Orioles - primary artist; Johnny Otis - primary artist; Esther Phillips - primary artist; Lloyd Price - primary artist; The Ravens - primary artist; Shirley & Lee - primary artist; The Soul Stirrers - primary artist; The Swallows - primary artist; Tampa Red - primary artist; Sonny Thompson - primary artist; Big Joe Turner - primary artist; Mel Walker - primary artist; T-Bone Walker - primary artist; Billy Ward & the Dominoes - primary artist; Dinah Washington - primary artist; Muddy Waters - primary artist; Lester Williams - primary artist; Sonny Boy Williamson II - primary artist; Chuck Willis - primary artist; Jimmy Witherspoon - primary artist.
Tracks, Disc 1: 1) Big Ten Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson; 2) Booted - Rosco Gordon; 3) Moonglow - Earl Bostic; 4) 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown; 5) Have Mercy, Baby - The Dominoes; 6) The Bells Are Ringing - Smiley Lewis; 7) Call Operator - Floyd Dixon; 8) She Moves Me - Muddy Waters; 9) Keep on Churnin' ('Til the Butter Comes) - Wynonie Harris; 10) Dream Girl - Jesse Belvin; 11) Walkin' the Boogie - John Lee Hooker; 12) New Blowtop Blues - Dinah Washington; 13) Juke - Little Walter; 14) Mumbles Blues - Bobby Lewis; 15) You Know I Love You - B.B. King; 16) Ting-a-Ling - The Clovers; 17) Mr. Downchild - Sonny Boy Williamson II; 18) Rockin' Chair Boogie - Ivory Joe Hunter; 19) Hard Times - Charles Brown; 20) Hi Ho Baby - Jackie Brenston; 21) Thinking and Drinking - Amos Milburn; 22) Saturday Night Daddy - Esther Phillips; 23) Beside You - The Swallows; 24) I'm Gonna Put You Down - Tampa Red; 25) Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother - Little Richard.
Tracks, Disc 2: 1) Saddle My Pony - Howlin' Wolf; 2) The Walkin' Blues - Fluffy Hunter; 3) My Story - Chuck Willis; 4) Stormy Weather - The Five Sharps; 5) Night Train - Jimmy Forrest; 6) Turn the Lamp Down Low - Little Willie Littlefield; 7) I Don't Know - Willie Mabon; 8) Got You on My Mind - John Greer; 9) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd; 10) Kiss Me, Baby - Ray Charles; 11) It's Raining - Edna McGriff; 12) Lucille - Jimmy Witherspoon; 13) It Won't Be Very Long - Sam Cooke / The Soul Stirrers; 14) Getting Tired, Tired, Tired - The Orioles; 15) X-Temporaneous Boogie - Camille Howard; 16) Gonna Find My Baby - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; 17) I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee; 18) Sweet Sixteen - Big Joe Turner; 19) So Tired - Roy Milton; 20) Goin Home - Fats Domino; 21) Easy, Easy Baby - Varetta Dillard; 22) Lovin' Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland; 23) The Train Kept a Rollin' - Tiny Bradshaw; 24) The Big Question - Percy Mayfield; 25) No Mail Blues - Memphis Slim.
Tracks, Disc 3: 1) Boogie Woogie Woman - B.B. King; 2) My Song - Johnny Ace; 3) I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks - Marie Adams; 4) How Long - The Five Keys; 5) Street Walkin' Woman - T-Bone Walker; 6) Louisiana Hop - Pete "Guitar" Lewis; 7) I Cant Lose With the Stuff I Use - Lester Williams; 8) Mean Old World - Little Walter; 9) Ring a Ding Doo - Esther Phillips; 10) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price; 11) Rock Me All Night Long - The Ravens; 12) Standing Around Cryin' - Muddy Waters; 13) No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon; 14) Guitar Shuffle - Lowell Fulson; 15) Good Rockin' Man - Roy Brown; 16) Key to the Highway - John Lee Hooker; 17) Sunset to Dawn - Johnny Otis / Mel Walker; 18) Gabbin' Blues - Big Maybelle; 19) Gone With the Wind - Lightnin' Hopkins; 20) I'd Be Satisfied - Billy Ward & the Dominoes; 21) Mellow Blues - Sonny Thompson; 22) Daddy, Daddy - Ruth Brown; 23) Cool Kind Treatment - Eddie Boyd; 24) Nine Below Zero - Sonny Boy Williamson II; 25) Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers.
Release Date: January 20, 2003.
Recording Time: 208 minutes.
Release Info: Studio Recording.
Styles: Rhythm and Blues.
R'N'B Hits of 1952 album was released on the Indigo label. Contains 75 tracks. R'N'B Hits of 1952 CD music is a 3-disc set with 62 songs. Performers include: Ray Charles, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Dinah Washington, Bobby Bland, T-Bone Walker, Howlin' Wolf, Lloyd Price.
Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...What makes these annual compilations from Indigo such fun is that they're like well-stocked jukeboxes, frozen in their moment in time..."
Credits: Johnny Ace - primary artist; Marie Adams - primary artist; Jesse Belvin - primary artist; Big Maybelle - primary artist; Bobby "Blue" Bland - primary artist; Earl Bostic - primary artist; Eddie Boyd - primary artist; Tiny Bradshaw - primary artist; Jackie Brenston - primary artist; Charles Brown - primary artist; Roy Brown - primary artist; Ruth Brown - primary artist; Ray Charles - primary artist; The Clovers - primary artist; Sam Cooke - primary artist; Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - primary artist; Varetta Dillard - primary artist; Floyd Dixon - primary artist; Fats Domino - primary artist; The Dominoes - primary artist; The Five Keys - primary artist; The Five Sharps - primary artist; Jimmy Forrest - primary artist; Lowell Fulson - primary artist; Rosco Gordon - primary artist; John Greer - primary artist; Wynonie Harris - primary artist; John Lee Hooker - primary artist; Lightnin' Hopkins - primary artist; Camille Howard - primary artist; Howlin' Wolf - primary artist; Fluffy Hunter - primary artist; Ivory Joe Hunter - primary artist; Bull Moose Jackson - primary artist; B.B. King - primary artist; Bobby Lewis - primary artist; Pete "Guitar" Lewis - primary artist; Smiley Lewis - primary artist; Little Richard - primary artist; Little Walter - primary artist; Little Willie Littlefield - primary artist; Willie Mabon - primary artist; Percy Mayfield - primary artist; Edna McGriff - primary artist; Memphis Slim - primary artist; Amos Milburn - primary artist; Roy Milton - primary artist; The Orioles - primary artist; Johnny Otis - primary artist; Esther Phillips - primary artist; Lloyd Price - primary artist; The Ravens - primary artist; Shirley & Lee - primary artist; The Soul Stirrers - primary artist; The Swallows - primary artist; Tampa Red - primary artist; Sonny Thompson - primary artist; Big Joe Turner - primary artist; Mel Walker - primary artist; T-Bone Walker - primary artist; Billy Ward & the Dominoes - primary artist; Dinah Washington - primary artist; Muddy Waters - primary artist; Lester Williams - primary artist; Sonny Boy Williamson II - primary artist; Chuck Willis - primary artist; Jimmy Witherspoon - primary artist.
Tracks, Disc 1: 1) Big Ten Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson; 2) Booted - Rosco Gordon; 3) Moonglow - Earl Bostic; 4) 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown; 5) Have Mercy, Baby - The Dominoes; 6) The Bells Are Ringing - Smiley Lewis; 7) Call Operator - Floyd Dixon; 8) She Moves Me - Muddy Waters; 9) Keep on Churnin' ('Til the Butter Comes) - Wynonie Harris; 10) Dream Girl - Jesse Belvin; 11) Walkin' the Boogie - John Lee Hooker; 12) New Blowtop Blues - Dinah Washington; 13) Juke - Little Walter; 14) Mumbles Blues - Bobby Lewis; 15) You Know I Love You - B.B. King; 16) Ting-a-Ling - The Clovers; 17) Mr. Downchild - Sonny Boy Williamson II; 18) Rockin' Chair Boogie - Ivory Joe Hunter; 19) Hard Times - Charles Brown; 20) Hi Ho Baby - Jackie Brenston; 21) Thinking and Drinking - Amos Milburn; 22) Saturday Night Daddy - Esther Phillips; 23) Beside You - The Swallows; 24) I'm Gonna Put You Down - Tampa Red; 25) Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother - Little Richard.
Tracks, Disc 2: 1) Saddle My Pony - Howlin' Wolf; 2) The Walkin' Blues - Fluffy Hunter; 3) My Story - Chuck Willis; 4) Stormy Weather - The Five Sharps; 5) Night Train - Jimmy Forrest; 6) Turn the Lamp Down Low - Little Willie Littlefield; 7) I Don't Know - Willie Mabon; 8) Got You on My Mind - John Greer; 9) Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd; 10) Kiss Me, Baby - Ray Charles; 11) It's Raining - Edna McGriff; 12) Lucille - Jimmy Witherspoon; 13) It Won't Be Very Long - Sam Cooke / The Soul Stirrers; 14) Getting Tired, Tired, Tired - The Orioles; 15) X-Temporaneous Boogie - Camille Howard; 16) Gonna Find My Baby - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; 17) I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee; 18) Sweet Sixteen - Big Joe Turner; 19) So Tired - Roy Milton; 20) Goin Home - Fats Domino; 21) Easy, Easy Baby - Varetta Dillard; 22) Lovin' Blues - Bobby "Blue" Bland; 23) The Train Kept a Rollin' - Tiny Bradshaw; 24) The Big Question - Percy Mayfield; 25) No Mail Blues - Memphis Slim.
Tracks, Disc 3: 1) Boogie Woogie Woman - B.B. King; 2) My Song - Johnny Ace; 3) I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks - Marie Adams; 4) How Long - The Five Keys; 5) Street Walkin' Woman - T-Bone Walker; 6) Louisiana Hop - Pete "Guitar" Lewis; 7) I Cant Lose With the Stuff I Use - Lester Williams; 8) Mean Old World - Little Walter; 9) Ring a Ding Doo - Esther Phillips; 10) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price; 11) Rock Me All Night Long - The Ravens; 12) Standing Around Cryin' - Muddy Waters; 13) No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon; 14) Guitar Shuffle - Lowell Fulson; 15) Good Rockin' Man - Roy Brown; 16) Key to the Highway - John Lee Hooker; 17) Sunset to Dawn - Johnny Otis / Mel Walker; 18) Gabbin' Blues - Big Maybelle; 19) Gone With the Wind - Lightnin' Hopkins; 20) I'd Be Satisfied - Billy Ward & the Dominoes; 21) Mellow Blues - Sonny Thompson; 22) Daddy, Daddy - Ruth Brown; 23) Cool Kind Treatment - Eddie Boyd; 24) Nine Below Zero - Sonny Boy Williamson II; 25) Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers.