Reed, Jimmy | Anthology | 2CD

Jimmy Reed is an American blues musician and songwriter, born on 6 September 1925 in Dunleith, Mississippi, and died on 29 August 1976 in Oakland, California. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a performer. He is often miscredited as the writer of Big Boss Man, which was written by Al Smith and Luther Dixon.

The Anthology is a 2 disc compilation by Jimmy Reed, released in the UK in 2011 on the Not Now Music label. It draws on Reed's Vee-Jay recordings and is digitally remastered. The sleeve notes are by Deke Leonard.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Honest I Do
2. Go On To School
3. My First Plea
4. Boogie In The Dark
5. You Got Me Crying
6. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
7. You Got Me Dizzy
8. Little Rain
9. Can't Stand To See You Go
10. Roll And Rhumba
11. You're Something Else
12. You Don't Have To Go
13. Pretty Thing
14. I'm Gonna Ruin You
15. I Don't Go For That
16. She Don't Want Me No More
17. Baby, Don't Say That No More
18. Rockin' With Reed
19. I Love You Baby
20. Honey Don't Let Me Go
21. Honey, Where You Going
22. The Sun Is Shining
23. Baby, What's On Your Mind
24. Signals Of Love
25. A String To Your Heart
26. I Know It's A Sin
27. Down In Virginia

Disc 2

1. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
2. Found Love
3. Meet Me
4. I Was So Wrong
5. Goin' By The River (Part 1)
6. Big Boss Man
7. Hush Hush
8. Where Can You Be
9. I'm Nervous
10. Goin' By The River (Part 2)
11. I Ain't Got You
12. Come Love
13. I'm Gonna Get My Baby
14. Odds And Ends
15. I Told You Baby
16. Ends And Odds
17. Take Out Some Insurance
18. You Know I Love You
19. I Wanna Be Loved
20. Going To New York
21. Caress Me Baby
22. The Moon Is Rising
23. My Bitter Seed
24. Close Together
25. Down The Road
26. Jimmy's Rock
27. Bright Lights, Big City