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| A1 | It Ain't Right | 2:20 |
| A2 | Rocker | 3:06 |
| A3 | I Got To Find My Baby | 2:43 |
| A4 | Lights Out | 2:45 |
| A5 | One More Chance With You | 2:47 |
| A6 | Crazy Legs | 3:21 |
| A7 | TemperatureWritten-By – Cohen*, Jacobs* |
2:45 |
| B1 | I Got To GoGuitar [Possibly] – David Myers* |
2:41 |
| B2 | Crazy Mixed-Up WorldWritten-By – W. Dixon* |
2:00 |
| B3 | Quarter To Twelve | 3:12 |
| B4 | Confessin' The BluesOrgan – Unknown ArtistPiano – Unknown Artist |
3:03 |
| B5 | The Toddle | 2:37 |
| B6 | Up The LineBaritone Saxophone – Jarrett GibsonOrgan – Billy Emerson |
2:07 |
| B7 | Rock Bottom | 2:17 |
| B8 | Mean Old FriscoWritten-By – A. Crudup* |
2:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – GRT Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – GRT Corporation
- Published By – Arc Music
- Published By – Leeds Music
- Published By – Duchess Music
- Published By – Wabash Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Neil Terk
- Bass – Jack Myers (tracks: B6), Willie Dixon (tracks: A1 to A6, B1 to B5, B7, B8)
- Compiled By [Reissue Compiled By], Edited By [Reissued Edited By], Liner Notes – Pete Welding
- Compiled By [Reissue Compiled With The Assistance Of], Edited By [Reissue Edited With The Assistance Of] – Zaven Jambazian
- Drums – Al Duncan (tracks: B6), Fred Below (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5), George Hunter (tracks: B2, B7, B8)
- Engineer – Malcolm Chisholm
- Engineer [Assistance] – Gary Rice
- Guitar – Buddy Guy (tracks: B6), David Myers* (tracks: A1, A4 to A6, B3), Freddie Robinson (tracks: B2, B4, B5, B8), Louis Myers (tracks: A2 to A4, A6, B3), Luther Tucker (tracks: A7, B2, B4, B5, B7, B8), Muddy Waters (tracks: B7), Robert Lockwood* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A7, B1)
- Liner Notes – Pete Welding
- Photography By [Backline Photos] – Frank Scott , Pete Welding
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ray Flerlage
- Piano – Lafayette Leake (tracks: B6), Otis Spann (tracks: A3, B5, B7, B8)
- Producer [Originally Produced By] – Leonard And Phil Chess*
- Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Bob Scerbo
- Vocals, Harmonica – Little Walter Jacobs*
- Written-By – W. Jacobs* (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B3 to B7)
Notes
Chess Vintage Series℗ 1974 GRT Corporation
All songs Arc Music, BMI, except for "Mean Old Frisco" and "Confessin' The Blues", which are as indicated. (B4 Leeds Music, ASCAP; B8 Duchess Music/Wabash Music, BMI)
Vintage Series compiled, edited and produced by Swan.
These selections previously unreleased on LP.
Recording dates:
A1 & A5: 1956
A2 to A4, B3: 1954
A6: 1953
A7: 1957
B1: 1955
B2, B4, B5 & B7: 1958
B6: 1963
B8: 1959
"NOTE: Two of the performances here, Crazy Legs and Rock Bottom, have been extended beyond the playing times of their original releases as singles, 2:26 and 1:58 respectively. Each of the original recordings was longer than the single version issued, so it was decided to allow them to run their full length on this release."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHV 416 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp) | Chess | CHV 416 | US | 1974 |
| CHV 416 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp, RE) | Chess | CHV 416 | US | 1977 |
| UICY-3429 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues [+6] (CD, Comp, RM, RP) | Chess, MCA Records | UICY-3429 | Japan | 2004 |
| CHV 416 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp, RE) | Chess | CHV 416 | US | 2012 |
| BRP 2025 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp, RE) | Chess | BRP 2025 | Italy | 1982 |












