Description
The Best Of Tony Joe White, Featuring Polk Salad Annie / Warner Bros. Records Audio CD 1993 / 9362-45305-27
UPC 093624530527
- ASIN : B000002MKI
Known to friends and fans as "The Swamp Fox," this "whomper-stomper" guitarist from the Bayou finally garners some Stateside attention (he's huge in Europe) with this 20-track compilation of his Monument and Warner Bros. sides. Rainy Night in Georgia is his; other songs include Polk Salad Annie; Ol' Mother Earth , and Soul Francisco.
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9362-45305-2
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Louisiana Blues, Southern Rock, Swamp Pop
Tracklist:
1 | Polk Salad Annie
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Jerry Carrigan, Guitar, Harmonica – Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:41 |
2 | Soul Francisco
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Jerry Carrigan, Guitar, Harmonica – Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
1:55 |
3 | Willie And Laura Mae Jones
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Jerry Carrigan, Guitar, Harmonica – Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
4:54 |
4 | Rainy Night In Georgia
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Tommy McClure, Drums – James Milhart, Sammy Creason, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper] – Tony Joe White, Organ – Mike Utley, Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:40 |
5 | Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin)
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Tommy McClure, Drums – James Milhart, Sammy Creason, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper] – Tony Joe White, Organ – Mike Utley, Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:02 |
6 | Stockholm Blues
Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper & Box] – Tony Joe White, Producer – Billy Swan, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:22 |
7 | High Sheriff Of Calhoun Parrish
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Norbert Putnam, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper & Box] – Tony Joe White, Horns – The Nashville Horns, Producer – Billy Swan, Tony Joe White, Strings – The Nashville Strings, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:48 |
8 | Old Man Willis
Arranged By – Bergen White, Bass – Tommy McClure, Drums – James Milhart, Sammy Creason, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper] – Tony Joe White, Organ – Mike Utley, Producer – Billy Swan, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:09 |
9 | The Train I'm On
Acoustic Guitar – Tippy Armstrong, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Tony Joe White, Bass – David Hood, Drums, Jew's Harp, Maracas, Cowbell – Roger Hawkins, Organ, Electric Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Congas – Ronnie Barron, Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Barry Beckett, Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Steel Guitar [Pedal] – John Hughey, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:08 |
10 | If I Ever Saw A Good Thing
Acoustic Guitar – Tippy Armstrong, Tony Joe White, Bass – David Hood, Drums, Jew's Harp, Maracas, Cowbell – Roger Hawkins, Organ, Electric Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Congas – Ronnie Barron, Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Barry Beckett, Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:19 |
11 | As The Crow Flies
Acoustic Guitar – Tippy Armstrong, Tony Joe White, Bass – David Hood, Drums, Jew's Harp, Maracas, Cowbell – Roger Hawkins, Organ, Electric Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Congas – Ronnie Barron, Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Barry Beckett, Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:48 |
12 |
Even Trolls Love Rock And Roll
Acoustic Guitar – Tippy Armstrong, Bass – David Hood, Drums, Jew's Harp, Maracas, Cowbell – Roger Hawkins, Electric Guitar – Tony Joe White, Organ, Electric Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Congas – Ronnie Barron, Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Barry Beckett, Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
4:48 |
13 | Backwoods Preacher Man
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
2:45 |
14 | Takin' The Midnight Train
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
4:03 |
15 | Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
4:14 |
16 | They Caught The Devil And Put Him In Jail In Eudora, Arkansas
Arranged By – The Memphis Horns, Baritone Saxophone – James Mitchel, lBass – Robert McGuffie, Drums – Sammy Creason, Piano, Organ – Mike Utley, Producer – Peter Asher, Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Louis Collins, Trombone – Jack Hale, Trumpet – Roger Hopps, Wayne Jackson, Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Performer [Whomper Stomper] – Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:47 |
17 | Saturday Night In Oak Grove, Louisiana
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
2:11 |
18 | I've Got A Thing About You Baby
Acoustic Guitar – Tippy Armstrong, Tony Joe White, Arranged By – Tom Dowd, Backing Vocals – George Soule, Jerry Masters, Charlie Chalmers, Donna And Sandy Rhodes, Terry Woodford, Tom Dowd, Bass – David Hood, Drums, Jew's Harp, Maracas, Cowbell – Roger Hawkins, Organ, Electric Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Congas – Ronnie Barron, Piano, Clavinet, Organ – Barry Beckett, Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
2:40 |
19 | For Ol' Times Sake
Bass – Norbert Putnam Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:45 |
20 | Ol' Mother Earth
Bass – Norbert Putnam, Drums – Kenny Malone, Guitar – Reggie Young, Tony Joe White, Piano, Organ – David Briggs (2), Producer – Tom Dowd, Tony Joe White, Written-By – Tony Joe White |
3:05 |
- Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
- Compilation Producer – Gregg Geller
- Design – REY International
- Liner Notes – Robert K. Oermann
- Management – Lindsay Scott (2), Roger Davies
- Remastered By [Digital Mastering] – Lee Herschberg