A well-composed collection, which aims to show all the achievements of the gramophone company published by him, in our time weighs a lot - and tries to move into an understandable music lover with experience a state called a cult collection. And such a sensible blues collection weighs even more. Fortunately, the management of Alligator Records in the person of President Bruce Eiglauer and Vice President Bob DePuh - not just professionals, but also music fans, not at all lost passion for the subject of their business.
CD1 Crucial Chicago Blues
01. Low Down And Dirty - Luther Allison
02. Ernestine - Koko Taylor
03. Somebody Changed The Lock - Junior Wells
04. Take Five - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
05. Cotton Picking Blues - Son Seals
06. Let Me Stir In Your Pot - Carey Bell
07. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter - Magic Slim & The Teardrops
08. Cold Lonely Nights - Lonnie Brooks
09. Take It Easy, Baby - Pinetop Perkins
10. My Mind Is Gone - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
11. 23 Hours Too Long - James Cotton
12. I Hear Some Blues Downstairs - Fenton Robinson
CD2 Crucial Harmonica Blues
01. Make My Getaway - Charlie Musselwhite
02. Have Mercy - Big Walter Horton
03. Shake The Boogie - Billy Boy Arnold
04. Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop - Sonny Terry
05. Broke And Hungry - Junior Wells
06. Thank You Baby - Delbert McClinton
07. Burn Your Bridges - Cephas & Wiggins
08. Coastin' Hank - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
09. Superharp - James Cotton
10. Lonesome Stranger - Carey Bell
11. One More Mile To Go - Sugar Blue
12. Blowin' Like Hell - William Clarke
CD3 Crucial Guitar Blues
01. All The King's Horses - Luther Allison
02. Heartless - Michael Burks
03. Same Old Thing - Coco Montoya
04. Lights Are On But Nobody's Home - Albert Collins
05. Percolatin' - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
06. To The Devil For A Dime - Tinsley Ellis
07. Country Boogie - Roy Buchanan
08. I Can't Hear Nothing But The Blues - Son Seals
09. Phone Line - Dave Hole
10. Double Whammy - Lonnie Mack
11. I Smell Trouble - Johnny Winter
12. Pressure Cooker - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
CD4 Crucial Texas Blues
01. She Walks Right In - Clarence Gatemouth Brown
02. Lion's Den - Albert Collins
03. Both Ends Of The Road - Long John Hunter
04. Midnight Hour Blues - W.C. Clark
05. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights - Katie Webster
06. Street Walkin' Woman - Phillip Walker
07. Tin Pan Alley - Johnny Winter
08. 450 Pound Woman - Floyd Dixon
09. Richest Man - C.J. Chenier
10. Standing On Shaky Ground - Delbert McClinton
11. I'm Coming Down With The Blues - Marcia Ball
12. Too Many Dirty Dishes - Albert Collins
CD5 Crucial Slide Guitar Blues
01. It's My Life, Baby - Johnny Winter
02. Never Miss Your Water - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
03. She's Fine - Bonnie Raitt
04. Give Me Back My Wig - Luther Allison
05. I'm Gone - Elvin Bishop
06. The Same Thing - Steady Rollin' Bob Margoli
07. Taylor's Rock - Sonny Landreth
08. When The Church Burned Down - The Kinsey Report
09. She's Gone - Michael Hill's Blues Mob
10. Jack O'Diamonds - Corey Harris
11. The Sun Is Shining - Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
12. Out Of Here - Dave Hole
CD6 Crucial Live Blues
01. Riding the Blinds - Lonnie Mack
02. Tired Man - Albert Collins
03. Cherry Red Wine - Luther Allison
04. Going Back to Iuka - Koko Taylor
05. My Dog - Elvin Bishop
06. Eyes Like a Cat - Little Charlie & the Nightcats
07. Dump That Chump - Saffire -- Uppity Blues Women
08. Born With the Blues - Lonnie Brooks
09. Born in Chicago - James Cotton
10. Call My Job - Son Seals
11. Gonig Back to Louisiana - Delbert McClinton
12. Short Fuse Blues - Dave Hole
13. Dust My Broom - Hound Dog Taylor
CD7 Crucial Acoustic Blues
01. High Heel Sneakers - Junior Wells
02. Oreo Cookie Blues - Stevie Ray Vaughan
03. Stop Running 'Round - Carey Bell
04. Down in the Alley - Bob Margolin
05. Sloppy Drunk - Saffire The Uppity Blues Women
06. The Man Next Door – Koko Taylor
07. Railroad Bill - John Jackson
08. Evil on My Mind - Johnny Winter
09. Trouble in Mind - Cephas & Wiggins
10. So Tough with Me - Sonny Terry
11. Baby Bee - Kenny Neal
12. God Don't Ever Change - Corey Harris
13. The Dirty Dozens - Johnny Jones
CD8 Crucial Rockin Blues
01. Last Dirty Deal - Coco Montoya
02. Route 90 - Johnny Winter
03. Golden Rule - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
04. Hound Dog Man - Lonnie Mack
05. Phone Line - Dave Hole
06. I'm Gonna Leave You - Guitar Shorty
07. The Next Miss Wrong (Live) - Tinsley Ellis
08. Run Myself Out Of Town - Holmes Brothers
09. It's 2 A.M. - Shemekia Copeland
10. Rockin' Harder - Lee Rocker
11. 25 Miles - Roy Buchanan
12. Follow Your Heart - Paladins
CD 9 More Crucial Guitar Blues
1. Will It Ever Change? - Luther Allison
2. One More Chance - Michael Burks
3. The Love You Lost On The Way - Roomful Of Blues
4. Get To Gettin' - Albert Collins
5. No, No Baby - Son Seals
6. You Got Your Hooks In Me - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
7. Don't Cloud Up On Me - Lucky Peterson
8. You Know What My Body Needs (Live) - Lonnie Brooks
9. Stop What You're Doing - Long John Hunter
10. Lightning's Gonna Strike - Kenny Neal
11. Shady Lane - Elvin Bishop
12. Okie Dokie Stomp - W.C. Clark
