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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 – Chess
- Distributed By – MUSIDISC-EUROPE
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."
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 | 2012 |
| UICY-3429 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues [+6] (CD, Comp, RM) | Chess, MCA Records | UICY-3429 | Japan | 2004 |
| CHV 416 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp, 180) | Chess | CHV 416 | US | 2012 |
| CHLS-313 | Little Walter | Confessin' The Blues (LP, Comp) | Chess | CHLS-313 | Australia | 1974 |











