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1-1	Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues)	4:57
1-2	Don't Cry Baby	2:59
1-3	Caldonia	2:53
1-4	Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door	3:37
1-5	Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens	2:57
1-6	Good Rockin' Tonight	2:36
1-7	I Love You, Yes I Do	2:46
1-8	Messing With The Blues	2:09
1-9	Waiting In Vain Backing Band – The Famous Flames*	2:46
1-10	For You My Love	2:17
1-11	Blues For My Baby	3:00
1-12	Every Day I Have The Blues Backing Band – Louie Bellson OrchestraComposed By – Memphis Slim	4:28
1-13	Love Don't Love Nobody	0:48
1-14	Love Don't Love Nobody	2:03
1-15	GoIn' Home	5:03
1-16	Have Mercy Baby	2:13
1-17	Kansas City	3:22
1-18	The Bells	3:37
2-1	Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)	11:40
2-2	The ThIngs That I Used To Do Composed By – Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones	2:47
2-3	Need Your Love So Bad Composed By – Little Willie John	3:26
2-4	Like A Baby	2:52
2-5	Honky Tonk, Pts. 1 & 2	6:08
2-6	SufferIng With The Blues	3:05
2-7	Further On Up The Road Backing Band – The J.B.'s	3:45
2-8	Radio Spot	1:03
2-9	Talk To Me, Talk To Me	3:27
2-10	Kansas City ['75] Backing Band – The J.B.'s	7:48
2-11	Wonder When You're ComIng Home Backing Band – The Famous Flames*	2:34
2-12	Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues, ContInued)	6:31

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Sheryl Lutz-Brown
• Executive-producer – Bill Levenson, Oscar Yong
• Liner Notes, Compiled By – Cliff White, Harry Weinger

Notes

Compilation of 30 of the bluesiest items from Brown's records.
Cut between 1957 and 1985, but most of the tracks from the early '60s;
This CD appears to have seen one release only.

℗&©P 1990 PolyGram Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 422-847258-2 8
• Other (Cat # CD 1): 847 259-2
• Other (Cat # CD 2): 847 260-2
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 847 259-2 01 % MADE IN USA BY PDO
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 847 260-2 01 % MADE IN USA BY PDO

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AN99-0447, 8-190/8-191	James Brown	Messing With The Blues ‎(2xCD, Comp, Unofficial)	ArsNova, ArsNova	AN99-0447, 8-190/8-191	Russia	Unknown
99-0449	James Brown	Messing With The Blues ‎(2xCD, Comp, Unofficial)	Not On Label	99-0449	Russia	Unknown
42284 7258-2	James Brown	Messing With The Blues ‎(2xCD, Comp, Club)	Polydor	42284 7258-2	US	1990
847 258-2	James Brown	Messing With The Blues ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Polydor	847 258-2	Europe	1990
42284 7258-2	James Brown	Messing With The Blues ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Polydor	42284 7258-2	US	1990

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