Koko Taylor – Koko Taylor

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Label:	Chess – CH-9263
Series:	The Original Chess Masters
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Pinkneyville pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Chicago Blues

Tracklist

A1	Love You Like A Woman Written By – Morris Dollison	2:06
A2	I Love A Lover Like You Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Clifton James Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton* Piano – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew* Written By – Choice/Glover/Meriwether	2:43
A3	Don't Mess With The Messer Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Clifton James Guitar – Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy Piano – Lafayette Leake Written By – Willie Dixon	2:42
A4	I Don't Care Who Knows Written By – Willie Dixon	2:10
A5	Wang Dang Doodle Backing Vocals – Willie Dixon Bass – Jack Myers Drums – Fred Below Guitar – Buddy Guy Piano – Lafayette Leake Saxophone – Donald Hankins, Gene Barge	2:58
A6	I'm A Little Mixed Up Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge Written By – James & Johnson	2:39
B1	Nitty Gritty Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Clifton James Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton** Piano – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew* Written By – Koko Taylor	2:28
B2	Fire Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny "Twist" Williams* Piano, Organ – Lafayette Leake Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge Vocals – Willie Dixon Written By – Koko Taylor	2:42
B3	Whatever I Am, You Made Me Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Clifton James Guitar – Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy Piano – Lafayette Leake Written By – Willie Dixon	2:25
B4	Twenty-Nine Ways Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Clifton James Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton* Piano – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew* Written By – Willie Dixon	3:09
B5	Insane Asylum Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny "Twist" Williams* Piano, Organ – Lafayette Leake Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge Vocals – Willie Dixon Written By – Willie Dixon	4:15
B6	Yes, It's Good For You Written By – Willie Dixon	2:39

Companies, etc.

Record Company – MCA Records
Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.

Credits

Arranged By – Gene Barge
Engineer – Malcolm Chisholm, Ron Malo
Illustration – Don Wilson
Producer, Arranged By – Willie Dixon

Notes

MCA Pressing Plant, Pinkneyville pressing denoted by ◈-P-◈ stamp in runouts.

A1, A4, B6 recorded 1968
A2, B1, B4 recorded April 23, 1969
A3, B3 recorded January 20, 1965
A5 recorded December 7, 1965
A6 recorded 1965
B2, B5 recorded 1967

Koko Taylor: vocals, all tracks
Known sidemen listed under each track; Chess files list "Collective Personnel" listed in Credits as: Gene Barge, Donald Hankins (Tenor Saxes), Walter Horton (Harmonica), Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, Lafayette Leake (Piano, Organ), Matt Murphy, Buddy Guy, Johnny Shines (Guitar), Jack Myers (Bass), Clifton James, Fred Below (Drums)

All tracks recorded in Chicago.
Cover Design: Daily Planet
Research And Coordination: Bob Schnieders
Repackage Art Direction: Vartan
Repackage Design: DZN, The Design Group

Back Cover: Side 1, under the song credits for I'M A LITTLE MIXED UP, tenor sax is listed as Gene Garge and should be Gene Barge.
Spine Info: CH-9263 KOKO TAYLOR MCA-CHESS RECORDS

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MCA6579
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MCA6580
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): MCA 6579-ASR 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): MCA 6580-ASR 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout both sides stamped): [Artisan Logo (Drum with two drumsticks)] ◈-P-◈
Barcode (Text): 0 76732-9263-1 4

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Koko Taylor (LP, Album)	Chess	LPS 1532	US	1969
New Submission	Koko Taylor (LP, Album, Stereo)	Chess	LPS 1532	Canada	1969
New Submission	Koko Taylor (LP, Album, Promo, White Labels)	Chess	lps 1532	US	1969
New Submission	Koko Taylor (LP, Album, Terre Haute)	Chess	LPS 1532	US	1969
New Submission	Koko Taylor (LP, Album)	Chess	LPS 1532	US	1969