His Best

Tracklist

1	Moanin' At Midnight
2	How Many More Years
3	Evil
4	Forty-Four
5	Smokestack Lightnin'
6	I Asked For Water
7	Who's Been Talkin'
8	Sitting On Top Of The World
9	Howlin' For My Darling
10	Wang Dang Doodle
11	Back Door Man
12	Spoonful
13	Shake For Me
14	The Red Rooster
15	I Ain't Superstitious
16	Goin' Down Slow
17	Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
18	Hidden Charms
19	Built For Comfort
20	Killing Floor

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music International Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Universal Music International Ltd.
• Published By – Arc Music Corp.
• Published By – Hoochie Coochie Music
• Mastered At – MCA Music Media Studios

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone – Donald Hankins
• Bass – Alfred Elkins, Andrew McMahon , Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon
• Design [Diseno Grafico] – Laia Sadurni, Marta Llinás
• Drums – Earl Phillips, Fred Below, Hubert Sumlin, S.P. Leary, Sam Lay, Willie Steele
• Guitar – Abe Smothers, Freddy King*, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Jody Williams, Otis "Smokey" Smothers, Willie Johnson
• Harmonica [Uncredited] – Howlin' Wolf
• Piano – Albert Williams , Henry Gray, Hosea Lee Kennard, Ike Turner, Lafayette Leake, Johny Jones*, Otis Spann
• Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Erick Labson
• Tenor Saxophone – Abb Locke, Adolph "Billy" Duncan, Arnold Rogers, J.T. Brown
• Vocals [Uncredited] – Howlin' Wolf
• Written-By – Chester Burnett (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 9, 20), James B. Oden (tracks: 16), Willie Dixon (tracks: 3, 9 to 15, 17 to 19)

Notes

Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded in Memphis, Tennessee

1 - Recorded either May 14 or August, 1951
2 - Recorded either May 14 or August, 1951
3 - Recorded May 25, 1954
4 - Recorded October, 1954
5 - Recorded January, 1956
6 - Recorded July 19, 1956
7 - Recorded June 24, 1957
8 - Recorded December, 1957
9 - Recorded July, 1959
10 - Recorded June, 1960
11 - Recorded June, 1960
12 - Recorded June, 1960
13 - Recorded June, 1961
14 - Recorded June, 1961
15 - Recorded December, 1961
16 - Recorded December, 1961
17 - Recorded August 14, 1963
18 - Recorded August 14, 1963
19 - Recorded August 14, 1963
20 - Recorded August, 1964

This release does not include performer credits by track. It just lists who performed generally.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CHD-9375	Howlin' Wolf	His Best ‎(CD, Comp, RM)	Chess	CHD-9375	US	1997
329 375-2, MCD 09375	Howlin' Wolf	His Best ‎(CD, Comp, RM, Dig)	Universal, Chess	329 375-2, MCD 09375	Europe	Unknown
1125532	Howlin' Wolf	His Best ‎(CD, Comp, RM)	Chess, Universal	1125532	Europe	2001
none	Howlin' Wolf	His Best ‎(CD, Comp, RM, Unofficial)	Chess	none	Russia	Unknown