Blackwell,Otis I Sing Em & I Write Em: The Early Recordings Of CD

There are only a handful of great writers in the pantheon of classic rock and roll songs. One of them is the subject of this CD, the legendary Otis Blackwell. Selected here are 30 examples of his forgotten talent as a performer which were far overshadowed by his song writing and producing success but which nevertheless resonate today as classic r&b. Otis was without doubt one of the most important contributors to the language of rock and roll, a genre which would have been radically different without him.

1. Wake Up Fool 2. Fool That I Be 3. Number 000 4. Please Help Me Find My Way Home 5. Tears! Tears! Tears! 6. Daddy Rollin' Stone 7. On That Power Line 8. Don't Know How I Loved You 9. I'm Travelin' on 10. You're My Love 11. Go Away Mr. Blues 12. Bartender, Fill It Up Again! 13. My Josephine 14. Ain't Got No Time 15. I'm Comin' Back Baby 16. Nobody Met the Train 17. I'm Standing at the Doorway to Your Heart 18. Oh! What a Babe 19. Here Am I 20. My Poor Broken Heart 21. Oh! What a Wonderful Time 22. You Move Me, Baby 23. Let the Daddy Hold You 24. It's Love and It's Real 25. Don't Take My Word (Take My Heart) 26. When You're Around 27. What a Coincidence 28. Turtle Dove 29. Make Ready for Love 30. Don't Run Away