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Includes 36 page booklet and careful re-mastering guarantees premium audio quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e CD: My Baby \/ Rocket 88 \/ Hold Me In Your Arms \/ Don't Start Me To Talkin' \/ Feelin' Good \/ Straighten Up Baby \/ Cotton Crop Blues She's Got It (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Rock Me (All Night Long) (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Rock Me Mama \/ You Don't Have To Go (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Off The Wall \/ Short Dress Woman (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Oh Why? (I Need You So Bad) \/ The James Cotton Blues Band: Take Your Hands Off Her \/ I Won't Go On (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Jimmy's Jump \/ Meanest Woman (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Lovin' Cup \/ Elevate Me Mama (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Three Harp Boogie \/ I Feel So Good (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Honest I Do \/ Love Me Or Leave Me \/ My Dog Can't Bark (Muddy Waters vcl) \/ Next Time You See Me \/ Cotton Crop Blues\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bear Family","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50445946945867,"sku":"2198070","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4000127176516a_eb2ce8e1_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1727050226"},{"product_id":"mighty-long-time","title":"Mighty Long Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the titles are all familiar, Cotton and his all-star cohorts (guitarists Jimmie Vaughan, Matt Murphy, Luther Tucker, Hubert Sumlin, and Wayne Bennett, with the omnipresent Perkins on keys) pull the whole thing off beautifully. Cotton's cover of Wolf's \"Moanin' at Midnight\" is remarkably eerie in its own right, and he romps through Muddy Waters' \"Blow Wind Blow\" and \"Sugar Sweet\" with joyous alacrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks: Straighten Up Baby 3:12 \/ Everything Gonna Be Alright 3:16 \/ Black Nights 5:19 \/ Blow Wind Blow 3:48 \/ Sugar Sweet 4:19 \/ Moanin’ At Midnight 3:10 \/ Baby Please 5:38 \/ Hold Me In Your Arms 4:05 \/ Stormy Monday 6:47 \/ Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy 3:38 \/ Northside Cadillac 4:15 \/ Mighty Long Time 5:21 \/ Every Night And Every Day 3:21 \/ Cotton Crop Blues 5:06 \/ Got My Nose Open 3:56 \/ Too Many Drivers 2:50\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50476166644043,"sku":"1145447","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8871532e-537d-4a5b-af91-e9bce3b6ea5e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727454961"},{"product_id":"chicago-sessions-2","title":"Chicago Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Cotton can be counted as one of the harmonica greats in rhythm n blues. Recorded in Chicago during the sixties, these recordings showcase Cotton in two very different blues playing styles; stripped back acoustic blues, and soulful big band blues. Cotton's take on these classics have earned their place in history as he plays alongside some of the finest Chicago talents of the time. Enjoy two sides of the blues, pressed on heavyweight translucent blue vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reel","offers":[{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50530462400843,"sku":"2019424","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/418467231647_360_3ea01845_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728079442"},{"product_id":"the-chicago-sessions-nt","title":"The Chicago Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Cotton can be counted as one of the harmonica greats in rhythm ‘n’ blues. Recorded in Chicago during the sixties, these recordings showcase Cotton in two very different blues playing styles; stripped-back acoustic blues, and soulful big band blues. Cotton’s take on these classics have earned their place in history as he plays alongside some of the finest Chicago talents of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reel Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52946424267083,"sku":"R8201-7018","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0741869398074.jpg?v=1752852671"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/james-cotton.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}