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ReleasedAugust 28, 1990RecordedNovember 1936 and June 1937Length104: 53(original recordings),(Reissue Producer),(Reissue Producer),Stephen LaVere (Reissue Producer)chronology(1970)The Complete Recordings(1990)The Complete Recordings is a by American musician, released August 28, 1990 on. The album's recordings were recorded in two sessions in and for the during 1936 and 1937. Most of the songs were first released on 78rpm records in 1937. The Complete Recordings contains every recording Johnson is known to have made, with the exception of an alternate take of 'Travelling Riverside Blues'.The Complete Recordings peaked at number 80 on the chart. The album has sold more than a million copies, and won a in 1991 for '.'
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In 1992, the inducted the album into the. It also was included by the in the ' in 2003. The board selects recordings on an annual basis that are 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.
Contents.Music Prior to his death in 1938, through the help of Johnson recorded 29 songs for the. His complete canon of recordings includes these 29 masters, plus 13 surviving alternate takes, all recorded at two ARC sessions held in. The —two hundred miles of fertile lowlands stretching from in the north to in the south—was one of the primary locales in which the blues originated and developed. He is said to have been heavily influenced by early blues artists like, who was recorded in 1931, around the same time that Johnson amazed his elders with his mastery of the guitar. James's eerie, distinctive style is reflected throughout Johnson's recordings, most notably in '32-20 Blues,' which he adapted from James's '22-20 Blues.'
Johnson's first session in lasted three days, on the 23rd, 26th, and 27th of November 1936, sixteen songs were recorded in the, where ARC had set up equipment to record a number of musical acts. ' was the first song recorded. Also captured in were 'I Believe I'll Dust My Broom' and ',' both of which became post-war blues standards.
',' known for its metaphoric lyrics, became a regional hit and Johnson's signature song. Most of the selections were released on Vocalion, but three songs and several interesting alternate takes remained unissued until they appeared on the Columbia albums.
Six months later, on the 19th and 20th of June 1937, other recording sessions took place in a warehouse where, once again, ARC had set up its recording equipment to capture many different acts. This time 13 songs were recorded and 10 were released during the following year.The song ' is one of his most popular, thanks to and ( ), whose interpretation popularized the song in the late 1960s. Johnson's recordings became popular in the early '60s when Columbia Records released a collection of called.
Bluesmen like Clapton and viewed the release as something of a blues bible, considered by some to be the 'King of the Delta Blues Singers'. Recorded ' on their 1969 album, and ' on their 1972 album Reception and influence Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating(favorable)(A+)(favorable)(favorable)(favorable)While Robert Johnson's professional recording career can be measured in months, his musical legacy has survived more than 70 years. And, two prominent bluesmen, have their roots in the Delta: both knew, and were heavily influenced by him. Johnson's emotive vocals, combined with his varied and masterful guitar playing, continue to influence blues and popular music performers to this day. In 2004, recorded as a tribute to the legendary bluesman; the album reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 563,000 copies in the United States.
The 's wrote that The Complete Recordings, along with Clapton's (1990), survive as 'monuments of 20th Century music that will rarely, if ever, be equaled'.A new remastered edition of the album was released in 2011 in commemoration of Johnson's 100th birthday. The Centennial Edition was released in both standard and deluxe editions. The track order was changed so that all of the alternate takes were placed at the end of the discs, rather than side-by-side with the master tracks—as the 1990 release had placed them. Included on this edition, is a previously unissued take ofTraveling Riverside Blues (DAL.400-2) which was previously thought to be one of nineteen Robert Johnson Recordings that were lost or destroyed. Found in the archives of, which had been purchased by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. Track listing Disc oneNo.TitleLength1.' Kind Hearted Woman Blues' 2:313.'
Ramblin' on My Mind' (alternate take)2:207.' When You Got a Good Friend' (alternate take)2:509.'
' (alternate take)2:4710.' Come On in My Kitchen'2:3511.' Phonograph Blues'2:3713.'
Phonograph Blues' (alternate take)2:3514.' Cross Road Blues' (alternate take)2:2919.' '2:39Disc twoNo.TitleLength1.'
Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)'2:502.' I'm a Steady Rollin' Man'2:355.' From Four Till Late'2:236.' Little Queen of Spades' (alternate take)2:159.' Malted Milk'2:1710.' Drunken Hearted Man' (alternate take)2:2411.'
Drunken Hearted Man'2:1912.' Me and the Devil Blues' (alternate take)2:3713.' Me and the Devil Blues'2:2914.'
Stop Breakin' Down Blues' (alternate take)2:2116.' Honeymoon Blues'2:1618.'
Love in Vain' (alternate take)2:1920.' Milkcow's Calf Blues' (alternate take)2:1421.' Milkcow's Calf Blues'2:20Personnel. Robert Johnson –,. Don Law – Producer. – Roots ‘n’ Blues Series Producer.
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