Wail Man Wail: The Best of King Curtis (1952

1	No More Crying on My Pillow	King Curtis, Melvin Daniels	3:03
2	Tenor in the Sky	King Curtis	2:20
3	Movin’ On	King Curtis	2:42
4	Rockabye Baby	King Curtis	2:22
5	Open Up	King Curtis	2:20
6	King’s Rock	King Curtis	3:02
7	Dynamite at Midnight	King Curtis	2:44
8	The Stranger	King Curtis	2:43
9	Steel Guitar Rag	King Curtis	2:33
10	Wicky Wacky, Pt. 1	King Curtis	2:18
11	Wicky Wacky, Pt. 2	King Curtis	2:42
12	The Count and the King	King Curtis with Count Hastings	2:37
13	The King	King Curtis	2:50
14	Battle Royal	King Curtis with Count Hastings	3:14
15	Jest Smoochin’	King Curtis	2:45
16	Birth of the Blues	King Curtis	2:35
17	Ilfic	King Curtis	2:03
18	You Made Me Love You	King Curtis	2:02
19	Castle Rock	King Curtis	2:09
20	Chili	King Curtis	2:09
21	Honeydripper, Pt. 1	King Curtis	2:01
22	Honeydripper, Pt. 2	King Curtis	2:19
23	Peter Gunn	King Curtis	2:56
24	Heavenly Blues	King Curtis	2:32
25	Restless Guitar	King Curtis	2:05
26	King Neptune’s Guitar	King Curtis	2:06
27	Beatnik Hoedown	King Curtis	1:50
28	The Lone Prairie	King Curtis	2:08
29	Jay Walk	King Curtis	2:40
30	St Louis Blues	Sonny Jackson	2:39
31	My Babe	Sonny Jackson	2:31
32	Hot‐Rod	King Curtis	1:55

1	I’ll Be There	Melvin Daniels	3:28
2	Korea, Korea	Bob Kent	3:15
3	Boogie in the Moonlight	Melvin Daniels	2:30
4	Work, Little Carrie, Work	Doc Pomus	2:24
5	Woman, Woman, Woman	Sparks of Rhythm	2:39
6	Why Do Me That Way	Solomon Burke	2:50
7	Mr Bear Comes to Town	Mr. Bear & His Bearcats	2:05
8	If (You Want to Be My Baby)	Varetta Dillard	2:17
9	Dee Dat Dee Dum Dum	Roy Gaines	2:11
10	Mumbles Blues	Big Connie	2:23
11	I’m Going Crazy	Tibbs Brothers	2:41
12	Bamboo Rock ’n’ Roll	The Nitecaps	2:33
13	Yes Sir!	The Cues	2:21
14	In the Morning	Washboard Bill	2:24
15	Our Love Will Never End	The Avons	2:36
16	Don’t Push, Don’t Pull, Don’t Shove	The Willows	2:24
17	Gum Shoe	Sonny Thompson	2:42
18	I’m Going Home	Mickey & Sylvia	2:23
19	Oh! You Sweet Girl	The Nitecaps	2:08
20	Rib Joint	Sam Price	2:39
21	Juicy Fruit	Rudy Greene	2:17
22	Wail Man Wail	Sammy Lowe	2:44
23	You’re the One for Me	Rudy Greene	2:22
24	Pot Likker	Washboard Bill	2:44
25	Ice Cream Baby	The Pearls	2:11
26	Handy Andy	The Five Keys	2:17
27	Before You Go	The Twin Tones	2:45
28	Blues, Early Early, Pts. 1 & 2	Big Maybelle	4:31
29	Rack ’em Back	Walter Spriggs	1:57
30	The Stroll	The Diamonds	2:30

1	(We’re Gonna) Jump for Joy	Big Joe Turner	2:08
2	Keep A‐Driving	Chuck Willis	2:20
3	Crowded Classroom	The Strollers	2:10
4	The Shadow Knows	The Coasters	2:14
5	Lady Love	The Del-Larks	2:07
6	Keep a Walkin’	Bobby Darin	1:58
7	Rock and Ree‐Ah‐Zole	The Bobbettes	2:29
8	Yakety Yak	The Coasters	1:56
9	Switchen in the Kitchen	Pretty Boy	2:28
10	In the Mood	Hutch Davie	2:21
11	Just Multiply	Varetta Dillard	2:27
12	Crawfish	The Stone Crushers	2:20
13	Fine Little Girl	The Arcades	2:30
14	This Little Girl’s Gone Rockin’	Ruth Brown	1:48
15	When Sin Stops	Waylon Jennings	2:10
16	That Is Rock & Roll	The Coasters	2:26
17	I Ain’t Sharin’ Sharon	Bobby Darin	2:14
18	You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues	Neil Sedaka	2:20
19	The Lover’s Curse	Bracey Everett	2:15
20	Charlie Brown	The Coasters	2:22
21	Jole Blon	Waylon Jennings	1:55
22	Always	Sammy Turner	2:13
23	Takin’ Care of Business	Ruth Brown	2:21
24	Stupid Cupid	Neil Sedaka	2:27
25	Besame Mucho, Pt. 2	The Coasters	2:14
26	More Juice	Lionel Hampton	3:02
27	Your Love	Roy Hamilton	2:39
28	Madisonville, Pt. 1	The Strolls	2:13
29	Madisonville, Pt. 2	The Strolls	2:13
30	Shoppin’ for Clothes	The Coasters	2:58
31	Tossin’ and Turnin’	Bobby Lewis	2:21
32	Hearts of Stone	The Top Notes	2:03
33	Better Forget Him	The Shells	2:47
34	Off to Work Again	Wilbert Harrison	2:37

Wail Man Wail: The Best of King Curtis (1952–1961)