Golden Butter / The Best Of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Artist
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- Label
- Elektra
- Catalog number
- 7E 2005 SP
- Format
- LP · Compilation · Reissue
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Rock
What’s on it
Golden Butter / The Best Of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band has 18 tracks, about 1:20:29 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Born In Chicago
- Written-By
- Nick Gravenites
A2Shake Your Money-Maker
- Adapted By
- Paul Butterfield
A3Mellow Down Easy
- Written-By
- Willie Dixon
A4Our Love Is Drifting
- Written-By
- Elvin Bishop, Paul Butterfield
- A5Mystery Train
A6Look Over Yonders Wall
- Written-By
- James Clark (2)
B1East-West
- Written-By
- Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites
- B2Walkin' Blues
B3Get Out Of My Life, Woman
- Written-By
- Allen Toussaint
B4Mary, Mary
- Written-By
- Michael Nesmith
C1Spoonful
- Written-By
- Willie Dixon
- C2One More Mile
C3One More Heartache
- Written-By
- Marvin Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Ronald White, Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
C4Last Hope's Gone
- Written-By
- David Sanborn, Jim Hayne, Paul Butterfield
C5In My Own Dream
- Written-By
- Paul Butterfield
D1Love March
- Written-By
- Gene Dinwiddie, Phillip Wilson
D2Driftin' And Driftin'
- Written-By
- Charles Brown, Eddie Williams (3), Johnny Moore (2)
D3Blind Leading The Blind
- Written-By
- Andy Edlen, Paul Butterfield
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Where it came from
Golden Butter: The Best of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band was released in 1972 as a comprehensive double-LP compilation on the Elektra label. Curated after the group had already cemented their reputation as a cornerstone of the 1960s Chicago blues-rock revival, the collection was designed to anthologize the band's most significant contributions from their seminal studio albums. It serves as a retrospective of their evolution from a traditional electric blues ensemble to a band that pioneered the fusion of blues, jazz, and rock.
The packaging and track selection reflected Elektra's commitment to preserving the band's legacy during a period of transition for the blues genre. By gathering standout tracks and signature instrumental workouts, the release captured the distinctive interplay between Paul Butterfield's powerful harmonica work and the sophisticated guitar arrangements led by Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. While the compilation emerged during a time of shifting musical trends, it was widely received as an essential document of the group's influence on the American music landscape.
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