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
- Format
- LP · Compilation · Reissue
- Country
- Canada
- 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
Released in 1972 on the Elektra label, Golden Butter was conceived as a retrospective compilation to cement the legacy of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Following the group's dissolution in the early 1970s, Elektra sought to curate their most essential tracks, spanning their pioneering integration of Chicago blues with rock instrumentation. The collection serves as an archival survey of the band’s evolution from their raw 1965 debut through their more experimental, horn-driven arrangements in the latter part of the decade.
The album's design and presentation reflect the aesthetic sensibilities of Elektra Records during the transition from the psychedelic era to a more polished, retrospective style. The cover art, synonymous with the band's cool and gritty sonic identity, was curated by the label's art department to frame the group as foundational figures of the American blues-rock movement. Upon release, it was well-received by critics and enthusiasts alike, valued for its success in condensing the band’s high-energy stage presence and technical proficiency into a cohesive listening experience.
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