Crown Jewels by Koko Taylor
Crown Jewels, the new greatest hits LP and digital-only album from the legendary Queen Of The Blues, Koko Taylor. The album collects 12 of Taylor's most powerful, dynamic and impactful performances, all newly remastered. From the iconic Wang Dang Doodle to the revelatory I'm A Woman to the raucous Hey Bartender to the heart-melting live rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind to the blistering original Ernestine, Taylor proves why, over the course of her four-decade career, she had no peers.
Tracklist
| 1. | Wang Dang Doodle | 4:24 |
| 2. | Koko Taylor feat. Carey Bell & Carey Bell - Mother Nature | 4:43 |
| 3. | You Can Have My Husband | 2:46 |
| 4. | Koko Taylor feat. Buddy Guy & Buddy Guy - Born Under A Bad Sign | 4:56 |
| 5. | I'm A Woman | 4:34 |
| 6. | Voodoo Woman | 3:48 |
| 7. | I'd Rather Go Blind (Live) | 4:43 |
| 8. | Can't Let You Go | 4:59 |
| 9. | Hey Bartender | 2:53 |
| 10. | Ernestine | 5:04 |
| 11. | Come To Mama | 4:49 |
| 12. | Let The Good Times Roll | 3:03 |
Credits
2025, 2025 Alligator Records, LLC
License
All rights reserved.
With her huge, gritty voice and enormous stage presence, Koko Taylor was hailed as “The Queen Of The Blues.” She headlined festivals worldwide, won a Grammy and dozens of Blues Music Awards. She recorded masterpieces like Wang Dang Doodle, I’m A Woman, Mother Nature and Voodoo Woman, all of which are on this album. “Ferocious intensity…rough, raw and wonderfully upbeat.”--People