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A1	–Z. Z. Hill*	Down Home Blues Written-By – George Jackson	5:10
A2	–Little Milton	The Blues Is Alright	4:12
A3	–Denise LaSalle	Your Husband Is Cheatin On Us Written-By – Denise LaSalle	4:33
A4	–McKinley Mitchell	The End Of The Rainbow Written-By – McKinley Mitchell	3:33
A5	–Dorothy Moore	Misty Blue Written-By – Bob Montgomery	3:38
B1	–Johnnie Taylor	Lady, My Whole World Is You Written-By – Paul Kelly	3:21
B2	–Denise LaSalle	Down Home Blues (X-Rated) Written-By – George Jackson	6:14
B3	–Bobby Bland	Two Steps From The Blues Written-By – Malone*, Brown*	3:18
B4	–Z. Z. Hill*	I'm A Blues Man Written-By – A.D. Prestage, Joe Shamwell, Walter Godbold	3:31
B5	–Latimore	Bad Risk Written-By – George Jackson , Robert Alton Miller	4:46

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Malaco, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Malaco, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Malaco Records
• Distributed By – Malaco Records
• Published By – Muscle Shoals Sound Pub. Co., Inc.
• Published By – Trice Music
• Published By – Malaco Music
• Published By – Ordena Music
• Published By – Talmont Music, Inc.
• Published By – Kelly World
• Published By – Lion Publishing
• Published By – Happy Hooker Music

Credits

• Liner Notes – William Ferris
• Producer – James Stroud (tracks: A4, A5), Tom Couch*, Wolf Stephenson

Notes

Special Collectors Edition Vol. 1

"The Blues Is Alright is a classic anthology of recordings by artists on the Malaco label. Together they show both the quality and the diversity of performers who shape what music critics now call the Malaco Sound."

No songwriter credits given for A2.

A1: Muscle Shoals Sound Pub. Inc. BMI, ℗ © 1981 Malaco, Inc.
A2: Malaco/Trice Music, BMI, ℗ © 1981 Malaco, Inc.
A3: Malaco Music, BMI/Ordena Music, BMI, ℗ © 1984 Malaco, Inc.
A4: Malaco Music, BMI ℗ © 1978 Malaco, Inc.
A5: Talmont Music, Inc., BMI, ℗ 1976 Malaco, Inc.
B1: Malaco Music, BMI/Kelly World, BMI, ℗ © 1984 Malaco, Inc.
B2: Muscle Shoals Sound Pub. Inc., BMI, ℗ © 1983 Malaco, Inc.
B3: Lion Pub., BMI, © 1985 Malaco, Inc.
B4: Malaco Music, BMI, ℗ © 1983 Malaco, Inc.
B5: Malaco Music, BMI/Happy Hooker Music, BMI, ℗ © 1982 Malaco, Inc.

Manufactured & Distributed by Malaco Records
© 1985 Malaco, Inc. (on sleeve)
℗ 1985 Malaco, Inc. (on labels)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 4802-17430-1 8
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MAL 7430-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MAL 7430-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MAL-C7430	Various	The Blues Is Alright ‎(Cass, Comp)	Malaco Records	MAL-C7430	US	1985
MCD 7430	Various	The Blues Is Alright (Volume 1) ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Malaco Records	MCD 7430	US	1993
MCD 7430	Various	The Blues Is Alright (Volume 1) ‎(CD, Comp)	Malaco Records	MCD 7430	US	1993