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1	Sit And Cry Written-By – Dixon*	3:02
2	Try To Quit You Baby Written-By – Archie*	2:33
3	You Sure Can't Do Written-By – Guy*	2:36
4	This Is The End Written-By – Guy*	2:55
5	Too Many Cooks Written-By – Willie Dixon	2:50
6	Too Many Cooks (Alt. Take) Written-By – Willie Dixon	2:49
7	Good Things Written-By – Jesse Fortune	2:40
8	God's Gift To Man Written-By – Jesse Fortune	2:45
9	God's Gift To Man (Alt. Take) Written-By – Jesse Fortune	2:50
10	Heavy Heart Beat Written-By – Jesse Fortune	2:52
11	Heavy Heart Beat (Alt. Take)	3:30
12	Baby Don't You Wanna Come Home Written-By – Guy*	2:35
13	The Way You Been Treatin' Me Written-By – Guy*	3:07
14	I Hope You Come Back	2:58
15	You Sure Can't Do (In A Session) Written-By – Guy*	10:48
16	This Is The End (In A Session) Written-By – Guy*	10:58

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blues Interactions, Inc.
• Licensed From – EMusic.com Inc.

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Brenston (tracks: 3, 4, 15, 16), McKinley Easton (tracks: 1)
• Bass Guitar – Jack Myers (tracks: 5 to 11), Willie Dixon (tracks: 1 to 4, 15, 16)
• Compiled By [For CD], Liner Notes – Hitoshi Koide
• Cover [Design] – Takeshi Mastumoto
• Cover [Photo] – David Redfern
• Drums – Odie Payne, Jr.* (tracks: 1 to 4, 15, 16), Willie Smith (tracks: 5 to 11)
• Guitar – Buddy Guy (tracks: 4 to 11, 12 to 14, 16), Ike Turner (tracks: 3, 15), Otis Rush (tracks: 1, 2), Phil Guy (tracks: 12 to 14)
• Harmonica – Big Walter Horton* (tracks: 5 to 11)
• Piano – Harold Burrage (tracks: 1 to 4, 15, 16), Lafayette Leake (tracks: 5 to 11)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bob Neely (tracks: 2), Carlson Oliver (tracks: 3, 4, 15, 16), Eddie Jones (tracks: 3, 4, 15, 16), Harold Ashby (tracks: 1, 2)
• Vocals – Buddy Guy (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 12, 13, 16), Jesse Fortune (tracks: 5 to 11)
• Vocals [2nd Vocal] – Willie Dixon (tracks: 8, 9)

Notes

Title misspelled on artwork 'The Aritistic [sic] & U.S.A. Sessions' in 5 places, but is correct beneath the track listing on the back CD cover.
Recorded in:
Baton Rouge, May 30, 1957: 12-14
Chicago, 1958: 1-4, 15, 16
Chicago, April 26, 1963: 5-11
Unknown tenor sax on 12-14; unknown drums, unknown vocal on 14
Program notes in Japanese with lyrics in English. Track listing in English.
Original label/catalog number/recording session:
1, 2 Artistic 1501
3, 4 Artistic 1503
5 USA 738
6, 9, 11 USA unissued
7, 8 USA 747
10 USA 738
12, 13, 14 WXOK demo take
15, 16 Artistic unissued

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4995879240441
• ASIN: B00005HPTT
• Rights Society (Jasrac): R-0000607
• Mastering SID Code: L715
• Matrix / Runout: PCD-24044 BI11GA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
302 061 981 2	Buddy Guy	This Is The Beginning: The Best Of The Artistic, Cobra & USA Sessions ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Fuel 2000 Records	302 061 981 2	US	2013

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