written & first recorded by Tampa Red in 1940;
reworked by himself in 1949, titled WHEN THINGS GO WRONG;
reworked by Elmore James in 1957;
30 suggested versions:
It Hurts Me Too (2:32)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, May 10, 1940
Originally released by Bluebird in 1940
on the single "Tampa Red: Tired of Your Reckless Ways"
Tampa Red - guitars, vocals
Blind John Davis - piano
unknown - bass
When Things Go Wrong with You (2:57)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, March 24, 1949;
Originally released by RCA Victor in 1949
on the single "Tampa Red: When Things Go Wrong with You"
Elmore James
It Hurts Me Too (3:04)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, April 12, 1957;
Paul Butterfield
It Hurts Me Too (2:47)
Recorded at Mastertone Studios, New York City, NY, Winter 1964
Junior Wells
It Hurts Me Too (2:49)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, December 1965;
Champion Jack Dupree
When Things Go Wrong (2:42)
Recorded in London, UK, April 4, 1967;
John Mayall
It Hurts Me Too (2:58)
Recorded in London, UK, April 19, 1967;
Barry Goldberg
It Hurts Me Too (4:16)
Recorded in 1968;
Savoy Brown
It Hurts Me Too (6:52)
Recorded live at College of Education, Leicester, UK, December 6, 1968;
Canned Heat
When Things Go Wrong (9:12)
Recorded live at The Kaleidoscope, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, 1969;
Hound Dog Taylor
It Hurts Me Too (3:53)
Recorded at Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, 1971;
Joe Carter
It Hurts Me Too (5:23)
Recorded at the P.S. Recording Studios in Chicago, IL, January 20, 1971;
John Hammond
It Hurts Me Too (3:48)
Recorded in San Francisco, CA, 1973;
Big Walter Horton
It Hurts Me Too (3:02)
Recorded live at Otis Spann Memorial Field, Ann Arbor, MI, September 8, 1973;
Eric Clapton
It Hurts Me Too (5:36)
Recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studios, Kingston, JAM, September 1974;
Andrew McMahon
It Hurts Me Too (5:44)
Recorded live at Ma Bea's Lounge in Chicago, IL, November 8, 1976;
Foghat
It Hurts Me Too (5:34)
Recorded in 1978;
Eric Burdon
It Hurts Me Too (10:18)
Recorded live at the Metropol Nightclub, Berlin, GER, March 9, 1981;
Moody/Marsden Band
It Hurts Me Too (5:23)
Recorded live in England, UK, December 1991;
Barefoot Servants
It Hurts Me Too (4:42)
Recorded at Capitol & Devonshire Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1994;
Bryan Lee
It Hurts Me Too (8:38)
Recorded at The Bolder Room, New Orleans, LA, February 1994;
Shirley Johnson
It Hurts Me Too (4:17)
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL, February 21, 1996;
Luther Allison
It Hurts Me Too (16:54)
Recorded live at the Barrymore Theater, Madison WI, July 10, 1997
Gov't Mule (feat. Little Milton)
It Hurts Me Too (10:01)
Recorded live at the Roxy in Atlanta, GA, December 31, 1999;
Henry Gray
It Hurts Me Too (3:43)
Recorded at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ, (prob.) 2000;
John Primer
It Hurts Me Too (4:21)
Recorded at ACME Studios, Chicago, IL, 2000;
Eddie Shaw
It Hurts Me Too (4:08)
Recorded live at the Time Out Pub, Rockland, ME, May 21 or October 1, 2001;
Snooky Pryor
It Hurts Me Too (7:11)
Recorded live at Blues on the East Side, L'l Big Horn Saloon, Cambridge, Ontario, CAN, November 4, 2001;
Omar Coleman
It Hurts Me Too (4:19)
Recorded at Joy Ride Studio, Chicago, IL, 2011;
Sean Carney
It Hurts Me Too (5:33)
Recorded at Tony's Treasures Studios, Cadiz, OH, May 24-26, 2011;
Tampa Red - guitars, vocals, kazoo
Johnny Jones - piano, backing vocals
Ransom Knowling - bass
Odie Payne - drums
It Hurts Me Too (3:04)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, April 12, 1957;
Originally released by Chief and Vee-Jay in 1957
on the single "Elmore James and His Broomdusters: It Hurts Me Too"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
Elmore James - gutiars, vocals
J.T. Brown - sax
Wayne Bennett - guitars
Eddie Taylor - guitars
Johnny Jones - piano
Homesick James - bass
Odie Payne - drums
It Hurts Me Too (2:47)
Recorded at Mastertone Studios, New York City, NY, Winter 1964
Originally released by Elektra in 1995
on the album "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: The Original Lost Elektra Sessions"
Paul Butterfield - harmonica, vocals
Mike Bloomfield - guitars
Elvin Bishop - guitars
Jerome Arnold - bass
Sam Lay - drums
It Hurts Me Too (2:49)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, December 1965;
Originally released by Vanguard in 1966
on the album "Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1"
Junior Wells - harmonica, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Jack Myers - bass
Fred Below - drums
When Things Go Wrong (2:42)
Recorded in London, UK, April 4, 1967;
Originally released by Decca in 1967
on the album "Champion Jack Dupree and his Blues Band featuring Mickey Baker"
Champion Jack Dupree - piano, vocals
Mickey Baker - guitars, backing vocals
John Baldwin - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums
It Hurts Me Too (2:58)
Recorded in London, UK, April 19, 1967;
Originally released by Decca in 1967
on the single "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers: Double Trouble";
Also released by Decca in 1969
on the album "John Mayall: Looking Back"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
John Mayall - vocals, piano, guitars,
Peter Green - guitars
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:16)
Recorded in 1968;
Originally released by Buddah in 1968
on the album "The Barry Goldberg Reunion: There's No Hole in My Soul"
Barry Goldberg - vocals, organ, guitars
Harvey Mandel - guitars
Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica
Don MacCallister - bass
Eddie Hoh - drums
It Hurts Me Too (6:52)
Recorded live at College of Education, Leicester, UK, December 6, 1968;
Originally released by Decca in 1969
on the album "Savoy Brown: Blue Matter"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
Lonesome Dave Peverett - guitars, vocals
Kim Simmonds - guitars
Bob Hall - piano
Tony Stevens - bass
Roger Earle - drums
When Things Go Wrong (9:12)
Recorded live at The Kaleidoscope, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, 1969;
Originally released by Wand in 1970
on the album "Canned Heat: Live at Topanga Corral"
Writing credits are labeled to A. Leigh (aka Bob Hite)
Bob Hite - vocals
Henry Vestine - guitars
Alan Wilson - guitars
Larry Taylor - bass
Fito de la Parra - drums
It Hurts Me Too (3:53)
Recorded at Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, 1971;
Originally released by Alligator in 1971
on the album "Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers"
Hound Dog Taylor - gutiars, vocals
Brewer Phillips - guitars
Ted Harvey - drums
It Hurts Me Too (5:23)
Recorded at the P.S. Recording Studios in Chicago, IL, January 20, 1971;
Originally released by Vogue in 1973
on the album "Hubert Sumlin: Funky Roots"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Joe Carter - guitars, vocals
Hubert Sumlin - guitars
Jimmy Dawkins - guitars
Eddie Shaw - sax
James Green - bass
Fred Below - drums
It Hurts Me Too (3:48)
Recorded in San Francisco, CA, 1973;
Originally released by Columbia in 1973
on the album "Bloomfield/Hammond/Dr. John: Triumvirate"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
John Hammond - vocals
Mike Bloomfield - guitars
Dr. John - piano
Chris Ethridge - bass
Fred Staehle - drums
James Gordon - sax
Jerome Jumonville - sax
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
It Hurts Me Too (3:02)
Recorded live at Otis Spann Memorial Field, Ann Arbor, MI, September 8, 1973;
Originally released by Schoolkids (US) & Sequel (UK) in 1996
on the album "King Biscuit Boys/Big Walter Horton: Well All Right!"
Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals
John Nicholas - guitars
Sarah Brown - bass
Fran Christina - drums
It Hurts Me Too (5:36)
Recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studios, Kingston, JAM, September 1974;
Originally released by Polydor in 1988
on the album "Eric Clapton: Crossroads"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
Eric Clapton - guitars, vocals
George Terry - guitars
Dick Sims - organ
Carl Radle - bass
Jamie Oldaker - drums
Yvonne Elliman - backing vocals
It Hurts Me Too (5:44)
Recorded live at Ma Bea's Lounge in Chicago, IL, November 8, 1976;
Originally released by MCM in 1977
on the album "Andrew Blueblood McMahon: Go Get My Baby"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Andrew McMahon - vocals
Jimmy Dawkins - guitars
Larry Burton - guitars
Aron Burton - bass
Candy Utah - drums
It Hurts Me Too (5:34)
Recorded in 1978;
Originally released by Bearsville in 1978
on the album "Foghat: Stone Blue"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Lonesome Dave Peverett - guitars, vocals
Rod Price - guitars
Craig MacGregor - bass
Roger Earl - drums
It Hurts Me Too (10:18)
Recorded live at the Metropol Nightclub, Berlin, GER, March 9, 1981;
Originally released unofficially
on the bootleg album "Comback - Songs from the Motion Picture"
Eric Burdon - vocals
Snuffy Walden - guitars
Bobby Martin - sax
Ronnie Barron - piano
Terry Wilson - bass
Tony Braunagel - drums
It Hurts Me Too (5:23)
Recorded live in England, UK, December 1991;
Originally released by Castle in 1992
on the album "The Moody Marsden Band: Never Turn Our Back on the Blues"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Micky Moody - guitars, vocals
Bernie Marsden - guitars
Jaz Lochrie - bass
Zak Starkey - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:42)
Recorded at Capitol & Devonshire Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1994;
Originally released by Epic in 1994
on the album "Barefoot Servants"
Jon Butcher - guitars, vocals
Ben Schultz - guitars
Leland Sklar - bass
Ray Brinker - drums
It Hurts Me Too (8:38)
Recorded at The Bolder Room, New Orleans, LA, February 1994;
Originally released by Justin Time in 1994
on the album "Bryan Lee: Braille Blues Daddy"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Bryan Lee - guitars, vocals
Billy Flynn - guitars
Cadillac Pete Rahn - harmonica
Willie O'Shawny - piano
Al Arthur - bass
Larry Williams - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:17)
Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL, February 21, 1996;
Originally released by Delmark in 2002
on the album "Shirley Johnson: Killer Diller"
Shirley Johnson - vocals
Johnny B. Moore - guitars
Roosevelt Purifoy - piano
Mike Riley - bass
Baldhead Pete - drums
Luther Allison
It Hurts Me Too (16:54)
Recorded live at the Barrymore Theater, Madison WI, July 10, 1997
Originally released unofficially
on the bootleg album "Luther Allison: Live at the Barrymore Theater"
Luther Allison - guitars, vocals
James Solberg - guitars
Mike Vlahakis - keyboards
Ken Faltinson - bass
Willie Hayes - drums
It Hurts Me Too (10:01)
Recorded live at the Roxy in Atlanta, GA, December 31, 1999;
Originally released by Evil Teen (US) & Provogue (EU) in 2010
on the album "Gov't Mule: Mulennium"
Writing credits are labeled to James M. Sehorn
Warren Haynes - guitars, vocals
Little Milton - guitars, vocals
Allen Woody - bass
Matt Abts - drums
It Hurts Me Too (3:43)
Recorded at Tempest Recording, Tempe, AZ, (prob.) 2000;
Originally released by Hightone in 2001
on the album "Henry Gray Plays Chicago Blues"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James
Henry Gray - piano, vocals
Kid Ramos - guitars
Johnny Rapp - guitars
Paul Thomas - bass
Chico Chism - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:21)
Recorded at ACME Studios, Chicago, IL, 2000;
Originally released by Wolf in 2003
on the album "John Primer: Blue Steel (A Tribute To Elmore James)"
John Primer - guitars, vocals
Bo Trisko - guitars
Steve Bell - harmonica
Detroit Junior - piano
Michael Morrison - bass
Mark Diffenderffer - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:08)
Recorded live at the Time Out Pub, Rockland, ME, May 21 or October 1, 2001;
Originally released by North Atlantic Blues in 2003
on the album "Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang: Papa Told Me - Live"
Writing credits are labeled to Elmore James/Marshall E. Sehorn
Eddie Shaw - harmonica, vocals
Eddie Vaan Shaw Jr. - guitars
Shorty Gilbert - bass
Tim Taylor - drums
It Hurts Me Too (7:11)
Recorded live at Blues on the East Side, L'l Big Horn Saloon, Cambridge, Ontario, CAN, November 4, 2001;
Originally released by Electro-Fi in 2003
on the album "Snooky Pryor: Mojo Ramble"
Snooky Pryor - harmonica, vocals
Mel Brown - guitars
John Lee - piano, organ
Leo Valvassori - bass
Jim Boudreau - drums
It Hurts Me Too (4:19)
Recorded at Joy Ride Studio, Chicago, IL, 2011;
Originally released by Honeybee in 2011
on the album "Omar Coleman: West Side Wiggle"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
Omar Coleman - harmonica, vocals
Billy Flynn - guitars
Bob Stroger - bass
It Hurts Me Too (5:33)
Recorded at Tony's Treasures Studios, Cadiz, OH, May 24-26, 2011;
Originally released by Get Down Blues Music in 2011
on the album "Sean Carney featuring Omar Coleman: Very Lucky Man"
Writing credits are labeled to Mel London
Sean Carney - guitars, vocals
Omar Coleman - harmonica
Marty Romie - bass
Jan Roll - drums
