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So Unkind

Elmore James

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  • 1992
  • 2:32
  • 109 BPM · D major

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  1. Released on Charly Records, also Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker), Autumn Stone (Small Faces) and For All We Know (Nina Simone)

  2. Part of King of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chess, Chief & Fire Sessions, also Held My Baby Last Night, Person to Person and I Believe

  3. Released on Charly R&B, also Big Boss Man (Jimmy Reed), Onions (John Lee Hooker) and It Serves Me Right to Suffer (John Lee Hooker)

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Written by
Elmore James
Performed by
Danny Moore, Elmore James, Johnny Acey, Johnny Williams, Paul Williams, Riff Ruffin and [unknown]
Part of
King of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chess, Chief & Fire Sessions
Released on
Charly R&B and Charly Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Danny Moore

    So Unkind was performed by Danny Moore

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Elmore James

    So Unkind was performed by Elmore James

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Johnny Acey

    So Unkind was performed by Johnny Acey

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Johnny Williams

    So Unkind was performed by Johnny Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Paul Williams

    So Unkind was performed by Paul Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by Riff Ruffin

    So Unkind was performed by Riff Ruffin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz So Unkind was performed by [unknown]

    So Unkind was performed by [unknown]

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz So Unkind was written by Elmore James

    So Unkind was written by Elmore James

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz So Unkind is part of the release King of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chess, Chief & Fire Sessions

    So Unkind is part of the release King of the Slide Guitar: The Complete Chess, Chief & Fire Sessions

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Charly R&B is the label of the song So Unkind

    Charly R&B is the label of the song So Unkind

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Charly Records is the label of the song So Unkind

    Charly Records is the label of the song So Unkind

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz So Unkind was released on 1992-04

    So Unkind was released on 1992-04

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026