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Written by Willie Dixon, also Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters) and I Just Want to Make Love to You (Etta James)
Released on Chess, also Almost Grown (Chuck Berry), Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) and Anthony Boy (Chuck Berry)
Part of Howlin’ Wolf, also You’ll Be Mine, Who’s Been Talking? and Spoonful
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Willie Dixon wrote 3 of Howlin’ Wolf’s top 10 songs
Willie Dixon wrote 96 songs on fono
Howlin’ Wolf wrote 59 songs on fono
Howlin’ Wolf first appears on fono in 1950, 11 years before this song
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Howlin’ Wolf and Willie Dixon
- Performed by
- Fred Below, Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Spann and Willie Dixon
- Part of
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Released on
- Chess
- Written by
- Howlin’ Wolf and Willie Dixon
- Performed by
- Fred Below, Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Otis Spann and Willie Dixon
- Part of
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Released on
- Chess
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Willie Dixon
Same label: Chess
Same release: Howlin’ Wolf
Same writer: Willie Dixon
Same label: Chess
Same release: Howlin’ Wolf
Same writer: Willie Dixon
Same label: Chess
Elsewhere
Sources (10)
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1MusicBrainz Back Door Man was performed by Fred Below
Back Door Man was performed by Fred Below
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Back Door Man was performed by Howlin’ Wolf
Back Door Man was performed by Howlin’ Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Back Door Man was performed by Hubert Sumlin
Back Door Man was performed by Hubert Sumlin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Back Door Man was performed by Otis Spann
Back Door Man was performed by Otis Spann
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Back Door Man was performed by Willie Dixon
Back Door Man was performed by Willie Dixon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Back Door Man was written by Howlin’ Wolf
Back Door Man was written by Howlin’ Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Back Door Man was written by Willie Dixon
Back Door Man was written by Willie Dixon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Back Door Man is part of the release Howlin’ Wolf
Back Door Man is part of the release Howlin’ Wolf
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Chess is the label of the song Back Door Man
Chess is the label of the song Back Door Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Back Door Man was released on 1961