When You Got a Good Friend

~ Recording by Robert Johnson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 1654
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65746
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)62456
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)WCK-1654
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:42Robert JohnsonDelta Blues, Volume OneRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Aldabra RecordsALB 1001 CD
1.13When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Robert Johnson StoryRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Deja Vu (Italian jazz, blues, "the * collection", "the essential *" and "the * story" series of releases/sublabels)DVRECD 28
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-08-20
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C2K 64916, CK 64916, CK 64917, CK 64918
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:40Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1990-11-21
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)CSCS5320
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete Recordings (pink label CDs)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 46222
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467246 2
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 46222
1.7When You Got a Good Friend?:??Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C3 46222
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 46233, CK 46234
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonRed Hot Blues (Made in France)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 006
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Blues Collection: Red Hot Blues (Made in England)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 006
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Blues Collection: Robert Johnson, Red Hot BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (UK subsidiary publishing imprint of De Agostini Group)BLU GNC 006
1.3When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Original Blues LegendRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDCD 2008
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-06-28
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 52944
1.1When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonCross Road BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
History (TIM AG imprint)20.1939-HI
2.9When You Got a Good Friend2:43Robert JohnsonCross Road BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
History (TIM AG imprint)20.1939-HI
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Blues Collection 6: Red Hot BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
De AgostiniBLUES N009
1.7When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Blues: San Antonio – Dallas 1936–1937Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 251
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:42Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1996-10-08
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)484414 2, COL 484414 2
1.15When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-10-07
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65211
1.6When You Got a Friend2:40Robert Johnson… I Went Down to the CrossroadsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Summit (UK re-issues)SUMCD 4194
1.5When You Got a Friend2:45Robert JohnsonCross Road BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Penny (UK budget re-issue)PYCD 711
1.11When You’ve Got a Good Friend (1)2:39Robert JohnsonThe Gold CollectionRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Retro (European reissue label, cat. # usually start w/ R2CD), Proper DistributionR2CD 40-14
1.11When You’ve Got a Good Friend (1)2:39Robert JohnsonThe Gold Collection: 40 Classic PerformancesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Retro (European reissue label, cat. # usually start w/ R2CD)R2CD 40-14
1.16When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe MastersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Eagle Records (division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.)EAB CD 067
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-09-15
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65746
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65746
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)493006 2
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues Singers (club edition)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65746, D126509
1.19When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonThe Complete CollectionRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label)PLATCD 278
1.7いい友だちがいるならば(テイク1)2:42Robert Johnsonコンプリート・レコーディングスRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1999-02-20
SME Records (Japanese imprint – not equivalent to “Sony Music Entertainment”)SRCS-9457, SRCS-9458
1.7When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonCharly Blues Masterworks, Volume 13: Delta Blues LegendRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-07-01
Charly Records
1.7When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonCrossroad Blues, Volume 2Robert Johnson & FriendsAlbum + Compilation
MasterSound (Australia)590382/2
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonGenius of the Blues: Complete Original TakesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Definitive Records (jazz reissues)DRCD11142
1.3When You Got A Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonNight On the DeltaVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products
1.20When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonSteady Rollin' ManRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Recall 2cd (UK 2CD re‐issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)SMD CD 234
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonDevil on My TrailRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.7When You Got a Good Friend2:42Robert JohnsonThe Best of Robert JohnsonRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
Blues Forever (Italian blues reissue label)CD 68004
1.15When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonContracted to the DevilRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-08-05
2.6When You Got a Good Friend2:37Robert JohnsonThe Ultimate 8 Blues CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Planet Media8X 8804-1, 8X 8804-2, 8X 8804-7
1.28When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:39Robert JohnsonThe Old School BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-10-06
Metro Doubles (UK double‐disc reissue/compilation imprint, METRDCD cat prefix)METRDCD524
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:42Robert JohnsonAn Introduction to Robert JohnsonRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-04-13
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:37Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2004-09-30
Universe ItalyUV 133/2
1.9When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonDiggin’ Deeper – 200 Legendary Blues Treasures (Each of 10 volumes was previously released)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Membran International GmbH
1.23When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonOriginal BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Going for a SongGFS647
47.1When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonThe Ultimate Jazz ArchiveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222800-387
47.8When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Ultimate Jazz ArchiveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222800-387
3.8When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 12: BluesLead Belly, Big Joe Williams, Robert Johnson, Kokomo ArnoldAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222768-382
3.1When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonThe Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 12: BluesLead Belly, Big Joe Williams, Robert Johnson, Kokomo ArnoldAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2005-08-29
Membran Music Ltd.222768-382
3.14When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonMe and the Devil (Limited Edition)Peter Green Splinter GroupAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-09-26
Recall 2cd (UK 2CD re‐issue label, cat #s SMD CD ###)SBOX028
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonBD Blues, Volume 5Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
NocturneBLUE185 - NT501
1.6When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonIt's the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
AMU015
1.15When You Got a Good Friend2:42Robert JohnsonThe High Price of SoulRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD 6036
1.6When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonThe Blues At Its BestVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-11-05
Boulevard EntertainmentBOUL0954
1.7When You Got a Good Friend #12:42Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson & The Last of the Mississippi Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Snapper MusicSBLUECD 503X
3.14When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonComplete Blues: Me & The DevilPeter Green Splinter GroupAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-12-12
Snapper MusicSBLUECD501X
3.14When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonMe and the DevilPeter Green Splinter GroupAlbum + Compilation
Complete BluesSBLUECD501X
2.5When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonThe Complete CollectionRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Not Now MusicNOT2CD270
1.7When You Got a Good Friend (take 1)2:40Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697 296752
18.13When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonABC of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2010-09-24
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)233168
1.7When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonRoots of Blues: 72 Blues Standards That Inspired GenerationsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Play 24-7 (UK based label, releasing music in many styles)PLAY 4-012
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonThe Centennial Collection (100th anniversary)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-04-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697 85907 2
8.10When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonThe Perfect Blues CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-06-21
Sony Music UK (~2002), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)886978478320, N° 05
1.13When You Got a Good Friend2:32Robert JohnsonBlues Masters, Volume 4Robert Johnson / Elmore James / Lonnie Johnson / Bukka White / Josh WhiteAlbum + Compilation
4π
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonThe Complete RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2015-09-25
Soul Jam Records600864
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonThe Centennial CollectionRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-04-22
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88985374761
4.19When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonDelta Blues: Milestones of LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)600378
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
DOLDOL933HG
1.10When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.3When You Got A Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonRamblin' On My MindRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Primitiv Records
1.11When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Robert Johnson: Delta Blues LegendRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-03-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1395LP
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonCrossroad: The Legendary RecordingsRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-07-30
RevOla Records
1.23When You Got a Good Friend2:40Robert JohnsonBeg, Borrow or Steal (disc 2)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.6When You've Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonBest of Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
ATP012
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonCross Road BluesRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonDeal With the Devil, Volume 1Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.9When you got a friend2:39Robert JohnsonDiggin' Deeper, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8When You Got a Good Friend2:38Robert JohnsonKind Hearted WomanRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
1.11When You've Got a Good Friend - 12:40Robert JohnsonRobert Johnson: The Very BestRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.5When You Got a Good Friend2:39Robert JohnsonTerraplane Blues (Les Génies du Blues)Robert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1993-02-12
Guilde Internationale du DisqueBLU-CD 3056
(unknown)
1.10Whe You Got a Good Friend2:41Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues SingersRobert JohnsonAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording engineer:Vincent Liebler
executive producer:Art Satherly
producer:Don Law
guitar:Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1RnU42lF1bIdjc2unc9M4R [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/848674 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/157432293 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/1304498 [info]
recording of:When You Got a Good Friend (on 1936-11-23)

Related works

When You Got a Good Friend

lyricist and composer:Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.