Crawling Up a Hill

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"Crawling Up a Hill"
Song
B-side	"Mr. James"

"Crawling Up a Hill"
Song
B-side	"Crawling up a Hill" (live version) "Jack's Room"

"Crawling up a Hill" is a song written by John Mayall, and recorded by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The song was released as a studio recorded single in 1964 and as part of the live album, John Mayall Plays John Mayall, in 1965. The single was the first released recording to feature future Fleetwood Mac core member John McVie on bass.

The song gained a new lease of life when it was covered by Katie Melua for her debut album, Call Off the Search (2003).

Track listings

"Crawling Up A Hill" 3:28
"Crawling Up A Hill" (Live Version) 3:18
"Jack's Room" 5:48
"Crawling Up A Hill" (Video) 3:19

Personnel

Single

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Bernie Watson - guitar
John McVie - bass
Martin Hart - drums

John Mayall Plays John Mayall

John Mayall - vocals, organ, harmonica
Roger Dean - guitar
John McVie - bass
Hughie Flint - drums

References

John Mayall Plays John Mayall 2006 CD reissue liner notes

External links

Katie Melua: Crawling up a Hill at Discogs

v t e John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
John Mayall Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Peter Green John McVie Mick Fleetwood Hughie Flint Mick Taylor Colin Allen Don "Sugarcane" Harris Harvey Mandel Larry Taylor Aynsley Dunbar Dick Heckstall-Smith Andy Fraser Alan Skidmore Keef Hartley Jon Hiseman Rick Vito Henry Lowther Tony Reeves Greg Rzab
Studio albums	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) A Hard Road (1967) The Blues Alone (1967) Crusade (1967) Bare Wires (1968) Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968) Empty Rooms (1970) USA Union (1970) Back to the Roots (1971) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) Bottom Line (1979) Wake Up Call (1993) Spinning Coin (1995) Road Dogs (2005) Tough (2009) A Special Life (2014) Find a Way to Care (2015) Talk About That (2017) Nobody Told Me (2019) The Sun Is Shining Down (2022)
Live albums	John Mayall Plays John Mayall (1965) The Turning Point (1969) Jazz Blues Fusion (1972) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) The 1982 Reunion Concert (1992) 70th Birthday Concert (2003) Live from Austin, TX (2007)
Compilation albums	Looking Back (1969) Thru the Years (1971)
Singles	"Crawling Up a Hill" (1964) "I'm Your Witchdoctor" (1965) "Parchman Farm" (1966) "All Your Love" / "Hideaway" (1967)
Related groups	Discography Band members Cream Fleetwood Mac Rolling Stones Canned Heat
Category

v t e Katie Melua
Studio albums	Call Off the Search Piece by Piece Pictures The House Secret Symphony Ketevan In Winter Album No. 8 Love & Money
Compilation albums	The Katie Melua Collection
Live albums	Live at the O² Arena
Singles	"The Closest Thing to Crazy" "Call Off the Search" "Crawling Up a Hill" "Nine Million Bicycles" "I Cried for You"/"Just Like Heaven" "Spider's Web" "It's Only Pain" "Shy Boy" "If You Were a Sailboat" "Mary Pickford" "If the Lights Go Out" "Toy Collection" "Two Bare Feet" "The Flood" "A Happy Place" "To Kill You with a Kiss" "Better Than a Dream" "Fields of Gold"
Other singles	"What a Wonderful World" (with Eva Cassidy)
Related	Discography Dramatico

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