Z.Z. Hill

Aliases: Z. Z. Hill
Real name: Arzell Hill
Born: September 30, 1935
Died: April 27, 1984
Country: United States
IPI: 00014106929 6 works
00014117922 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Soul-blues singer and guitarist
Related labels: Hill Records

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Been So Long	Z.Z. Hill	1983	Little Milton
Blind Side	Z.Z. Hill	1983	Johnny B. Moore
Bump and Grind	Z.Z. Hill	1981	(5 artists)
Chained to Your Love	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Balford Lindsay
Cheating in the Next Room	Z.Z. Hill	1982	(6 artists)
Clean Up America	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Candi Staton
Country Love	Z.Z. Hill	1974	(4 artists)
Don't Make Me Pay for His Mistakes	Z. Z. Hill	January 1971	(6 artists)
Down Home Blues	Z.Z. Hill	1982	(20 artists)
Everybody Has to Cry	Z. Z. Hill - Arranged and conducted by Maxwell Davis	January 1966	(2 artists)
I Created a Monster	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	Millie Jackson
I Don't Need Half a Love	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	The Lamont Cranston Band
I Found Love	Z.Z. Hill	July 1966	Little Sonny
I Keep On Lovin' You	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	Mylon LeFevre
I'm a Blues Man	Z.Z. Hill	1983	(6 artists)
I'm Gonna Stop You from Givin' Me the Blues	Z.Z. Hill	1984	(2 artists)
I Need Someone (To Love Me)	Z.Z. Hill	May 1971	(2 artists)
It Ain't No Use	Z.Z. Hill	September 1972	(3 artists)
It Ain't Safe	Z.Z. Hill	1974	(2 artists)
Look What You've Done	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	(5 artists)
Love Is So Good When You're Stealing It	Z.Z. Hill	1978	(2 artists)
Please Don't Make Me (Do Something Bad to You)	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Balford Lindsay
Right Arm for Your Love	Z.Z. Hill	1982	(3 artists)
Shade Tree Mechanic	Z.Z. Hill	1983	(5 artists)
Someone Else Is Steppin' In	Z.Z. Hill	1982	(46 artists)
Something Good Going On	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Balford Lindsay
The Best I Ever Had	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Vic Dana
This Time They Told the Truth	Z.Z. Hill	1978	Little Milton
Three into Two Won't Go	Z.Z. Hill	1983	(2 artists)
You Were Wrong REL	Z.Z. Hill	1964	(10 artists) Originally by Magic Sam REC

Covers by Z.Z. Hill

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Bobby Bland - Arranged and conducted by Joe Scott
Blue Monday	Z.Z. Hill	1981	James Davis
Bring It on Home to Me	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Charles Brown & Amos Milburn, Sam Cooke
Can I Get a Witness	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Marvin Gaye
Chokin' Kind	Z.Z. Hill	1971	Waylon Jennings and The Waylors
Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep)	Z.Z. Hill	December 1968	Tim Hardin
Early in the Morning	Z.Z. Hill	1971	The Ding Dongs [Bobby Darin]
Everybody Knows About My Good Thing	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Little Johnny Taylor
Funny Face	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Donna Fargo
Givin' It Up for Your Love	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Jerry Williams
Greatest Love	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Lee Dorsey
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
I've Got to Get You Back	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Bobby Womack
I Want To Be Your Every Need	Z.Z. Hill	1979	Unverified
Knock on Wood	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Eddie Floyd
Let Them Talk	Z.Z. Hill	December 1973	Lulu Reed REC, Little Willie John REL
Love in the Street	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher)
Make Me Yours	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Bettye Swann
Midnight Hour	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Wilson Pickett
My Adorable One	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Joe Simon
No More Doggin'	Z.Z. Hill	1966	Roscoe Gordon
Nothing Can Change This Love I Have for You	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Sam Cooke
Nothing Takes the Place of You	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Toussaint McCall
Personally	Z.Z. Hill	1984	Jackie Moore [US]
Snap Your Fingers	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Joe Henderson [US2]
Steal Away	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Jimmy Hughes
That Ain't the Way You Make Love	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	Reggie Garner
The Red Rooster	Z.Z. Hill	1972	Howlin' Wolf
Touch 'Em with Love	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Brook Benton
Wang Dang Doodle	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Willie Dixon REC, Howlin' Wolf REL
What Am I Living For	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Chuck Willis with Reggie Obrecht Orchestra and Chorus
When a Man Loves a Woman	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Percy Sledge
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Sam & Dave REL, Charlie Rich REC
Who Ever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	Ernie K-Doe
Why Don't You Spend the Night	Z.Z. Hill	1984	Ronnie Milsap
Woman Don't Go Astray	Z.Z. Hill	1982	King Floyd
You Gonna Make Me Cry	Z.Z. Hill	1967	O.V. Wright
You're Killing Me Slowly but Surely	Z.Z. Hill	1974	Freddie North
You Send Me	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Sam Cooke (Bumps Blackwell Orch.)

Songs written by Z.Z. Hill

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Chained to Your Love	Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Covered by Balford Lindsay
Everybody Has to Cry	Z.Z. Hill	Z. Z. Hill - Arranged and conducted by Maxwell Davis	May 28, 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
I Don't Need Half a Love	Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	Covered by The Lamont Cranston Band
I Found Love	Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	February 2, 1966	Covered by Little Sonny
I Need Someone (To Love Me)	Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	May 1971	Covered by (2 artists)
You Were Wrong	Z.Z. Hill	Magic Sam REC, Z.Z. Hill REL	November 1963	Covered by (10 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Whole Lot of Soul	Z.Z. Hill	1967	Kent [US]
Bluesmaster	Z.Z. Hill	1984	Malaco
Down Home	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Malaco
I'm a Blues Man	Z.Z. Hill	1983	Malaco
Keep on Lovin' You	Z.Z. Hill	August 1975	United Artists Records
Let's Make a Deal	Z.Z. Hill	1978	Columbia [US]
The Best Thing That's Happened to Me	Z.Z. Hill	1972	United Artists Records
The Brand New Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	1971	Mankind
The Rhythm & The Blues	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Malaco
Velvet Soul	Z.Z. Hill	1982	Malibu Records
Z.Z.	Z.Z. Hill	1974	United Artists Records
Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	1981	Malaco

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Z.Z. Hill	May 1973	United Artists Records
Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep)	Z.Z. Hill	December 1968	Kent [US]
Happiness Is All I Need	Z. Z. Hill	January 1966	Kent [US]
I Found Love	Z. Z. Hill	July 1966	Kent [US]
I Need Someone (To Love Me)	Z.Z. Hill	May 1971	Kent [US]
It Ain't No Use	Z.Z. Hill	September 1972	Mankind
Let Them Talk	Z.Z. Hill	December 1973	United Artists Records
No More Doggin'	Z.Z. Hill	1966	Kent [US]
Nothing Can Change the Love I Have for You	Z.Z. Hill	January 1968	Kent [US]
Think People	Z. Z. Hill	January 1971	Hill Records
Tomble Weed	Z.Z. Hill	1964	M.H. Records
What Am I Living For	Z.Z. Hill	December 1967	Kent [US]

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Steppin' In - A Tribute to ZZ Hill	Grady Champion	April 2019	Malaco
	Z. Zelebration - A Tribute to the Late Great Z.Z. Hill	various artists	October 25, 1994	Malaco

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