I Ain't Superstitious

"I Ain't Superstitious"
Single by Howlin' Wolf
B-side"Just Like I Treat You"
ReleasedDecember 1961 (1961-12) – 1962
RecordedChicago, December 1961
GenreBlues
Length2:55
LabelChess
Songwriter(s)Willie Dixon
Producer(s)Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon

"I Ain't Superstitious" is a song written by bluesman Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961.[1] It recounts various superstitions, including that of a black cat crossing the pathway. The song has been recorded by a number of artists, including Jeff Beck, whose blues rock adaptation in 1968 was named one of Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time".

  1. ^ Shurman, Dick (1991). Howlin' Wolf: The Chess Box (Box set booklet). Howlin' Wolf. MCA/Chess Records. p. 29. CHD3-9332.