The Best of Guitar Shorty

1. "Go Wild!" (Jackson, Rhodes, Wolf) — 3:05
2. "You Better Get Wise to Yourself" (Jones, Swamp Dogg) — 5:35
3. "I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:08
4. "Hard to Stay Above the Ground" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:43
5. "Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:19
6. "I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:17
7. "Maybe She'll Miss Me" (Barnhill, Rice) — 4:30
8. "I'm the Clean Up Man" — 3:46
9. "The Bottom Line" — 3:53
10. "No Educated Woman" — 6:05
11. "I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" — 7:06
12. "Red Hot Mama" — 3:25
13. "Mean Husband Blues" — 3:56
14. "Hey Joe" (Roberts) — 7:07

• Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
• Howard Deere, Glenn Letsch, Dan Quinton, Lee Allen Zeno — bass
• Otis Grand, Chris Hayes, Clarence Hollimon — guitar
• Herman V. Ernest III, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet, Daniel Strittmatter — drums, percussion
• Riley Osborne — piano
• Tony Ashton, Sammy Berfect, Jim Pugh, Dwayne Smith, David Torkanowsky — organ
• Peter Beck, Ward Smith, Ernest Youngblood Jr. — saxophone (alto, tenor)
• Carol Fran, Charles Elam III, Phillip Manuel — vocals
• Mike Hobart, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritone)
• Michael Mordecai, Mark Mullins, Rick Trolsen — trombones
• Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta, Keith Winking — trumpets

Production:

• Bill Dahl — liner notes
• Derek Dressler — compilation producer
• James Fraher — cover photo
• Emily Johnson — artwork, package supervision
• Jeff Palo — producer
• Randy Perry — remastering
• Julee Stover — editorial supervision

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

AllMusic stated that "Guitar Shorty on disc is a poor substitute, but he still generates tremendous energy."[1] Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style."[1]