The Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Talk That Talk Baby (Spoken Intro)
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.252:30
2Dimples
recording of:
Every Night
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:58
3Hobo Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
12:39
4Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Whiskey and Wimmen
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
22:38
5Little Wheel
engineer:
Sam Lehmer
double bass:
Richard Cousins
guitar:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
membranophone:
Scott Mathews (US producer, composer & drummer)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Baby Lee
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
13:44
6Process
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01)
recording of:
Crawlin' Black Spider (on 1957-03-01)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:43
7Blues Before Sunrise
2:26
8Let's Make It
recording of:
House Rent Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:58
9No Shoes
recording of:
Hard Headed Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Hard Hearted Woman
lyricist and composer:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
2:34
10Drug Store Women
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
The Road Is Rough (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:01
11Boom Boom
recording of:
I’m a Stranger
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:38
12I'm In The Mood
recording of:
My First Wife Left Me
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:34
13Maudie
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:46
14Crawlin' Kingsnake
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:49
15Tupelo
recording of:
Time Is Marching
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:01
16Whiskey And Wimmen
2:39
17I'm Goin' Upstairs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Drive Entertainment, Inc. (in 1994)
recording of:
Mama, You Got a Daughter
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
King of Boogie Music
3:35
18Want-Ad Blues
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:37
19Five Long Years
recording of:
I Wanna Walk
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
12:13
20My First Wife Left Me
recording of:
Run On
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:08