The Best of John Lee Hooker

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I’m in the Mood
engineer:
Sam Lehmer (in 1988-04)
executive producer:
Mike Kappus
producer:
Roy Rogers (US blues guitarist & producer)
drums (drum set):
Scott Mathews (US producer, composer & drummer) (in 1988-04)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (until 1988-04) and Roy Rogers (US blues guitarist & producer) (in 1988-04)
slide guitar:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1988-04)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1988-04)
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt (in 1988-04)
recorded at:
Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1988-04)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood (in 1988-04)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
44:33
2Boogie Chillun
4:39
3It Serves Me Right to Suffer
cover recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:34
4This Is Hip
3:29
5House Rent Boogie
6:29
6I’m So Excited
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:57
7I Love You Honey
recording of:
I Love You Honey
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
2:38
8Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:51
9Crawlin’ Kingsnake
3:25
10Maudie
recording of:
Maudie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:29
11Dimples
4:04
12Boom Boom
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
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 Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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.
3.42:36
13Louise
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player), John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Louise (John Lee Hooker song) (on 1951-04-26)
writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:09
14Ground Hog Blues
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Ground Hog Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:01
15Ramblin’ by Myself
recording of:
Ramblin’ by Myself
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:24
16Walkin’ the Boogie
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Walkin’ the Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:37
17One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
instruments:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
recording of:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
is based on:
House Rent Boogie
43:07
18Sugar Mama
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1952-04-24)
recording of:
Sugar Mama (on 1952-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:20
19Peace Lovin’ Man
3:39
20Leave My Wife Alone
recording of:
Leave My Wife Alone
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:50
21Blues Before Sunrise
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:50
22Time Is Marching
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19)
bass guitar [bass]:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (on 1955-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (on 1955-10-19)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1955-10-19)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1955-10-19)
recording of:
Time Is Marching (on 1955-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
33:03