Burnin' (John Lee Hooker album)

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Burnin'
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Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
ReleasedMarch 1962 (1962-03)
RecordedChicago, October 26, 1961
Genre Blues
Length31:42
Label Vee-Jay
Producer Calvin Carter
John Lee Hooker chronology
Folk Blues
(1962)		Burnin'
(1962)		 John Lee Hooker
(1962)

Burnin' is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Chicago on October 26, 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label the following year. [1] Hooker is backed by the Funk Brothers. The album includes the nationally charting single "Boom Boom".

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The BluesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "Burnin' is another album cut at a single session but it has more texture and spirit than Travelin' . Hooker presides over 11 tracks of uncomplicated danceable music, pushed by the saxes". [3] AllMusic reviewer Al Campbell stated: "Burnin' was released in 1962 and combines 12 tracks of electric material performed by Hooker backed by a band ... recommended". [2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "Boom Boom" – 2:32
  2. "Process" – 3:49
  3. "Lost a Good Girl" – 2:51
  4. "A New Leaf" – 2:30
  5. "Blues Before Sunrise" – 3:49
  6. "Let's Make It" – 2:27
  7. "I Got a Letter" – 2:44
  8. "Thelma" – 3:31
  9. "Drug Store Woman" – 2:47
  10. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" – 2:10
  11. "What Do You Say" – 2:27

Personnel

Performance

References

  1. ↑ "Burnin'". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Campbell, Al. John Lee Hooker: Burnin' – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 271. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN   9781448132744.
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