Don't Have to Worry

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Don't Have to Worry
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Studio album by
Earl Hooker
Released1969
RecordedMay 29, 1969
StudioVault Recordings, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre Blues
Length46:30
Label BluesWay
BLS 6032
Producer Ed Michel
Earl Hooker chronology
Sweet Black Angel
(1969)		Don't Have to Worry
(1969)		 If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im
(1970)

Don't Have to Worry is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released by the BluesWay label in 1969. [1] [2] [3]

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Track listing

All compositions credited to Earl Hooker except where noted

  1. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, M. C. Robinson) – 4:17
  2. "Hookin'" – 4:17
  3. "Is You Ever Seen a One-Eyed Woman Cry" (Johnny Walker) – 3:42
  4. "You Got to Lose" – 5:42
  5. "Blue Guitar" – 3:51
  6. "Moanin' and Groanin'" (Andrew Odom) – 4:47
  7. "Universal Rock" – 4:08
  8. "Look Over Yonder Wall" (James Clark) – 3:05
  9. "Don't Have to Worry" – 4:18
  10. "Come to Me Right Away, Baby" (Odom) – 3:42

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Wirz' American Music: Bluesway Records discography, Wirz.de, accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Bluesway Album Discography, Bsnpubs.com, accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ↑ American Music: Earl Hooker discography, Wirz.de, accessed August 30, 2019
  4. ↑ Earl Hooker: Don't Have to Worry – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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