Mojo Hand

For the book, see Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin' Hopkins.

Mojo Hand
Studio album by Lightnin' Hopkins
Released	1962
Recorded	November 1960
Studio	New York City
Genre	Blues
Length	32:49
Label	Fire FLP 104
Producer	Bobby Robinson
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Lightnin' in New York (1961) Mojo Hand (1962) Blues in My Bottle (1961)

Mojo Hand is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1960 and released on the Fire label in 1962. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Tim Sheridan stated: "This album, recorded for Fire Records, is especially interesting because it casts Hopkins in a more R&B-flavored environment. This obvious effort to get a hit makes for some excellent blues; moody and powerful performances play throughout. There's even a charming novelty Christmas blues". ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Lightnin' is focussed and businesslike and delivers a strong and varied sequence of songs; the bassist and drummer unobtrusive but very much there". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, M. Robinson and C. Lewis

1. "Mojo Hand" – 2:55
2. "Coffee for Mama" – 3:25
3. "Awful Dreams" – 4:50
4. "Black Mare Trot" – 3:55
5. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" – 2:38
6. "Glory Be" – 4:25
7. "Sometimes She Will" – 2:30
8. "Shine On, Moon!" – 4:17
9. "Santa" – 3:44

Personnel

Performance

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals, piano
• Unknown musician – bass
• Delmar Donnell – drums

Production

• Bobby Robinson – producer

References

1. Both Sides Now: Bobby Robinson's Labels - Album Discographies accessed November 8, 2018
2. O'Brien, T. J. Lightnin' Album of the Week: Week 11 – November 13, 2010 accessed November 8, 2018
3. Sheridan, Tim. Lightnin' Hopkins: Mojo Hand – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 8, 2018.
4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 279. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.