| Smokes Like Lightning | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | January and February 17 & 20, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1070 | |||
| Producer | Mack McCormick | |||
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Smokes Like Lightning is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the Bluesville label the following year. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Greg Adams stated: " A brief and uneven album, Smokes Like Lightnin' is less compelling than Hopkins' '50s recordings, but strikes an appealingly lazy acoustic groove". [4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "the quality of Lightnin's performances is variable". [5]
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