Urban Blues (John Lee Hooker album)

Urban Blues
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1967 (1967) [1]
Genre	Blues
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Al Smith
John Lee Hooker chronology
Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967) Urban Blues (1967) On The Waterfront (1968)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

Urban Blues is the fourth recording by John Lee Hooker under the ABC recording years. It was released in 1967 under the ABC-Bluesway record label, and re-released in 1993 under MCA records with two bonus tracks and a different song order.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry Before I Go"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:40
2.	"Boom Boom"	John Lee Hooker	2:44
3.	"Back Biters and Syndicators"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:52
4.	"Mr. Lucky"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:55
5.	"My Own Blues"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:35
6.	"I Can't Stand to Leave You"	Al Smith	2:34
7.	"Think Twice Before You Go"	Al Smith	2:05
8.	"I'm Standing in Line"	Al Smith	2:24
9.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 1"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:33
10.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 2"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:02
11.	"The Motor City Is Burning"	Al Smith	2:53
12.	"Want Ad Blues"	John Lee Hooker	2:19

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Eddie Taylor – guitar
• Phil Upchurch – bass guitar
• Al Duncan – drums
• Louis Myers – harmonica

Technical

• Al Smith – audio production
• Margaret Glogowski – cover design
• Henry Epstein – cover design
• Sheldon Harris – liner notes
• Mel Cheren – cover painting

References

1. "Allmusic". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
2. Dahl, Bill. "Urban Blues – John Lee Hooker". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 272. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.