The Best of John Lee Hooker (limited edition)

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:33
2Dimples
bass:
George Washington (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music, Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:15
3I’m in the Mood
recording of:
I’m in the Mood
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
2:45
4Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
2:37
5It Serves Me Right to Suffer
recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Conrad Music
3:33
6This Is Hip
2:31
7House Rent Boogie
4:05
8I’m So Excited
recording of:
I’m So Excited
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker
2:55
9I Love You Honey
recording of:
I Love You Honey
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
2:36
10Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
2:50
11Crawlin’ Kingsnake
2:46
12Maudie
recording of:
Maudie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:20
13Baby Lee
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker
3:00
14Good Rockin’ Mama
recording of:
Good Rockin’ Mama
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:30
15Dirty Ground Hog Blues
3:31
16Bottle Up and Go
2:29
17Everybody Rockin’
2:42
18Nightmare
4:28
19Will the Circle Be Unbroken
arranger:
John Lee Hooker
cover recording of:
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
publisher:
Charles M. Alexander, Chicago, Illinois (on 1907-04-30)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
A.P. Carter
lyricist:
Ada Ruth Habershon (in 1907)
composer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1907)
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1935-06-22)
version of:
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
2:34
20You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
3:03
21Blues Before Sunrise
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing
3:52
22Time Is Marching
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19)
bass guitar [bass]:
George Washington (on 1955-10-19)
drums (drum set):
Tom Whitehead (on 1955-10-19)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19) and Eddie Taylor (on 1955-10-19)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (on 1955-10-19)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (on 1955-10-19)
recording of:
Time Is Marching (on 1955-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
3:03