The Essential Collection

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1I Love You Honey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1958-06-10)
bass guitar [bass]:
Everett McCrary (on 1958-06-10)
drums (drum set):
Richard Johnson (on 1958-06-10)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (on 1958-06-10) and Eddie Taylor (on 1958-06-10)
piano:
Joe Hunter (on 1958-06-10)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (on 1958-06-10)
recording of:
I Love You Honey (on 1958-06-10)
writer:
John Lee Hooker
2:37
2Rosie Mae
recording of:
Rosie Mae
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker
2:48
3Dirty Ground Hog
recording of:
Dirty Ground Hog
writer:
Cow Cow Davenport
3:32
4Nightmare
recording of:
Nightmare
writer:
John Lee Hooker
4:27
5I'm in the Mood
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
executive producer:
Marshall Chess
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns and John Lee Hooker
instruments:
[unknown]
lead vocals:
John Lee Hooker
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1966)
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
6I Can't Quit You Now Blues (live)
live recording of:
I Can't Quit You Now Blues (in 1963)
writer:
John Lee Hooker
2:50
7Stop Baby, Don't Hold Me That Way (live)
live recording of:
Stop Baby, Don't Hold Me That Way (in 1963)
writer:
John Lee Hooker
1:45
8House Rent Boogie
recording of:
House Rent Boogie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
4:04
9Flowers on the Hour
recording of:
Flowers on the Hour
writer:
John Lee Hooker
2:39
10Drug Store Woman
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Drug Store Woman (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:47
11Let's Make It
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Let’s Make It (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Conrad Music
2:24
12Maudie
recording of:
Maudie
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
2:23
13Time 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
14Trouble Blues
cover recording of:
Trouble Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charles Brown
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
2:46
15Dusty Road
cover recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker
2:21
16Five Long Years
cover recording of:
Five Long Years
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Onward Music Ltd, Westminster Music and Westminster Music Ltd.
recording of:
Five Long Years
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
3:40
17It Serves Me Right to Suffer
recording of:
It Serves Me Right to Suffer
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Conrad Music
3:33
18I Can See You When You're Weak
recording of:
I Can See You When You're Weak
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker
2:53
19When My First Wife Left Me (live)
live recording of:
When My First Wife Left Me (in 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
8:02
20Louise (live)
live recording of:
Louise (John Lee Hooker song) (in 1977-09)
writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
4:57
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