Burnin' (John Lee Hooker album)

Burnin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label the following year.[1] The album features Hooker with the Funk Brothers and included the nationally charting single "Boom Boom".

Burnin'
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
ReleasedMarch 1962 (1962-03)
RecordedChicago, November 1961
GenreBlues
Length31:42
LabelVee-Jay
ProducerCalvin Carter
John Lee Hooker chronology
Folk Blues
(1962)		 Burnin'
(1962)		 John Lee Hooker
(1962)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "Burnin' is another album cut at a single session but it has more texture and spirit than Travelin'. Hooker presides over 11 tracks of uncomplicated danceable music, pushed by the saxes".[4] AllMusic reviewer Al Campbell stated: "Burnin' was released in 1962 and combines 12 tracks of electric material performed by Hooker backed by a band ... recommended".[2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "Boom Boom" – 2:32
  2. "Process" – 3:49
  3. "Lost a Good Girl" – 2:51
  4. "A New Leaf" – 2:30
  5. "Blues Before Sunrise" – 3:49
  6. "Let's Make It" – 2:27
  7. "I Got a Letter" – 2:44
  8. "Thelma" – 3:31
  9. "Drug Store Woman" – 2:47
  10. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" – 2:10
  11. "What Do You Say" – 2:27

Personnel

Performance
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References
  1. "Burnin'". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Campbell, Al. John Lee Hooker: Burnin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN 9781448132744.
  4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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