Urban Blues (album)
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.
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Released | 1967[1] | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | BluesWay | |||
Producer | Al Smith | |||
John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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
- Al Smith – Audio Production, Composer, Producer
- James Oden – Composer
- Margaret Glogowski – Cover Design
- Henry Epstein – Cover Design
- Sheldon Harris – Liner Notes
- Mel Cheren – Cover Painting
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References
- "Allmusic". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- Dahl, Bill. "Urban Blues – John Lee Hooker". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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