Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

Never Get Out of These Blues Alive is a studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker, released in 1972 by ABC Records and recorded from September 28 through September 29, 1971. The album features Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and Steve Miller. The album was re-released in 1987 by See For Miles Records with four additional tracks from the same session, including two with Hooker's cousin Earl Hooker on slide guitar.

Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1972
Recorded	September 28 - 29, 1971
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Country blues, Delta blues, Detroit blues
Length	39:50
Label	ABC
Producer	Ed Michel
John Lee Hooker chronology
Kabuki Wuki (1971) Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972) Live at Soledad Prison (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A–[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Hooker, except noted.

1. "Bumble Bee Blues" – 4:12
2. "Hit the Road" – 2:57
3. "Country Boy – 6:59
4. "Boogie with the Hook" – 6:32
5. "If You'll Take Care of Me, I'll Take Care of You" – 3:42
6. "(I Got) A Good 'Un" – 3:26
7. "T.B. Sheets" (Hooker, Van Morrison) – 4:58
8. "Letter to My Baby" – 3:57
9. "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 10:15
10. "Baby I Love You" – 3:15
11. "Lonesome Mood" – 4:51

Personnel

• Ron Beck – Drums
• Baker Bigsby – Mixing
• Elvin Bishop – Slide guitar
• Mel Brown – Guitar, bass guitar
• Clifford Coulter – Electric piano
• Chuck Crimelli – Drums
• John Lee Hooker – Guitar, Vocals
• Robert Hooker – Organ, electric piano
• Earl Hooker – Guitar
• Ken Hopkins – Engineer
• John Kahn – Bass guitar
• Ray MacCarty – Guitar
• Philip Melnick – Cover design, photography
• Ed Michel – Production
• Steven Miller – Organ
• Van Morrison – Composer, Guitar, Vocals
• Charlie Musselwhite – Harmonica
• Mark Naftalin – Piano
• Benny Rowe – Slide guitar
• Gino Skaggs – Drums, bass guitar
• Rick Stanley – Assistant Engineer
• Ken Swank – Drums
• Luther Tucker – Guitar
• Michael White – Violin
• Paul Wood – Guitar

Charting history

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3]	130

References

1. AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-21.