The Best of John Lee Hooker

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Boom Boom
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.42:30
2Bottle Up and Go
recording of:
Bottle Up and Go
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:25
3Dimples
2:11
4This Is Hip
recording of:
This Is Hip
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:30
5I'm So Excited
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I’m So Excited (on 1957-03-01)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:54
6No Shoes
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1960)
bass:
Sylvester Hickman
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Turner (on 1960-03-01)
guitar:
Lefty Bates and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
No Shoes (on 1960-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
recording of:
No Shoes (in 1960)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:24
7Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:48
8Big Legs, Tight Skirt
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
Big Legs, Tight Skirt (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:18
9Crawlin' Black Spider
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01)
recording of:
Crawlin' Black Spider (on 1957-03-01)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:44
10Mama, You Got a Daughter
2:38
11What Do You Say
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961)
recording of:
What Do You Say (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:29
12Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
2:36
13I'm Going Upstairs
recording of:
I’m Going Upstairs
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:54
14I'm Mad Again
recording of:
I’m Mad Again
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:38
15I Love You Honey
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958)
bass:
Everett McCrary
drums (drum set):
Richard Johnson (drummer) (on 1958-06-10)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer)
piano:
Joe Hunter
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
I Love You Honey (on 1958-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
recording of:
I Love You Honey (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Williams
recording of:
I Love You Honey
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:34
16Dirty Ground Hog
3:30
17Mambo Chillun
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-10-19)
recording of:
Mambo Chillun (on 1955-10-19)
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:47
18Crawlin' Kingsnake
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
2:46