Lightnin' and the Blues
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Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | April 1954 | |||
Studio | Houston, Texas | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 30:56 Original LP release | |||
Label | Herald HLP 1012 | |||
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Lightnin' and the Blues is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released as 7-inch singles on the Herald Records label.[2][3] From the late 1980s, other Herald tracks began appearing on collections like The Herald Recordings – 1954 and The Herald Recordings Vol. 2 before a 30-track CD edition was released in 2016.
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
- "Nothin' But the Blues" – 2:22
- "Don't Think Cause You're Pretty" – 2:40
- "Lightnin's Boogie" – 2:35
- "Life I Used to Live" – 2:49
- "Sick Feelin' Blues" – 2:15
- "Evil Hearted Woman" – 2:47
- "Blues for My Cookie" – 2:27
- "Sittin' Down Thinkin'" – 2:45
- "My Baby's Gone" – 2:46
- "Lonesome in Your Home" – 2:45
- "Lightnin's Special" – 2:22
- "My Little Kewpie Doll" – 2:23
- "Let's Move" – 2:19 Additional track not on original LP
- "Had a Gal Called Sal" – 2:17 Additional track not on original LP
- "Shine on Moon" – 2:40 Additional track not on original LP
- "Don't Need No Job" – 2:18 Additional track not on original LP
- "Early Mornin' Boogie" – 2:14 Additional track not on original LP
- "Blues Is a Mighty Bad Feeling" – 2:27 Additional track not on original LP
- "Boogie Woogie Dance" – 2:36 Additional track not on original LP
- "Please Don't Go Baby" – 2:44 Additional track not on original LP
- "Finally Met My Baby" – 2:22 Additional track not on original LP
- "That's Alright Baby" – 3:01 Additional track not on original LP
- "I Love You Baby" – 2:30 Additional track not on original LP
- "Grandma's Boogie" – 2:35 Additional track not on original LP
- "Hear Me Talkin'" – 2:16 Additional track not on original LP
- "Lightnin's Stomp" – 2:39 Additional track not on original LP
- "Lightnin' Don't Feel Well" – 3:22 Additional track not on original LP
- "Flash Lightnin'" – 2:29 Additional track not on original LP
- "Shine on Moon" – 2:36 Additional track not on original LP
- "Hopkin's Sky Hop" – 2:14 Additional track not on original LP
Personnel
[edit]- Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' and the Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Both Sides Now: Herald/Ember/Muse Album Discographies accessed November 22, 2018
- ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 22, 2018