The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker

The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1963 (1963)
RecordedChicago, January 1962
GenreBlues
Length26:22
LabelVee-Jay
John Lee Hooker chronology
John Lee Hooker
(1962) 		The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker
(1963) 		Don't Turn Me from Your Door
(1963)

The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Chicago and released by the Vee-Jay label in 1963.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues[4]

AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder stated: "John Lee Hooker gives us value for every second there is, and in a totally unexpected setting. Jumping into the R&B and soul explosions of the early '60s ... this is near-essential listening as some of Hooker's most interesting work of the '60s".[2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "San Francisco" – 2:46
  2. "Take a Look at Yourself" – 2:48
  3. "Send Me Your Pillow" – 2:25
  4. "She Shot Me Down" – 2:50
  5. "I Love Her" – 2:14
  6. "Old Time Shimmy" – 2:21
  7. "You Know I Love You" – 1:56
  8. "Big Soul" – 2:09
  9. "Good Rockin' Mama" – 2:28
  10. "Onions" – 2:10
  11. "No One Told Me" – 2:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. John Lee Hooker: The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "John Lee Hooker: The Big Soul" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 153. 15 February 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN 9781448132744.
  5. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.