Hooker 'n Heat

Hooker 'n Heat
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1971
RecordedMay 1970 (1970-05)[1]
StudioLiberty Records, Los Angeles, California
GenreBlues
Length83:40
LabelLiberty
ProducerBob Hite, Skip Taylor
John Lee Hooker chronology
Get Back Home in the U.S.A.
(1970) 		Hooker 'n Heat
(1971) 		Goin' Down Highway 51
(1971)
Canned Heat chronology
Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe
(1970) 		Hooker 'n Heat
(1971) 		Live at Topanga Corral
(1971)
Singles from Hooker 'n Heat
  1. "Whiskey and Wimmen"
    Released: May 1971

Hooker 'n Heat is a double album released by blues musician John Lee Hooker and the band Canned Heat in early 1971.

It was the first of Hooker's albums to chart, reaching number 73 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2] Hooker plays unaccompanied on side one and "Alimonia Blues"; on the remainder of side two and "The World Today" and "I Got My Eyes on You" Hooker is accompanied by Wilson on various instruments. The full band plays with Hooker on the rest of side three and all of side four.[3]

The song "Whiskey and Wimmen" was released as a single.[4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]
Record Collector[6]

Hooker 'n Heat was released on January 15, 1971,[3][7] and has received positive reviews from critics. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes the album as “one of the few occasions when younger musicians partnered [Hooker] to wholly beneficial effect.”[5]

Album cover art

This was the last studio album to feature harmonica player, guitarist and songwriter Alan Wilson, who died in September 1970 (1970-09) from a drug overdose.[7] The photo on the album cover was taken after Wilson's death, but his picture can be seen in a frame on the wall behind John Lee Hooker. Guitarist Henry Vestine was also missing from the photo session. The person standing in front of the window, filling in for Henry, is the band's manager, Skip Taylor.[8] Careful examination of the photo reveals that Henry's face was later added by the art department.[8] Although featured on the cover, vocalist Bob Hite does not sing on the album.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lee Hooker except as noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Messin' with the Hook"3:23
2."The Feelin' Is Gone"4:32
3."Send Me Your Pillow"4:48
4."Sittin' Here Thinkin'"4:07
5."Meet Me in the Bottom"3:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alimonia Blues" 4:31
2."Drifter"Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams4:57
3."You Talk Too Much" 3:16
4."Burning Hell"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman5:28
5."Bottle Up and Go"Tommy McClennan2:27
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."The World Today"7:47
2."I Got My Eyes on You"4:26
3."Whiskey and Wimmen"4:37
4."Just You and Me"7:42
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Make It" 4:06
2."Peavine" 5:07
3."Boogie Chillen' No. 2"John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman11:33

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[9] 24
US Billboard 200[2] 73

Personnel

Canned Heat

References

  1. ^ a b "allmusic: Hooker 'n Heat (Infinite Boogie)". allmusic. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - Week of April 3, 1971". Billboard. April 3, 1971.
  3. ^ a b Chilton, Martin (January 15, 2025). "'Hooker 'N Heat': A Fiery Collaboration Between Two Blues Legends". uDiscoverMusic.
  4. ^ "Special Merit Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. May 15, 1971. p. 46 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  6. ^ Record Collector's review
  7. ^ a b Giles, Jeff (January 15, 2016). "How Canned Heat Teamed With John Lee Hooker for 'Hooker 'n Heat'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  8. ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (April 18, 2019). "Canned Heat founder Fito de la Parra solves the mystery of the Hooker 'N Heat cover". Noise11.com. The Noise Network Pty Ltd. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  9. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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