Lightnin' (album)

Lightnin' (subtitled The Blues of Lightnin' Hopkins) is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.[1][2]

Lightnin'
Studio album by
Lightnin' Hopkins
Released1961
RecordedNovember 9, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreBlues
Length40:34
LabelBluesville
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Last Night Blues
(1960)		 Lightnin'
(1961)		 Lightnin' in New York
(1961)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well ... Lightnin' is a lot like being in a small club with Hopkins as he shares his experiences, insights and humor with you".[3] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, noting that "Lightnin's performances are unfailingly fluent, perhaps because he doesn't challenge himself: almost all the songs on Lightnin' are well-tried pieces from his core repertoire".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Hopkins except where noted

  1. "Automobile Blues" – 4:34
  2. "You Better Watch Yourself" – 5:00
  3. "Mean Old Frisco" (Arthur Crudup) – 3:43
  4. "Shinin' Moon" – 4:09
  5. "Come Back Baby" (Walter Davis) – 3:31
  6. "Thinkin' 'Bout an Old Friend" – 5:08
  7. "The Walkin' Blues" – 3:25
  8. "Back to New Orleans" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 3:22
  9. "Katie Mae" – 4:05
  10. "Down There Baby" – 4:07

Personnel

Performance

Production

References
  1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed November 6, 2018
  2. Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed November 6, 2018
  3. Henderson, Alex. Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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