Simply the Truth
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| Simply the Truth | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | New York City, September 17 & 18, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 37:49 | |||
| Label | BluesWay | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Simply the Truth is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker released by the BluesWay label in 1969.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | StarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "Overseen by noted jazz producer Bob Thiele, this session had Hooker backed by some of his fullest arrangements to date ... The slightly modernized sound was ultimately neither here nor there, the center remaining Hooker's voice and lyrics. ... Another of his many characteristically solid efforts, although it's not one of his more interesting albums".[2]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
- "I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam" – 5:36
- "Mini Skirts" – 3:28
- "Mean Mean Woman" – 5:45
- "I Wanna Bugaloo" – 4:15
- "Tantalizing with the Blues" – 5:05
- "(Twist Ain't Nothin') But the Old Time Shimmy" – 3:19
- "One Room Country Shack" – 4:27
- "I'm Just a Drifter" – 6:04
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Hele Rosenthal – harmonica
- Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
- Wally Richardson – guitar
- William Folwell – bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
References
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