Chill Out
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1995
StudioRussian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco
GenreBlues
LabelPoint Blank
Virgin 7243 8 40107 2 0
ProducerRoy Rogers
John Lee Hooker chronology
Boom Boom
(1992) 		Chill Out
(1995) 		Don't Look Back
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Chill Out is a 1995 album by John Lee Hooker featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, and Booker T. Jones. It was produced by Roy Rogers, Santana and Hooker himself,[2] and executive produced by Mike Kappus.[3] Tracks 1 to 11 were recorded and mixed at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco and The Plant, Sausalito, California. The album reached No.3 in the US Blues chart and was awarded a W. C. Handy Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.[4] Chester D. Thompson who plays keyboards is not to be mistaken with Chester Cortez Thompson who played drums with Phil Collins, Genesis and Weather Report.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lee Hooker except where noted:

  1. "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)" (John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson)[5]
  2. "Deep Blue Sea"
  3. "Kiddio" (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis)
  4. "Medley: "Serves Me Right to Suffer" / "Syndicator"
  5. "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (Rudy Toombs)
  6. "Tupelo"
  7. "Woman On My Mind"
  8. "Annie Mae"
  9. "Too Young"
  10. "Talkin' the Blues"
  11. "If You've Never Been in Love"
  12. "We'll Meet Again" (Deacon Jones, G. K. Fowler)

Personnel

Chart

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] 8

References

  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ Billboard; March 16, 1996, Volume 108; Number 11; page 23; "Best Traditional Blues Album John Lee Hooker Chill Out Featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, Booker T. Jones Produced by Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana and John ..."
  3. ^ "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - John Lee Hooker - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ Billboard; May 25, 1996; Volume 108; Number 21; page 47 "Pointblank Congratulates Our 1996 Handy Award Winners John Lee Hooker Chill Out Traditional Blues Album of the Year"
  5. ^ CMJ New Music Monthly, Number 20, April 1995, page 29 "The song, 'Chill Out', may shoot straight for the post-MOR VH-I crowd, but it fails to undercut the high-mindedness of Hooker's credo: 'I'll sing it for the people who feel the way I feel.'"
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.



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