Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1972
RecordedSeptember 28–29, 1971
StudioWally Heider Studios, San Francisco
GenreCountry blues, Delta blues, Detroit blues
Length39:50
LabelABC
ProducerEd Michel
John Lee Hooker chronology
Kabuki Wuki
(1971) 		Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
(1972) 		Live at Soledad Prison
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]

Never Get Out of These Blues Alive is a studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker, released in 1972 by ABC Records and recorded on September 28–29, 1971.

Background

The album features Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and British organist Steve Miller. The album was re-released in 1987 by See For Miles Records with four additional tracks, including two with Hooker's cousin Earl Hooker on slide guitar.

Artwork

The Artwork was taken on the bus.

Track listing

All songs written by Hooker, except noted.

  1. "Bumblebee, Bumblebee" – 4:12
  2. "Hit the Road" – 2:57
  3. "Country Boy – 6:59
  4. "Boogie with the Hook" – 6:32
  5. "T.B. Sheets" (Hooker, Van Morrison) – 4:58
  6. "Letter to My Baby" – 3:57
  7. "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 10:15

Additional tracks on the version by See For Miles Records (1987)

  1. "If You'll Take Care of Me, I'll Take Care of You" – 3:42
  2. "(I Got) A Good 'Un" – 3:26
  3. "Baby I Love You" – 3:15
  4. "Lonesome Mood" – 4:51

Personnel

Charting history

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 130

References

  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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