Urban Blues (album)

Urban Blues

Studio album by John Lee Hooker

Released

1967^[1]

Al Smith

John Lee Hooker chronology

Live at the Café Au Go-Go
(1967)

Urban Blues
(1967)

On The Waterfront
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Urban Blues is the fourth recording by John Lee Hooker under the ABC recording years. It was released in 1967 under the ABC-Bluesway record label, and re-released in 1993 under MCA records with two bonus tracks and a different song order.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry Before I Go"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:40
2.	"Boom Boom"	John Lee Hooker	2:44
3.	"Back Biters and Syndicators"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:52
4.	"Mr. Lucky"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:55
5.	"My Own Blues"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:35
6.	"I Can't Stand to Leave You"	Al Smith	2:34
7.	"Think Twice Before You Go"	Al Smith	2:05
8.	"I'm Standing in Line"	Al Smith	2:24
9.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 1"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:33
10.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 2"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:02
11.	"The Motor City Is Burning"	Al Smith	2:53
12.	"Want Ad Blues"	John Lee Hooker	2:19

Personnel

John Lee Hooker - Guitar, Vocals
Eddie Taylor - Guitar
Phil Upchurch - Bass guitar
Al Duncan - Drums
Al Smith - Audio Production, Composer, Producer
James Oden - Composer
Margaret Glogowski - Cover Design
Henry Epstein - Cover Design
Sheldon Harris - Liner Notes
Mel Cheren - Cover Painting

References

↑ "Allmusic". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
↑ Dahl, Bill. "Urban Blues - John Lee Hooker". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

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