Released 1991 Lonesome Road
(1990) Mr. Lucky
(1991) Release date 1991 | Length 46:04 Artist John Lee Hooker Genre Blues | |
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Recorded Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood
Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito
Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco Mr. Lucky
(1991) More Real Folk Blues The Missing Album
(1991) Label Charisma Records America, Inc. Producers Ry Cooder, Mike Kappus, Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana Similar John Lee Hooker albums, Blues albums | ||
Mr. Lucky is a 1991 album by American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lee Hooker. Produced by Ry Cooder, Roy Rogers and Carlos Santana under the executive production of Mike Kappus, the album featured musicians including Keith Richards, Blues Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Winter; and three inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Van Morrison, Booker T. Jones and Johnnie Johnson. Released on Virgin Records "Classic" label, it peaked at #101 on the "Billboard 200".
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John l hooker albert collins backstabbers
History
In 1989, John Lee Hooker achieved commercial and critical success with The Healer, an album which paired him with musicians including Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt, with whom Hooker shared a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Blues Recording" for the track "In the Mood". With Mr. Lucky, producers Cooder, Rogers and Santana follow the same successful formula, to mixed critical reviews; Rolling Stone praised the album as a refinement over its predecessor with an "all around...sharper fit", its notable guests serving as "superb sidemen for a great bluesman". Entertainment Weekly, by contrast, described the album as essentially "a tribute album" where "most of the tunes...don't sound like Hooker at all". In spite of mixed reception, the album charted well, reaching #101 on the "Billboard 200" chart in 1991 and also enjoying international sales success. It was nominated for, but did not win, a Grammy.
Track listing
All songs composed by John Lee Hooker (except where noted).
- "I Want to Hug You" (Hooker, Al Smith) – 2:52
- "Mr. Lucky" (Hooker, Smith) – 4:38
- "Back Stabbers" (Hooker, Smith) – 5:01
- "This Is Hip" – 3:23
- "I Cover the Waterfront" – 6:39
- "Highway 13" – 6:32
- "Stripped Me Naked" (Hooker, Benny Rietveld, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) – 4:18
- "Susie" – 4:23
- "Crawlin' King Snake" (Tony Hollins, Bernard Besman, Hooker) – 3:20
- "Father Was a Jockey" – 4:58
Production
Songs
1I Want to Hug You2:58
2Mr LuckyRobert Clary4:42
3Backstabbers5:06