Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album)
| Sweet Black Angel | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | May 1969 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 28:09 | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb BTS 12 | |||
| Producer | Bob Krasnow, Ike Turner | |||
| Earl Hooker chronology | ||||
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Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released on the Blue Thumb label in 1969.[1][2] The album was co-produced by musician Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
The AllMusic review stated: "It's a wide-ranging collection, as its oddly generic song titles ("Country and Western," "Shuffle," "Funky Blues") would eloquently indicate."[3]
Track listing
- "I Feel Good" (James Brown) – 2:02
- "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19
- "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49
- "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05
- "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52
- "Sweet Black Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 2:31
- "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26
- "Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24
- "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36
- "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38
- "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27
Personnel[5]
- Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
- Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica
- Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood")
- Soko Richardson – drums
- Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass
References
- ^ Both Sides Now: Blue Thumb/Banana Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
- ^ American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- OCLC 301489355.