Burnin' (John Lee Hooker album)


Burnin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label the following year. The album features Hooker with the Funk Brothers and included the nationally charting single "Boom Boom".

Reception

said "Burnin' is another album cut at a single session but it has more texture and spirit than Travelin. Hooker presides over 11 tracks of uncomplicated danceable music, pushed by the saxes". AllMusic reviewer Al Campbell stated: "Burnin was released in 1962 and combines 12 tracks of electric material performed by Hooker backed by a band... recommended".

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker
  1. "Boom Boom" – 2:32
  2. "Process" – 3:49
  3. "Lost a Good Girl" – 2:51
  4. "A New Leaf" – 2:30
  5. "Blues Before Sunrise" – 3:49
  6. "Let's Make It" – 2:27
  7. "I Got a Letter" – 2:44
  8. "Thelma" – 3:31
  9. "Drug Store Woman" – 2:47
  10. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" – 2:10
  11. "What Do You Say" – 2:27

    Personnel

Performance