Lightnin' and the Blues

Lightnin' and the Blues
Studio album by
Lightnin' Hopkins
Released1960
RecordedApril 1954
StudioHouston, Texas
GenreBlues
Length30:56 Original LP release
LabelHerald
HLP 1012
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Last of the Great Blues Singers
(1960) 		Lightnin' and the Blues
(1960) 		Lightnin' Hopkins
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (2001 reissue)[1]

Lightnin' and the Blues is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released as 7-inch singles on the Herald Records label.[2][3] Since its original release, Lightnin' and the Blues has been reissued several times including in 2001[1] and later in 2016 when it was expanded to a 30 song track-list. The material Hopkins recorded with Herald Records in 1954 has also been released under various other compilations, including Collectables Records' two volumes The Herald Recordings[4] and The Herald Recordings Vol. 2.[5][6]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

  1. "Nothin' But the Blues" – 2:22
  2. "Don't Think Cause You're Pretty" – 2:40
  3. "Lightnin's Boogie" – 2:35
  4. "Life I Used to Live" – 2:49
  5. "Sick Feelin' Blues" – 2:15
  6. "Evil Hearted Woman" – 2:47
  7. "Blues for My Cookie" – 2:27
  8. "Sittin' Down Thinkin'" – 2:45
  9. "My Baby's Gone" – 2:46
  10. "Lonesome in Your Home" – 2:45
  11. "Lightnin's Special" – 2:22
  12. "My Little Kewpie Doll" – 2:23
  13. "Let's Move" – 2:19 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  14. "Had a Gal Called Sal" – 2:17 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  15. "Shine on Moon" – 2:40 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  16. "Don't Need No Job" – 2:18 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  17. "Early Mornin' Boogie" – 2:14 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  18. "Blues Is a Mighty Bad Feeling" – 2:27 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  19. "Boogie Woogie Dance" – 2:36 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  20. "Please Don't Go Baby" – 2:44 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  21. "Finally Met My Baby" – 2:22 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  22. "That's Alright Baby" – 3:01 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  23. "I Love You Baby" – 2:30 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  24. "Grandma's Boogie" – 2:35 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  25. "Hear Me Talkin'" – 2:16 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  26. "Lightnin's Stomp" – 2:39 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  27. "Lightnin' Don't Feel Well" – 3:22 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  28. "Flash Lightnin'" – 2:29 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  29. "Shine on Moon" – 2:36 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
  30. "Hopkin's Sky Hop" – 2:14 Additional 2016 track not on original LP

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Lightnin' and the Blues: The Herald Sessions Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Herald/Ember/Muse Album Discographies accessed November 22, 2018
  3. ^ Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 22, 2018
  4. ^ "Lightnin' Hopkins - The Herald Recordings 1954". Discogs. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Dahl, Bill. "The Herald Recordings, Vol. 2 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lightnin' Hopkins – The Herald Recordings Vol. 2 - 1954". Discogs. Retrieved September 24, 2024.