Sittin' Here Thinkin'
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| Sittin' Here Thinkin' | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Newark, New Jersey, late 1961 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 44:30 | |||
| Label | Muse | |||
| Producer | Fred Mendelsohn | |||
| John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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Sittin' Here Thinkin', also released as Sad and Lonesome, is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker.[1] It was released by the Muse label in 1979. The recordings date to the late 1950s, with performances by unknown musicians.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Tom Schulte stated: "John Lee Hooker is a master of the primal, hypnotic Delta blues. Accompanied by nothing other than a bare beat of the drums (if not only the stomp of his own feet), "The Healer" can mesmerize. The simple, but effective, tools of his trade are one-chord songs and a ton of downbeat emotion".[3]