Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album)

1969 studio album by Earl Hooker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Released1969
RecordedMay 1969
StudioLos Angeles, CA
GenreBlues
Quick facts Studio album by Earl Hooker, Released ...
Sweet Black Angel
Studio album by
Earl Hooker
Released1969
RecordedMay 1969
StudioLos Angeles, CA
GenreBlues
Length28:09
LabelBlue Thumb
BTS 12
ProducerBob Krasnow, Ike Turner
Earl Hooker chronology
2 Bugs and a Roach
(1969)		 Sweet Black Angel
(1969)		 Don't Have to Worry
(1969)
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Reception

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AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues RecordingsStarStarHalf star[4]
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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

  1. "I Feel Good" (James Brown) – 2:02
  2. "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19
  3. "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49
  4. "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05
  5. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52
  6. "Sweet Black Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 2:31
  7. "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26
  8. "Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24
  9. "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36
  10. "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38
  11. "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27

Personnel

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