Urban Blues (John Lee Hooker album)

Urban Blues
Urban Blues
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1967
Genre	Blues
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Al Smith
John Lee Hooker chronology

Released1967^[1]

GenreBlues

LabelBluesWay

ProducerAl Smith

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

Urban Blues is the fourth recording by John Lee Hooker under the ABC recording years. It was released in 1967 under the ABC-Bluesway record label, and re-released in 1993 under MCA records with two bonus tracks and a different song order.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry Before I Go"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:40
2.	"Boom Boom"	John Lee Hooker	2:44
3.	"Back Biters and Syndicators"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:52
4.	"Mr. Lucky"	John Lee Hooker, Al Smith	2:55
5.	"My Own Blues"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:35
6.	"I Can't Stand to Leave You"	Al Smith	2:34
7.	"Think Twice Before You Go"	Al Smith	2:05
8.	"I'm Standing in Line"	Al Smith	2:24
9.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 1"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:33
10.	"Hot Spring Water, Pt. 2"	James Burke Oden, Al Smith	2:02
11.	"The Motor City Is Burning"	Al Smith	2:53
12.	"Want Ad Blues"	John Lee Hooker	2:19

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Studio albums	The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959) Travelin' (1960) That's My Story (1960) The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961) Burnin' (1962) The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963) John Lee Hooker on Campus (1964) Burning Hell (1964) ...And Seven Nights (1965) It Serve You Right to Suffer (1966) The Real Folk Blues (1966) Urban Blues (1967) Simply the Truth (1969) If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1969) Get Back Home (1969) I Feel Good! (1971) Hooker 'n Heat (1971) Endless Boogie (1971) Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972) Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (1973) Free Beer and Chicken (1974) Sittin' Here Thinkin' (1980) Jealous (1987) The Healer (1989) More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album (1991) Mr. Lucky (1991) Chill Out (1995) Don't Look Back (1997)
Live albums	Concert at Newport (1963) Live at Sugar Hill (1963) Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967) Live at Soledad Prison (1972) Kabuki Wuki (1973) The Cream (1978)
Compilations	House of the Blues (1959) I'm John Lee Hooker (1959) John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues (1961) Folk Blues (1962) Don't Turn Me from Your Door (1963) Original Folk Blues (1964) That's Where It's At! (1969) Goin' Down Highway 51 (1971) The Ultimate Collection (1991)
Soundtracks	The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack (1990)
Films	Come See About Me (2004)
Singles	"Boogie Chillen'" (1948) "Crawling King Snake" (1948) "Jack o' Diamonds" (1949) "Trouble in Mind" (1949) "Catfish" (1951) "I'm in the Mood" (1951) "Sugar Mama" (1952) "Worried Life Blues" (1952) "Baby, Please Don't Go" (1952) "Key to the Highway" (1952) "I'm Ready" (1956) "Dimples" (1956) "I Need Some Money" (1960) "Boom Boom" (1961) "Drifting Blues" (1961) "Don't Look Back" (1961)
Songs	"How Long Blues" (1960) "Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl" (1960) "Smokestack Lightnin'" (1960) "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966) "Bottle Up & Go" (1966) "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1966) "Meet Me in the Bottom" (1971) "Roll and Tumble" (1971) "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (1974) "Terraplane Blues" (1987) "I Cover the Waterfront" (1991) "The Healing Game" (1997) "Red House" (1997)
Related articles	Discography Detroit blues Eddie Kirkland Eddie "Guitar" Burns Canned Heat The Blues Brothers The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend John Lee Hooker Jr.

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