20 Greatest Hits

~ Release by John Lee Hooker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Dimples
bass:
George Washington (1950s bassist) (in 1956)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Dimples (in 1956)
lyricist:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1956)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Costoma Publishing Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
42:13
2Whiskey and Wimmen
recording of:
Whiskey and Wimmen
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs US and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:43
3I'm So Excited
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-01)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I’m So Excited (on 1957-03-01)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:53
4Onions
recording of:
Onions
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:09
5No Shoes
recording of:
No Shoes
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
2:28
6Drug Store Woman
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
recording of:
Drug Store Woman (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:46
7Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
3.352:32
8Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:48
9Little Wheel
2:35
10Dusty Road
recording of:
Dusty Road
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:13
11Baby Lee
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1956-03-27)
recording of:
Baby Lee (on 1956-03-27)
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:49
12Want-Ad Blues
recording of:
Want Ad Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:15
13Boogie Chillun
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
2:35
14Crawlin' King Snake
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-01-22)
recording of:
Crawling King Snake (on 1959-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Doors Music Company and Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
2:43
15Tupelo
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1960-06-25)
live recording of:
Tupelo (on 1960-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:23
16Trouble Blues
2:59
17Maudie
2:18
18Time Is Marching
recording of:
Time Is Marching
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:02
19I'm in the Mood
producer:
Ralph Bass
editor:
Ron Malo
guitar:
Eddie Burns (American Detroit blues guitarist) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
I’m in the Mood
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
La Cienega Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:42
20Blues Before Sunrise
producer:
Calvin Carter
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
cover recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:49