Burnin' (John Lee Hooker album)

Burnin is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker, recorded in Chicago on October 26, 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label the following year. Hooker is backed by the Funk Brothers. The album includes the nationally charting single "Boom Boom".

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "Burnin' is another album cut at a single session but it has more texture and spirit than Travelin'. Hooker presides over 11 tracks of uncomplicated danceable music, pushed by the saxes". AllMusic reviewer Al Campbell stated: "Burnin was released in 1962 and combines 12 tracks of electric material performed by Hooker backed by a band... recommended".

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "Boom Boom" – 2:32
2. "Process" – 3:49
3. "Lost a Good Girl" – 2:51
4. "A New Leaf" – 2:30
5. "Blues Before Sunrise" – 3:49
6. "Let's Make It" – 2:27
7. "I Got a Letter" – 2:44
8. "Thelma" – 3:31
9. "Drug Store Woman" – 2:47
10. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" – 2:10
11. "What Do You Say" – 2:27

Personnel

Performance

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Hank Cosby – tenor saxophone
• Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone
• Joe Hunter – piano
• Larry Veeder – guitar
• James Jamerson – bass
• Benny Benjamin – drums

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