Simply the Truth

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Simply the Truth
Simply the Truth.jpg
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1969 (1969)
RecordedNew York City, September 17 & 18, 1968
GenreBlues
Length37:49
LabelBluesWay
ProducerBob Thiele
John Lee Hooker chronology
Urban Blues
(1967) 		Simply the Truth
(1969) 		That's Where It's At!
(1969)

Simply the Truth is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker released by the BluesWay label in 1969.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings2.5/4 stars[3]

AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "Overseen by noted jazz producer Bob Thiele, this session had Hooker backed by some of his fullest arrangements to date ... The slightly modernized sound was ultimately neither here nor there, the center remaining Hooker's voice and lyrics. ... Another of his many characteristically solid efforts, although it's not one of his more interesting albums".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam" – 5:36
  2. "Mini Skirts" – 3:28
  3. "Mean Mean Woman" – 5:45
  4. "I Wanna Bugaloo" – 4:15
  5. "Tantalizing with the Blue" – 5:05
  6. "(Twist Ain't Nothin') But the Old Time Shimmy" – 3:19
  7. "One Room Country Shack" – 4:27
  8. "I'm Just a Drifter" – 6:04

Personnel[]

  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Hele Rosenthal – harmonica
  • Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • William Folwell – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums

References[]

  1. ^ "Simply the Truth". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: Simply the Truth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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