Get Back Home in the U.S.A.

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Get Back Home in the U.S.A.
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1970 (1970)
RecordedNovember 30, 1969
StudioMonestier-Lemay Studio, Pau, France
GenreBlues
Length69:37
LabelBlack & Blue
ProducerJacques Morgantini
John Lee Hooker chronology
I Wanna Dance All Night
(1970) 		Get Back Home in the U.S.A.
(1970) 		Hooker 'n Heat
(1971)

Get Back Home in the U.S.A.is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker that was recorded in France in 1969 and originally released by the French Black & Blue label.[1] The album was reissued with 6 additional tracks in 1988 as Get Back Home.[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "John Lee Hooker's greatness lies in his ability to perform the same songs the same way yet somehow sound different and memorable in the process. He operates at maximum efficiency in minimal surroundings with little production or assistance. That was the case on a 1969 session for Black and Blue; it was just Hooker and his guitar moaning, wailing, and narrating ... If you have ever heard any Hooker, you will not be surprised or stunned by these renditions; you will simply enjoy hearing him rework them one more time, finding a new word, phrase, line, or riff to inject".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker except where noted

  1. "Get Back Home in the U.S.A." – 3:30
  2. "T.B. Is Killing Me" – 5:02
  3. "Cold Chills" – 4:36
  4. "I Had a Dream Last Night" – 4:35
  5. "Love Affair" – 3:46
  6. "Little Rain" – 4:51
  7. "When My First Wife Left Me" – 5:23
  8. "Big Boss Lady" – 3:41
  9. "Back to Your Mother" (Eddie Jones) – 5:11
  10. "Boogie Chillen'" – 2:42
  11. "Sitting Here Thinking" – 4:45 Additional track on CD reissue
  12. "I Wanna Ramble" (Junior Parker) – 2:38 Additional track on CD reissue
  13. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Tommy Tucker) – 3:03 Additional track on CD reissue
  14. "I'm So Worried Baby" – 5:40 Additional track on CD reissue
  15. "I'm Going Upstairs" – 4:00 Additional track on CD reissue
  16. "Crazy 'Bout You" – 5:27 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Get Back Home in the U.S.A.". johnleehooker.com. January 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. John Lee Hooker: Get Back Home – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 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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