''Burnin is an album by the blues musician

John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often ...

, recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the

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label the following year. Hooker is backed by

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. The album includes the nationally charting single " Boom Boom".

Reception

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'' 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".

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

Personnel

Performance

– guitar, vocals *

Hank Cosby Henry R. "Hank" Cosby (May 12, 1928 – January 22, 2002) was an American songwriter, arranger, producer and musician who worked for Motown Records from its formative years. Along with Sylvia Moy, Cosby was a key collaborator with Stevie Wonde ...

– tenor saxophone *

Andrew "Mike" Terry Andrew Alexander "Mike" Terry (July 18, 1940 – October 30, 2008) was an American saxophonist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musical director. His baritone sax solos feature on the breakthrough hits of Martha and the Vandellas ("Heat Wave", ...

– baritone saxophone * Joe Hunter – piano *Larry Veeder – guitar *

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– bass *

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– drums

References

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