''Lightnin' Strikes'' is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the

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Reception

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'' wrote: "Creatively speaking, this is Lightnin' on no more than good form, rising to very good indeed in 'Walking Round in Circles', but the sonic effects lend the music a strangeness that some listeners may find attractive". AllMusic reviewer Cub Koda stated: "This brings together some early-'60s sides that Hopkins recorded for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label, although all of them were recorded in his native Houston. ... two are full-band tracks produced by drummer King Ivory Lee Semiens with Lightnin' playing electric, the band following his erratic timing as best as they can".

Track listing

All compositions credited to Bill Quinn and Lola Anne Cullen except where noted # "Got Me a Louisiana Woman" (Sam Hopkins, Ivory Lee Semien) – 3:02 # "Want to Come Home" – 3:55 # "Please Don't Quit Me" – 3:09 # "Devil Is Watching You" – 3:57 # "Rolling and Rolling" – 2:56 # "War Is Starting Again" (Hopkins, Semien) – 3:02 # "Walkin' Round in Circles" – 3:02 # "Mary Lou" – 3:13 # "Heavy Snow" – 3:31 # "Coon Is Hard to Catch" – 4:10

Personnel

Performance

* Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, electric guitar, vocals *Other unidentified musicians (tracks 1 & 6)

References

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