''Sweet Black Angel'' is an album by blues musician
Earl Hooker released on the
Blue Thumb label in 1969. The album was co-produced by musician
Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder
Bob Krasnow
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.
Reception
The
AllMusic review stated: "It's a wide-ranging collection, as its oddly generic song titles ("Country and Western," "Shuffle," "Funky Blues") would eloquently indicate."
Track listing
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) – 2:02
# "
Drivin' Wheel" (
Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19
# "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49
# "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05
# "
Sweet Home Chicago" (
Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52
# "
Sweet Black Angel
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# "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26
# "
Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24
# "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36
# "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38
# "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27
Personnel
*
Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
*
Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica
*Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood")
*
Soko Richardson – drums
*Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass
References
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Earl Hooker albums
1969 albums
Blue Thumb Records albums
Albums produced by Ike Turner