Get Back Home in the U.S.A. explained

Get Back Home in the U.S.A.
Type:studio
Artist:John Lee Hooker
Cover:Get Back Home in the U.S.A..jpg
Recorded:November 30, 1969
Studio:Monestier-Lemay Studio, Pau, France
Genre:Blues
Label:Black & Blue
Producer:Jacques Morgantini
Prev Title:I Wanna Dance All Night
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Hooker 'n Heat
Next Year: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.

Reception

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".

Track listing

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get Back Home in the U.S.A.. johnleehooker.com. January 2016. August 31, 2019.

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