Last Night Blues Explained

Last Night Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lightnin' Hopkins with Sonny Terry
Cover:	Last Night Blues.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	October 26, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Blues
Length:	36:24
Label:	Bluesville
Producer:	The Sound of America
Chronology:	Lightnin' Hopkins
Prev Title:	Down South Summit Meetin'
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Lightnin'
Next Year:	1961

Last Night Blues is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, with Sonny Terry, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

AllMusic stated: "Lightnin' Hopkins may be Texas's most distinctive and influential blues export. His easy, fluid fingerpicking and witty, extemporaneous storytelling are always a delight, and his performances on Last Night Blues are no exception. The album is spare and acoustic, with Hopkins's voice and guitar accompanied by minimal percussion and Sonny Terry's harmonica ... this dynamite disc represents what the blues should be: stripped-down, soulful, and full of truth". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, noting: "Sonny Terry's contributions to Last Night Blues is entirely and discreetly responsive".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted

1. "Rocky Mountain" – 4:57
2. "Got to Move Your Baby" – 4:01
3. "So Sorry to Leave You" – 4:21
4. "Take a Trip With Me" – 5:04
5. "Last Night Blues" – 5:16
6. "Lightnin's Stroke" – 4:55
7. "Hard to Love a Woman" – 4:00
8. "Conversation Blues" (Lightnin' Hopkins, Sonny Terry) – 3:50

Personnel

Performance

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
• Sonny Terry – harmonica, vocals
• Leonard Gaskin – bass
• Belton Evans – drums

Production

• The Sound of America – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Charts

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Peak position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)^[5]	17

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-bluesville-1000-series/#bvlp-1029 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/bluesville/bluesville.html Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/hopkins.htm Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography
4. Book: Russell, Tony. Smith, Chris. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-140-51384-4. 279.
5. Web site: Lista prodaje 39. tjedan 2024.. September 16, 2024. . hr. October 2, 2024. October 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241002095302/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-39-tjedan-2024/. live.