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Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album)

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Sweet Black Angel
Studio album by
Earl Hooker
Released1969
RecordedMay 1969
StudioLos Angeles, CA
GenreBlues
Length28:09
LabelBlue Thumb
BTS 12
ProducerBob Krasnow, Ike Turner
Earl Hooker chronology
2 Bugs and a Roach
(1969) 		Sweet Black Angel
(1969) 		Don't Have to Worry
(1969)

Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released on the Blue Thumb label in 1969.[1][2] The album was co-produced by musician Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

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."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "I Feel Good" (James Brown) – 2:02
  2. "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19
  3. "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49
  4. "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05
  5. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52
  6. "Sweet Black Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 2:31
  7. "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26
  8. "Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24
  9. "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36
  10. "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38
  11. "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27

Personnel[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Blue Thumb/Banana Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
  2. ^ American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019
  3. ^ a b c Dahl, Bill. Earl Hooker: Sweet Black Angel – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ^ Danchin, Sebastian. (2001). Earl Hooker, blues master. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781621032823. OCLC 301489355.
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