Lightnin' (album)


Lightnin' is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

Reception

reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Lightnin' is among the rewarding acoustic dates Lightnin' Hopkins delivered in the early '60s. The session has an informal, relaxed quality, and this approach serves a 48-year-old Hopkins impressively well... Lightnin' is a lot like being in a small club with Hopkins as he shares his experiences, insights and humor with you". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings awarded the album 3 stars noting "Lightnin's performances are unfailingly fluent, perhaps because he doesn't challenge himself: almost all the songs on Lightnin' are well-tried pieces from his core repertoire".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Hopkins except where noted
  1. "Automobile Blues" – 4:34
  2. "You Better Watch Yourself" – 5:00
  3. "Mean Old Frisco" – 3:43
  4. "Shinin' Moon" – 4:09
  5. "Come Back Baby" – 3:31
  6. "Thinkin' 'Bout an Old Friend" – 5:08
  7. "The Walkin' Blues" – 3:25
  8. "Back to New Orleans" – 3:22
  9. "Katie Mae" – 4:05
  10. "Down There Baby" – 4:07

    Personnel

Performance