Jealous (album)

1986 studio album by John Lee Hooker

Jealous

Studio album by

John Lee Hooker

Released| 1986 (1986)
Recorded| 1982
Studio|

* Blue Wave Recorders, Vancouver, Canada
* Dragon Studio, Redwood City, California

Genre| Blues
Length| 37:24
Label| Pausa
Producer| John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker chronology
| Sittin' Here Thinkin'
(1979)  | Jealous
(1986)  | The Healer
(1989)

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Jealous is an album by the blues musician John Lee Hooker. Produced by Hooker, it was recorded in 1982 but was not released until 1986, when it was issued by Pausa Records. The album won a W.C. Handy Award and was nominated for a Grammy Award.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 1996 by Point Blank Records.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings| [4]
PopMatters| [3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Owens stated: "While Jealous is propelled by the scarily spare stomp of Hook's guitar, it has few standout moments. Instead, it is a consistent record, with few highs or lows – it's a standard contemporary blues album, without many peaks or valleys. Jealous may be a grittier record than its successor, The Healer, but it tends to fade into the background, making it one of his more undistinguished albums".[2]

PopMatters' Zeth Lundy wrote: "Jealous was recorded with Hooker's touring band at the time, but any sparks of chemistry are doused by the thin, lifeless sound of synthetically-rendered instrumentation ... the recordings themselves are devoid of warmth and pulse, or even the gritty realism of his earlier, seminal work. Here, things are polished to a sheen that's not so much nauseating as it is dull".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker except where noted.

1. "Jealous" – 3:28
2. "Ninety Days" – 3:24
3. "Early One Morning" – 4:02
4. "When My First Wife Left Me" – 4:31
5. "Boogie Woman" – 4:27
6. "Well Well" – 4:47
7. "I Didn't Know" (Chester Burnett) – 3:00
8. "We'll Meet Again" (Deacon Jones, Gregory Fowler) – 3:58
9. "Worried Life Blues" (Maceo Merriweather) – 2:27
10. "Ninety Days (Reprise)" – 3:20

## Personnel

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* John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
* Mike Osborn (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10), Bruce Kaphan (track 8), Jamie Bowers (track 2) – guitar
* Deacon Jones – Hammond organ
* Robbie King – keyboards (track 2)
* Larry Hamilton (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10), Jim Guyett (track 8) – bass
* Tim Richards (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10), Bowen Brown (track 8) – drums
* Alison Hogan – backing vocals (track 2)
* Ian Berry – horn arrangement (track 1)

## References

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1. ^ "Jealous". Johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
2. ^ a b Owens, Thom. John Lee Hooker: Jealous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
3. ^ a b Lundy, E. "Jealous – Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 274\. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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John Lee Hooker

Studio albums|

* The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker (1959)
* Travelin' (1960)
* That's My Story (1960)
* The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961)
* Burnin' (1962)
* The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker (1963)
* John Lee Hooker on Campus (1964)
* Burning Hell (1964)
* ...And Seven Nights (1965)
* It Serve You Right to Suffer (1966)
* The Real Folk Blues (1966)
* Urban Blues (1967)
* Simply the Truth (1969)
* If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1969)
* Get Back Home (1969)
* I Feel Good! (1971)
* Hooker 'n Heat (1971)
* Endless Boogie (1971)
* Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972)
* Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (1973)
* Free Beer and Chicken (1974)
* Sittin' Here Thinkin' (1980)
* Jealous (1987)
* The Healer (1989)
* More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album (1991)
* Mr. Lucky (1991)
* Chill Out (1995)
* Don't Look Back (1997)

Live albums|

* Concert at Newport (1963)
* Live at Sugar Hill (1963)
* Live at Cafe Au Go Go (1967)
* Live at Soledad Prison (1972)
* Kabuki Wuki (1973)
* The Cream (1978)

Compilations|

* House of the Blues (1959)
* I'm John Lee Hooker (1959)
* John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues (1961)
* Folk Blues (1962)
* Don't Turn Me from Your Door (1963)
* Original Folk Blues (1964)
* That's Where It's At! (1969)
* Goin' Down Highway 51 (1971)
* The Ultimate Collection (1991)

Soundtracks|

* The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack (1990)

Films|

* Come See About Me (2004)

Singles|

* "Boogie Chillen'" (1948)
* "Crawling King Snake" (1948)
* "Jack o' Diamonds" (1949)
* "Trouble in Mind" (1949)
* "Catfish" (1951)
* "I'm in the Mood" (1951)
* "Sugar Mama" (1952)
* "Worried Life Blues" (1952)
* "Baby, Please Don't Go" (1952)
* "Key to the Highway" (1952)
* "I'm Ready" (1956)
* "Dimples" (1956)
* "I Need Some Money" (1960)
* "Boom Boom" (1961)
* "Drifting Blues" (1961)
* "Don't Look Back" (1961)

Songs|

* "How Long Blues" (1960)
* "Good Mornin', Lil' School Girl" (1960)
* "Smokestack Lightnin'" (1960)
* "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966)
* "Bottle Up & Go" (1966)
* "I Can't Quit You Baby" (1966)
* "Meet Me in the Bottom" (1971)
* "Roll and Tumble" (1971)
* "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (1974)
* "Terraplane Blues" (1987)
* "I Cover the Waterfront" (1991)
* "The Healing Game" (1997)
* "Red House" (1997)

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* Discography
* Detroit blues
* Eddie Kirkland
* Eddie "Guitar" Burns
* Canned Heat
* The Blues Brothers
* The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend
* John Lee Hooker Jr.

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