Never Get Out of These Blues Alive

Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
Never Get Out of These Blues Alive
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1972
Recorded	September 28–29, 1971
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Country blues, Delta blues, Detroit blues
Length	39:50
Label	ABC
Producer	Ed Michel
John Lee Hooker chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−^[2]

Never Get Out of These Blues Alive is a studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker, released in 1972 by ABC Records and recorded on September 28–29, 1971.

Background

The album features Van Morrison, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, and British organist Steve Miller. The album was re-released in 1987 by See For Miles Records with four additional tracks, including two with Hooker's cousin Earl Hooker on slide guitar.

Artwork

The Artwork was taken on the bus.

Track listing

All songs written by Hooker, except noted.

"Bumblebee, Bumblebee" – 4:12
"Hit the Road" – 2:57
"Country Boy – 6:59
"Boogie with the Hook" – 6:32
"T.B. Sheets" (Hooker, Van Morrison) – 4:58
"Letter to My Baby" – 3:57
"Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" – 10:15

Additional tracks on the version by See For Miles Records (1987)

"If You'll Take Care of Me, I'll Take Care of You" – 3:42
"(I Got) A Good 'Un" – 3:26
"Baby I Love You" – 3:15
"Lonesome Mood" – 4:51

Personnel

John Lee Hooker; Guitar, Vocals
Van Morrison; Guitar, Vocals
Earl Hooker; Guitar
Ray MacCarty; Guitar
Luther Tucker; Guitar
Paul Wood; Guitar
Elvin Bishop; Slide guitar
Benny Roweh; Slide guitar
Mel Brown; Guitar, bass guitar
John Kahn; Bass guitar
Gino Skaggs – Bass guitar, drums
Michael White; Violin
Mark Naftalin; Piano
Clifford Coulter; Electric piano
Robert Hooker; Organ, electric piano
Steve Miller; Organ
Charlie Musselwhite; Harmonica
Ron Beck; Drums
Chuck Crimelli; Drums
Ken Swank; Drums
Ed Michel; Production
Baker Bigsby; Mixing
Ken Hopkins; Engineer
Rick Stanley; Assistant Engineer
Philip Melnick; Cover design, photography

Charting history

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums^[3]	130

References

^ AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[1] AllMusic

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[charting-3] "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive – Allmusic – Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

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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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