Chill Out | ||||
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Released | February 21, 1995 | |||
Studio | Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | Point Blank Virgin 7243 8 40107 2 0 | |||
Producer | Roy Rogers | |||
John Lee Hooker chronology | ||||
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chill Out is a 1995 album by John Lee Hooker featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, and Booker T. Jones. It was produced by Roy Rogers, Santana and Hooker himself,[2] and executive produced by Mike Kappus.[3] Tracks 1 to 11 were recorded and mixed at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco and The Plant, Sausalito, California. The album reached No.3 in the US Blues chart and was awarded a W. C. Handy Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.[4] Chester D. Thompson who plays keyboards is not to be mistaken with Chester Cortez Thompson who played drums with Phil Collins, Genesis and Weather Report.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by John Lee Hooker except where noted:
- "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)" (John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson)[5]
- "Deep Blue Sea"
- "Kiddio" (Brook Benton, Clyde Otis)
- "Medley: "Serves Me Right to Suffer" / "Syndicator"
- "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (Rudy Toombs)
- "Tupelo"
- "Woman On My Mind"
- "Annie Mae"
- "Too Young"
- "Talkin' the Blues"
- "If You've Never Been in Love"
- "We'll Meet Again" (Deacon Jones, G. K. Fowler)
Personnel
[edit]- John Lee Hooker - Guitar (2, 4, 5, 6, 8-11), National Steel Guitar (7) vocals (1-12)
- Carlos Santana - Guitar (1)
- Danny Caron - Guitar (3, 8)
- Van Morrison - Guitar, vocals (4)
- Roy Rogers - Guitar, (4), Slide Guitar (10, 11)
- Rich Kirch - Guitar (5)
- Billy Johnson - Guitar (9)
- Bruce Kaphan - Guitar (12)
- Benny Rietveld - Bass (1)
- Ruth Davies - Bass (3, 8)
- Mac Cridlin - Bass (4)
- Jim Guyett - Bass (5, 12)
- Chester D. Thompson - Keyboards (1)
- Charles Brown - Piano (3, 8)
- John Sanders - Piano (12)
- Booker T. Jones - Organ (5)
- Melvyn "Deacon" Jones - Organ (12)
- Gaylord Birch - Drums (1, 3, 8)
- Bowen Brown - Drums (5, 12)
- Scott Mathews - Drums (4)
- Raoul Rekow - Congas (1)
- Karl Perazzo - Timbales (1)
Chart
[edit]Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Billboard; March 16, 1996, Volume 108; Number 11; page 23; "Best Traditional Blues Album John Lee Hooker Chill Out Featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, Booker T. Jones Produced by Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana and John ..."
- ^ "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - John Lee Hooker - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Billboard; May 25, 1996; Volume 108; Number 21; page 47 "Pointblank Congratulates Our 1996 Handy Award Winners John Lee Hooker Chill Out Traditional Blues Album of the Year"
- ^ CMJ New Music Monthly, Number 20, April 1995, page 29 "The song, 'Chill Out', may shoot straight for the post-MOR VH-I crowd, but it fails to undercut the high-mindedness of Hooker's credo: 'I'll sing it for the people who feel the way I feel.'"
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.