Jealous
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1986 (1986)
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Blue Wave Recorders, Vancouver, Canada
  • Dragon Studio, Redwood City, California
GenreBlues
Length37:24
LabelPausa
ProducerJohn Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker chronology
Sittin' Here Thinkin'
(1979)		 Jealous
(1986)		 The Healer
(1989)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]
PopMatters[4]

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".[4]

Track listing

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

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

References

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