Mojo Hand
Studio album by
Lightnin' Hopkins
Released1962
RecordedNovember 1960
StudioNew York City
GenreBlues
Length32:49
LabelFire
FLP 104
ProducerBobby Robinson
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Lightnin' in New York
(1961)		 Mojo Hand
(1962)		 Blues in My Bottle
(1961)

Mojo Hand is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1960 and released on the Fire label in 1962.[1][2]

Reception

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

AllMusic reviewer Tim Sheridan stated: "This album, recorded for Fire Records, is especially interesting because it casts Hopkins in a more R&B-flavored environment. This obvious effort to get a hit makes for some excellent blues; moody and powerful performances play throughout. There's even a charming novelty Christmas blues".[3] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote that "Lightnin' is focussed and businesslike and delivers a strong and varied sequence of songs; the bassist and drummer unobtrusive but very much there".[4]

Track listing

All compositions credited to Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins, M. Robinson and C. Lewis

  1. "Mojo Hand" – 2:55
  2. "Coffee for Mama" – 3:25
  3. "Awful Dreams" – 4:50
  4. "Black Mare Trot" – 3:55
  5. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" – 2:38
  6. "Glory Be" – 4:25
  7. "Sometimes She Will" – 2:30
  8. "Shine On, Moon!" – 4:17
  9. "Santa" – 3:44

Personnel

Performance

  • Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals, piano
  • Unknown musician – bass
  • Delmar Donnell – drums

Production

References

  1. ↑ Both Sides Now: Bobby Robinson's Labels - Album Discographies accessed November 8, 2018
  2. ↑ O'Brien, T. J. Lightnin' Album of the Week: Week 11 – November 13, 2010 accessed November 8, 2018
  3. 1 2 Sheridan, Tim. Lightnin' Hopkins: Mojo Hand – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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