The Ultimate Collection (John Lee Hooker album)

The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990)
The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990)
Greatest hits album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1991
Recorded	1948–1990
Genre	Blues
Length	104:27
Label	Rhino
John Lee Hooker chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Village Voice	A−^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]

The Ultimate Collection (1948–1990) is a 1991 compilation album by John Lee Hooker. In 2003, the album was rated 375 on the Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",^[4] and 377 in a 2012 revised list.^[5]

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Release Year	Length
1.	"Teachin' the Blues"	John Lee Hooker	1961	3:27
2.	"Boogie Chillen'"	Bernard Besman, Hooker	1948	3:10
3.	"Sally Mae"	Besman, Hooker	1948	3:09
4.	"Let Your Daddy Ride"	Hooker	1951	2:40
5.	"Crawlin' King Snake"	Tony Hollins	1949	3:02
6.	"Weeping Willow Boogie"	Hooker	1949	2:49
7.	"Hobo Blues"	Joe Josea, Besman, Hooker	1949	3:03
8.	"Huckle up Baby"	Besman, Hooker	1950	2:50
9.	"I'm in the Mood"	Besman, Hooker	1951	3:07
10.	"John L's House Rent Boogie"	Hooker	1951	3:02
11.	"No More Doggin'"	Rosco Gordon, Jules Taub	1960	2:48
12.	"I Need Some Money"	Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson	1960	2:28
13.	"Frisco Blues"	Hooker	1963	2:45
14.	"Dimples"	James Bracken, Hooker	1956	2:14
15.	"It Serves Me Right To Suffer"	Hooker	1965	3:38
16.	"Bottle Up and Go"	Hooker	1966	2:26

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Release Year	Length
1.	"Boom Boom"	Hooker	1962	2:34
2.	"Big Legs, Tight Skirt"	Hooker	1965	2:20
3.	"You Know, I Know"	Hooker	1966	4:05
4.	"One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"	Rudy Toombs	1966	3:06
5.	"Let's Go Out Tonight"	Hooker	1966	7:12
6.	"I Cover the Waterfront"	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman	1967	4:04
7.	"She's Mine (Keep Your Hands to Yourself)"	Hooker	1962	2:24
8.	"Back Biters and Syndicators"	Al Smith, Hooker	1968	2:52
9.	"Think Twice Before You Go"	Smith	1968	2:06
10.	"Shake It Baby"	Hooker	1963	4:08
11.	"I'm Bad Like Jesse James"	Hooker	1967	5:20
12.	"Peavine" (with Canned Heat)	Hooker	1971	5:08
13.	"Burning Hell" (with Canned Heat)	Besman, Hooker	1971	3:58
14.	"Terraplane Blues" (with Roy Rogers)	Robert Johnson	1987	2:56
15.	"I'm in the Mood" (with Roy Rogers & Bonnie Raitt)	Besman, Hooker	1990	5:36

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Dec. 29, 1992". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ "Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Dec. 29, 1992". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[4] "Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

[5] "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

v t e 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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