Sittin' Here Thinkin'
Compilation album by
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedNewark, New Jersey, late 1961
GenreBlues
Length44:30
LabelMuse
ProducerFred Mendelsohn
John Lee Hooker chronology
The Cream
(1978)
Sittin' Here Thinkin'
(1979)
Jealous
(1986)

Sittin' Here Thinkin', also released as Sad and Lonesome, is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in 1961 and released by the Muse label in 1979.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

AllMusic reviewer Tom Schulte stated: "John Lee Hooker is a master of the primal, hypnotic Delta blues. Accompanied by nothing other than a bare beat of the drums (if not only the stomp of his own feet), "The Healer" can mesmerize. The simple, but effective, tools of his trade are one-chord songs and a ton of downbeat emotion".[1]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "I Bought You a Brand New Home" – 3:27
  2. "I Believe I'll Lose My Mind" – 3:46
  3. "Teasin' Me" – 3:35
  4. "My Cryin' Days Are Over" – 3:20
  5. "Sittin' Here Thinkin'" – 3:21
  6. "Mean Mistreatin'" – 4:10
  7. "How Long?" – 3:20
  8. "How Many More Years?" – 3:33
  9. "C.C. Rider" (Traditional) – 3:39
  10. "Sad and Lonesome" – 4:36
  11. "Can't You See What You're Doin' to Me?" – 4:45
  12. "When My Wife Quit Me" – 3:41

Personnel

  • John Lee Hooker – lead guitar, vocals
  • Unidentified musicians – guitar, bass, drums

References

  1. 1 2 Schulte, Tom. John Lee Hooker: Sittin' Here Thinkin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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