Sittin' Here Thinkin', also released as Sad and Lonesome, is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker.[1] It was released by the Muse label in 1979. The recordings date to the late 1950s, with performances by unknown musicians.[2]

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)

Reception

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

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".[3]

Track listing

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ Hadley, Frank-John (Oct 1999). "Sittin' Here Thinkin'". DownBeat. Vol. 66, no. 10. p. 72.
  2. ^ Herbeck, Dan (1 Feb 1980). "Recordings". Gusto. The Buffalo News. p. 31.
  3. ^ a b Schulte, Tom. John Lee Hooker: Sittin' Here Thinkin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.