Hooker 'n Heat

It was the first of Hooker's albums to chart, reaching number 78 in the Billboard charts. Hooker plays unaccompanied on side one and "Alimonia Blues"; on the remainder of side two and "The World Today" and "I Got My Eyes on You" Hooker is accompanied by Wilson on various instruments. The full band plays with Hooker on the rest of side three and all of side four.

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings describes the album as “one of the few occasions when younger musicians partnered [Hooker] to wholly beneficial effect.”^[2]

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Album cover art

This was the last studio album to feature harmonica player, guitarist and songwriter Alan Wilson, who died in September 1970 (1970-09) from a drug overdose. The photo on the album cover was taken after Wilson's death, but his picture can be seen in a frame on the wall behind John Lee Hooker. Guitarist Henry Vestine was also missing from the photo session. The person standing in front of the window, filling in for Henry, is the band's manager, Skip Taylor.^[3] Careful examination of the photo reveals that Henry's face was later added by the art department.^[3] Although featured on the cover, vocalist Bob Hite does not sing on the album.

Track listing

All songs written by John Lee Hooker except as noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Messin' with the Hook"	3:23
2.	"The Feelin' Is Gone"	4:32
3.	"Send Me Your Pillow"	4:48
4.	"Sittin' Here Thinkin'"	4:07
5.	"Meet Me in the Bottom"	3:34

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Alimonia Blues"		4:31
2.	"Drifter"	Charles Brown, Johnny Moore, Eddie Williams	4:57
3.	"You Talk Too Much"		3:16
4.	"Burning Hell"	John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman	5:28
5.	"Bottle Up and Go"	Tommy McClennan	2:27

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World Today"	7:47
2.	"I Got My Eyes on You"	4:26
3.	"Whiskey and Wimmen"	4:37
4.	"Just You and Me"	7:42

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Make It"		4:06
2.	"Peavine"		5:07
3.	"Boogie Chillen' No. 2"	John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman	11:33

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	24^[4]

Personnel

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John Lee Hooker - vocals, guitars
Alan Wilson - harmonica; piano on "Bottle Up and Go" and "The World Today"; rhythm guitar on "I Got My Eyes on You" and "Peavine"
Henry Vestine - electric guitar on "Whiskey and Wimmen," "Just You and Me," "Let's Make It," and "Boogie Chillen' No. 2"
Antonio de la Barreda - bass
Adolfo de la Parra - drums
Bob Hite - producer

References

^ ^a ^b "allmusic: Hooker 'n Heat (Infinite Boogie)". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
^ ^a ^b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ ^a ^b Cashmere, Paul (18 April 2019). "Canned Heat founder Fito de la Parra solves the mystery of the Hooker 'N Heat cover". Noise11.com. The Noise Network Pty Ltd. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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)
Related articles	Discography Detroit blues Eddie Kirkland Eddie "Guitar" Burns Canned Heat The Blues Brothers The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend John Lee Hooker Jr.

v t e Canned Heat
Bob Hite Alan Wilson Henry Vestine Larry Taylor Adolfo de la Parra Harvey Mandel
Studio albums	Canned Heat Boogie with Canned Heat Living the Blues Hallelujah Future Blues Vintage Historical Figures and Ancient Heads The New Age One More River to Cross Reheated
Live albums	Canned Heat '70 Concert Live in Europe Live at Topanga Corral
Collaborative albums	Hooker 'n Heat
Compilations	Let's Work Together: The Best of Canned Heat Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat
Singles	"Rollin' and Tumblin'" "On the Road Again" "Going Up the Country" "Let's Work Together (Let's Stick Together)"
Related articles	Discography List of band members

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