Jealous (album)

Jealous is a self-produced album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in 1982 but not released by the Pausa label until 1986. The album won a W.C. Handy award and was nominated for a Grammy.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 1996 by Point Blank Records.

Jealous
Studio album by
John Lee Hooker
Released1986 (1986)
Recorded1982
Studio
  • Blue Wave Recorders, Vancouver, Canada
  • Dragon Studio, Redwood City, California
GenreBlues
Length37:24
LabelPausa
ProducerJohn Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker chronology
Sittin' Here Thinkin'
(1979)		 Jealous
(1986)		 The Healer
(1989)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters[3]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Owens stated: "While Jealous is propelled by the scarily spare stomp of Hook's guitar, it has few standout moments. Instead, it is a consistent record, with few highs or lows – it's a standard contemporary blues album, without many peaks or valleys. Jealous may be a grittier record than its successor, The Healer, but it tends to fade into the background, making it one of his more undistinguished albums".[2]

On PopMatters, Zeth Lundy said "Jealous was recorded with Hooker's touring band at the time, but any sparks of chemistry are doused by the thin, lifeless sound of synthetically-rendered instrumentation ... the recordings themselves are devoid of warmth and pulse, or even the gritty realism of his earlier, seminal work. Here, things are polished to a sheen that's not so much nauseating as it is dull".[3]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker except where noted

  1. "Jealous" – 3:28
  2. "Ninety Days" – 3:24
  3. "Early One Morning" – 4:02
  4. "When My First Wife Left Me" – 4:31
  5. "Boogie Woman" – 4:27
  6. "Well Well" – 4:47
  7. "I Didn't Know" (Chester Burnett) – 3:00
  8. "We'll Meet Again" (Deacon Jones, Gregory Fowler) – 3:58
  9. "Worried Life Blues" (Maceo Merriweather) – 2:27
  10. "Ninety Days (Reprise)" – 3:20

Personnel
  • John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
  • Bruce Kaphan (track 8), Jamie Bowers (track 2), Mike Osborn (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10) – guitar
  • Deacon Jones – organ
  • Robbie King – keyboards (track 2)
  • Jim Guyett (track 8), Larry Hamilton (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10) – bass
  • Bowen Brown (track 8), Tim Richards (tracks 1-7, 9 & 10) – drums
  • Alison Hogan – backing vocals (track 2)
  • Ian Berry – horn arrangement (track 1)

References
  1. "Jealous". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Owens, Thom. John Lee Hooker: Jealous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. Lundy, E. "Jealous – Review". popmatters.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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