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Lightnin' and the Blues
Studio album by Lightnin' Hopkins
Released	1960
Recorded	April 1954
Studio	Houston, Texas
Genre	Blues
Length	30:56 Original LP release
Label	Herald HLP 1012
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Last of the Great Blues Singers (1960) Lightnin' and the Blues (1960) Lightnin' Hopkins (1959)

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Lightnin' and the Blues is a 12-inch LP album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, collecting twelve tracks recorded in 1954 that were originally released as 7-inch singles on the Herald Records label. Since its original release, Lightnin' and the Blues has been reissued several times including in 2001 and later in 2016 when it was expanded to a 30 song track-list. The material Hopkins recorded with Herald Records in 1954 has also been released under various other compilations, including Collectables Records' two volumes The Herald Recordings and The Herald Recordings Vol. 2.

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

1. "Nothin' But the Blues" – 2:22
2. "Don't Think Cause You're Pretty" – 2:40
3. "Lightnin's Boogie" – 2:35
4. "Life I Used to Live" – 2:49
5. "Sick Feelin' Blues" – 2:15
6. "Evil Hearted Woman" – 2:47
7. "Blues for My Cookie" – 2:27
8. "Sittin' Down Thinkin'" – 2:45
9. "My Baby's Gone" – 2:46
10. "Lonesome in Your Home" – 2:45
11. "Lightnin's Special" – 2:22
12. "My Little Kewpie Doll" – 2:23
13. "Let's Move" – 2:19 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
14. "Had a Gal Called Sal" – 2:17 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
15. "Shine on Moon" – 2:40 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
16. "Don't Need No Job" – 2:18 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
17. "Early Mornin' Boogie" – 2:14 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
18. "Blues Is a Mighty Bad Feeling" – 2:27 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
19. "Boogie Woogie Dance" – 2:36 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
20. "Please Don't Go Baby" – 2:44 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
21. "Finally Met My Baby" – 2:22 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
22. "That's Alright Baby" – 3:01 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
23. "I Love You Baby" – 2:30 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
24. "Grandma's Boogie" – 2:35 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
25. "Hear Me Talkin'" – 2:16 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
26. "Lightnin's Stomp" – 2:39 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
27. "Lightnin' Don't Feel Well" – 3:22 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
28. "Flash Lightnin'" – 2:29 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
29. "Shine on Moon" – 2:36 Additional 2016 track not on original LP
30. "Hopkin's Sky Hop" – 2:14 Additional 2016 track not on original LP

Personnel

• Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals

References

1. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Lightnin' and the Blues: The Herald Sessions Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
2. Both Sides Now: Herald/Ember/Muse Album Discographies accessed November 22, 2018
3. Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 22, 2018
4. "Lightnin' Hopkins - The Herald Recordings 1954". Discogs. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
5. Dahl, Bill. "The Herald Recordings, Vol. 2 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
6. "Lightnin' Hopkins – The Herald Recordings Vol. 2 - 1954". Discogs. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

• Lightnin' Hopkins albums
• 1960 albums
• Herald Records albums