℗ 1977 Jewel Records
| Released | July 30, 1977 |
| Duration | 1h 09m 43s |
| Record Label | Jewel Records |
| Catalogue No. | 43NB0204AG |
| Genre | Blues (Traditional Blues) |
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1.1
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Don't You Ever Forget It
Earl Hooker |
2:25 | |||
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1.2
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Little by Little
Earl Hooker |
2:45 | |||
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1.3
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Want You to Rock Me
Earl Hooker |
3:04 | |||
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1.4
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The Leading Brand
Earl Hooker |
2:34 | |||
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1.5
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Lotta Lovin'
Earl Hooker |
2:46 | |||
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1.6
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I Stay Mad
Earl Hooker |
2:49 | |||
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1.7
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Crying Blues
Earl Hooker |
1:57 | |||
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1.8
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You'd Better Be Sure
Earl Hooker |
2:16 | |||
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1.9
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Win the Dance
Earl Hooker |
2:02 | |||
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1.10
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The Bright Sound
Earl Hooker |
2:13 | |||
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1.11
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That Man
Earl Hooker |
2:29 | |||
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1.12
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Off the Hook
Earl Hooker |
1:40 | |||
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1.13
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These Cotton Pickin' Blues
Earl Hooker |
2:42 | |||
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1.14
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Nothing but Good
Earl Hooker |
2:26 | |||
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1.15
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How Long Can This Go On
Earl Hooker |
2:10 | |||
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1.16
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Blue Guitar
Earl Hooker |
2:39 | |||
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1.17
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That's Ain't Right
Earl Hooker |
1:55 | |||
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1.18
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I Wanna Be Free
Earl Hooker |
2:35 | |||
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1.19
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This Little Voice
Earl Hooker |
2:19 | |||
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1.20
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Rockin' Wild
Earl Hooker |
2:06 | |||
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1.21
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Rockin' with Kid
Earl Hooker |
2:05 | |||
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1.22
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Apache War Dance
Earl Hooker |
2:14 | |||
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1.23
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Unversal Rock
Earl Hooker |
2:29 | |||
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1.24
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Blues in D Natural
Earl Hooker |
2:10 | |||
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1.25
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Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule
Earl Hooker |
2:32 | |||
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1.26
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Swear to Tell the Truth
Earl Hooker |
2:30 | |||
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1.27
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Calling All Blues
Earl Hooker |
2:31 | |||
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1.28
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Oh Mama
Earl Hooker |
2:45 | |||
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1.29
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Will My Man Be Home Tonight
Earl Hooker |
2:35 |
"To me he is the best of modern guitarists. Period. With the slide he was the best. It was nobody else like him, he was just one of a kind."
- BB King
Earl Zebedee Hooker was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An early player of the electric guitar, Hooker was influenced by the modern urban styles of T-Bone Walker and Robert Nighthawk.
With The Essential Earl Hooker, a survey of his storied career brings us a compilation of curated tracks, perfect for fans and new-comers alike.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Jewel Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-29 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-29 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.20 -1.20 to -1.20 | -12.75 -14.67 to -11.40 | -9.09 -11.40 to -7.40 | 7 6 to 8 | |
| 1 | Don't You Ever Forget It | -1.20 | -13.51 | -9.3 | 8 |
| 2 | Little by Little | -1.20 | -13.28 | -9.4 | 8 |
| 3 | Want You to Rock Me | -1.20 | -12.23 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 4 | The Leading Brand | -1.20 | -13.21 | -9.5 | 8 |
| 5 | Lotta Lovin' | -1.20 | -13.67 | -10.6 | 8 |
| 6 | I Stay Mad | -1.20 | -13.17 | -10.2 | 7 |
| 7 | Crying Blues | -1.20 | -12.54 | -8.5 | 7 |
| 8 | You'd Better Be Sure | -1.20 | -13.14 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 9 | Win the Dance | -1.20 | -12.39 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 10 | The Bright Sound | -1.20 | -12.36 | -8.9 | 7 |
| 11 | That Man | -1.20 | -12.34 | -8.3 | 7 |
| 12 | Off the Hook | -1.20 | -12.54 | -8.4 | 7 |
| 13 | These Cotton Pickin' Blues | -1.20 | -13.51 | -10.1 | 8 |
| 14 | Nothing but Good | -1.20 | -12.35 | -9.6 | 7 |
| 15 | How Long Can This Go On | -1.20 | -12.66 | -8.5 | 8 |
| 16 | Blue Guitar | -1.20 | -13.25 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 17 | That's Ain't Right | -1.20 | -14.67 | -11.4 | 8 |
| 18 | I Wanna Be Free | -1.20 | -14.10 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 19 | This Little Voice | -1.20 | -12.86 | -8.3 | 7 |
| 20 | Rockin' Wild | -1.20 | -12.05 | -7.4 | 7 |
| 21 | Rockin' with Kid | -1.20 | -11.87 | -7.7 | 7 |
| 22 | Apache War Dance | -1.20 | -13.59 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 23 | Unversal Rock | -1.20 | -12.35 | -8.9 | 7 |
| 24 | Blues in D Natural | -1.20 | -12.55 | -9.0 | 7 |
| 25 | Galloping Horses a Lazy Mule | -1.20 | -11.61 | -7.9 | 7 |
| 26 | Swear to Tell the Truth | -1.20 | -12.17 | -8.8 | 7 |
| 27 | Calling All Blues | -1.20 | -11.40 | -7.6 | 6 |
| 28 | Oh Mama | -1.20 | -11.40 | -7.7 | 7 |
| 29 | Will My Man Be Home Tonight | -1.20 | -12.92 | -10.1 | 7 |