Smokes Like Lightning is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in Texas in 1962 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed November 6, 2018Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed November 6, 2018Wirz' American Music: Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins discography accessed November 6, 2018
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Greg Adams stated: " A brief and uneven album, Smokes Like Lightnin''' is less compelling than Hopkins' '50s recordings, but strikes an appealingly lazy acoustic groove". The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings'' said "the quality of Lightnin's performances is variable".
Track listing All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins "T-Model Blues" – 2:46 "Jackstropper Blues" – 3:22 "You Cook All Right" – 4:15 "My Black Name" – 3:56 "You Never Miss Your Water" – 2:36 "Let's Do the Susie-Q" – 3:39 "Ida Mae" – 5:26 "Smokes Like Lightning" – 5:13 "Prison Farm Blues" – 4:30
Personnel Performance Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals Billy Bizor – harmonica, vocals (tracks 4 & 7) Buster Pickens – piano (track 9) Donald Cooks – bass (track 9) Spider Kilpatrick – drums (tracks 4, 7 & 9)
Production Mack McCormick – supervision
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