Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album)

Sweet Black Angel
Studio album by Earl Hooker
Released	1969
Recorded	May 1969
Studio	Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Blues
Length	28:09
Label	Blue Thumb BTS 12
Producer	Bob Krasnow, Ike Turner
Earl Hooker chronology
2 Bugs and a Roach (1969) Sweet Black Angel (1969) Don't Have to Worry (1969)

Sweet Black Angel is an album by blues musician Earl Hooker released on the Blue Thumb label in 1969. The album was co-produced by musician Ike Turner and Blue Thumb founder Bob Krasnow.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

The AllMusic review stated: "It's a wide-ranging collection, as its oddly generic song titles ("Country and Western," "Shuffle," "Funky Blues") would eloquently indicate."

Track listing

1. "I Feel Good" (James Brown) – 2:02
2. "Drivin' Wheel" (Roosevelt Sykes) – 3:19
3. "Shuffle" (Bob Krasnow, Earl Hooker, Ike Turner) – 2:49
4. "Country and Western" (Hooker) – 3:05
5. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson, Adapted by Earl Hooker) – 2:52
6. "Sweet Black Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 2:31
7. "Boogie, Don't Blot!" (Krasnow, Turner) – 2:26
8. "Cross Cut Saw" (R. G. Ford) – 2:24
9. "Catfish Blues" (Krasnow, Hooker, Turner) – 2:36
10. "The Mood" (Hooker, Turner) – 1:38
11. "Funky Blues" (Turner) – 2:27

Personnel

• Earl Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Mack Simmons – speech, harmonica
• Ike Turner – piano, guitar ("The Mood")
• Soko Richardson – drums
• Possibly Jesse Knight Jr – bass