That's Where It's At!

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That's Where It's At!
Compilation album by
Released1969 (1969)
RecordedMiami, Florida, July 1961
GenreBlues
Length39:42
LabelStax
ProducerHenry Stone
John Lee Hooker chronology
Simply the Truth
(1969)
That's Where It's At!
(1969)
If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im
(1969)

That's Where It's At! is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in 1961 collecting five tracks originally released on a split album by Guest Star Records in 1966 along with five unreleased tracks, that was issued by the Stax label in 1969.

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Professional ratings
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "A characteristic solo outing with moody compositions and that doomy one-electric-guitar-and-stomping-foot ambience, That's Where It's At! is one of Hooker's sparer and more menacing post-'50s outings".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

  1. "Teachin' the Blues" – 3:24
  2. "Goin' to Louisiana" – 4:40
  3. "I Need You" – 2:56
  4. "My Love Comes Down for You" – 3:27
  5. "Please Don't Go" – 2:47
  6. "I Just Don't Know" – 3:46
  7. "Slow and Easy" – 3:07
  8. "Two White Horses" – 3:55
  9. "Feel So Bad" – 7:47 (recorded 1968 with Steve Alaimo)
  10. "Grinder Man" – 3:54

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. John Lee Hooker: That's Where It's At! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.