It was the first of Hooker's albums to chart, reaching number 78 in the Billboard charts.
Wikipedia: Hooker'n Heat
When this two-LP set was initially released in January 1971, Canned Heat was back to its R&B roots, sporting slightly revised personnel. In the spring of the previous year, Larry "The Mole" Taylor (bass) and Harvey Mandel (guitar) simultaneously accepted invitations to join John Mayall's concurrent incarnation of the Bluesbreakers. This marked the return of Henry "Sunflower" Vestine (guitar) and the incorporation of Antonio "Tony" de la Barreda (bass), a highly skilled constituent of Aldolfo de la Parra (drums).
Sadly, it would also be the final effort to include co-founder Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, who passed away in September 1970. Hooker 'n Heat (1971) is a low-key affair split between unaccompanied solo John Lee Hooker (guitar/vocals) tunes, collaborations between Hooker and Wilson (piano/guitar/harmonica), as well as five full-blown confabs between Hooker and Heat. The first platter focuses on Hooker's looser entries that vacillate from the relatively uninspired ramblings of "Send Me Your Pillow" and "Drifter" to the essential and guttural "Feelin' Is Gone" or spirited "Bottle Up and Go." The latter being among those with Wilson on piano.
Perhaps the best of the batch is the lengthy seven-minute-plus "World Today," which is languid and poignant talking blues, with Hooker lamenting the concurrent state of affairs around the globe. "I Got My Eyes on You" is an unabashed derivative of Hooker's classic "Dimples," with the title changed for what were most likely legal rather than artistic concerns.
That said, the readings of the seminal "Burning Hell" and "Bottle Up and Go" kept their familiar monikers intact. The full-fledged collaborations shine as both parties unleash some of their finest respective work. While Canned Heat get top bill -- probably as it was the group's record company that sprung for Hooker 'n Heat -- make no mistake, as Hooker steers the combo with the same gritty and percussive guitar leads that have become his trademark. The epic "Boogie Chillen No. 2" stretches over 11 and a half minutes and is full of the same swagger as the original, with the support of Canned Heat igniting the verses and simmering on the subsequent instrumental breaks with all killer and no filler.
The 2002 two-CD pressing by the French Magic Records label is augmented with "It's All Right," with a single edit of "Whiskey and Wimmen."
Allmusic: Hooker'n Heat (Infinite Boogie) Review by Lindsay Planer
It's All Right
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat Lyrics
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Serve you right to be alone
Serve you right to suffer
Serve you right to be alone
Because you're still livin'
In days done past and gone
Every time you see a woman
Yeah, every time you see a woman
She make you think of yours
And that's why, that's why, that's why
You can't keep from cryin'
Your doctor put you on
Milk, cream, and alcohol
Your doctor put you on
Milk, cream, and alcohol
He told you that's why
You can't sleep at night
From nerves, so bad
Yeah
Every time you see a woman
She makes you think of yours
Every time you see a woman
She make you think of your own
She treated you so bad
You just couldn't keep from cryin'
Umm, mmm, mmm
Your life never be the same
Umm, umm, mmm
You're still livin' in the days
Done gone past and gone
And memories
Yeah, yeah
You can't live on
In that way
In the past
Them days
Is gone
Gone
The lyrics to John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat's song It's All Right can be interpreted as a man responding to someone, possibly his mother or a friend, who is concerned about the woman he is involved with. The man calmly asserts that the woman is all right with him, no matter what anyone else says or thinks. He acknowledges that people in his life have warned him about her, but declares that their opinions don't matter to him.
The man then reveals that he plans to leave town, possibly to remove himself from the situation and to spare the woman any further trouble. Yet even as he prepares to leave, he continues to reassert that the woman is all right in his eyes. The repetition of the phrase "That's all right" throughout the song reflects the man's unwavering conviction that his relationship is valid and meaningful, no matter what anyone else thinks.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of defiance and determination, as the man refuses to let others dictate his choices or his feelings. He is willing to take a risk and pursue what he wants, even if it means leaving everything else behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Well that's all right mama,
It's okay mama,
That's all right for you.
That's okay for you.
Yeh that's all right mama,
Yes, it's okay mama,
Just anyway you do.
However you want to do it.
That's all right,
It's okay,
That's all right,
It's okay,
That's all right my mama,
It's okay with my mom,
Anyway you do.
However you want to do it.
Well mama she done told me,
My mom already told me,
Papa done told me too.
My dad told me too.
Son that gal you're fooling with,
That girl you're hanging out with,
She ain't no girl for you.
Isn't the right girl for you.
I'm leaving town baby,
I'm leaving this town,
I'm leaving town for sure,
I'm definitely leaving.
Then you won't be bothered
So you won't have to deal with me
With me hanging round your door.
Hanging out by your door.
Yeh that's all right my mama,
Yes, it's okay with my mom,
Anyway you do.
However you want to do it.
Well that's all right mama,
It's okay, mama,
Yeah that's all right for you.
Yes, that's okay for you.
That's all right mama,
It's okay mama,
Just anyway you do.
However you want to do it.
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JOHN LEE HOOKER
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@keldanthony6877
Lee Hooker fits so well in the canned heat!!! It's great music they inspier each other.
@larryduvall9475
john lee was good everytime
@ddarkshark
whoever down loaded this music should be declared a hero.
@bluesloverdelux5010
You mean uploaded?;)
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🎶Really Cool" Music' to have n common' .. 🎶
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@pulldpin67
wow... Alan on harp...the best...
@green323turbo
Listen to the sound of that room, what a great recording.
@headzapp99
five minutes and thirty seven seconds isn't long enough. i want this song to keep going and going and going.