That's My Story

That's My Story
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1960
Recorded	February 9, 1960 Reeves Sound Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Blues
Length	44:43
Label	Riverside 12-321
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
John Lee Hooker chronology
I'm John Lee Hooker (1960) That's My Story (1960) Travelin' (1960)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Down Beat	[2]
Green Left Weekly	favorable[3]
The Jazz Review	favorable[4]
The New York Times	favorable[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

That's My Story is a studio album by American blues musician John Lee Hooker, released in 1960 on Riverside Records.^[1] The album was recorded in one session on February 9, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studio in New York City.^[7] It was produced by Orrin Keepnews and features the rhythm section from saxophonist Cannonball Adderley's group, which included bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.^[7]

By the time of That's My Story's release, Hooker's delta-form of playing had influenced and become part of the "folk boom".^[8] Mojo cited the album as the point when Hooker "developed the more ruminative side of his work".^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by John Lee Hooker.^[7]

1. "I Need Some Money" – 2:25
2. "Come on and See About Me" – 3:06
3. "I'm Wanderin'" – 5:12
4. "Democrat Man" – 3:27
5. "I Want to Talk About You" – 3:02
6. "Gonna Use My Rod" – 4:20
7. "Wednesday Evenin' Blues" – 3:34
8. "No More Doggin' " – 2:42
9. "One of These Days" – 4:05
10. "I Believe I'll Go Back Home" – 3:42
11. "You're Leavin' Me, Baby" – 3:51
12. "That's My Story" – 4:34

Personnel

Credits for That's My Story adapted from liner notes.^[7]

• Paul Bacon – design, cover production
• Ken Braren – design, cover production
• Louis Hayes – drums
• Jack Higgins – engineer
• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Sam Jones – bass
• Orrin Keepnews – producer, liner notes
• Harris Lewine – design, cover production
• Lawrence Shustak – photography

Notes

1. Koda, Cub. Review: That's My Story. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
2. Columnist. "Review: That's My Story". Down Beat: v. 27. 1960.
3. Columnist. Review: That's My Story. Green Left Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
4. Columnist. "Review: That's My Story". The Jazz Review: 44. v. 3. 1960.
5. Shelton, Robert. "Review: That's My Story". The New York Times: 25. April 7, 1961.
6. Hoard, Christian. "Review: That's My Story". Rolling Stone: November 2, 2004.
7. Track listing and credits as per liner notes for That's My Story CD reissue
8. Product Page: That's My Story. Muze. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
9. "Review: That's My Story". Mojo (EMAP): 169. October 2001.

References

• Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
• Orrin Keepnews (1991). That's My Story. (CD liner notes). Fantasy Records.

External links

• That's My Story at Discogs