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In the Key of Lightnin'

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{{Infobox album

| name = In the Key of Lightnin'

| type = Album

| artist = Lightnin' Hopkins

| cover = In the Key of Lightnin'.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = August 27, 2002

| recorded = May 20, 1969

| venue =

| studio = Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California

| genre = Blues

| length = 43:31

| label = Tomato
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| producer = Chris Strachwitz, Jim Malloy, Kevin Eggers

| chronology = Lightnin' Hopkins

| prev_title = Lightnin'!

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = Lightning Hopkins in Berkeley

| next_year = 1969

}}

In the Key of Lightnin' is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded at the sessions that produced Lightnin'! in California in 1969, but not released until 2002 on the Tomato label.[https://www.discogs.com/Lightnin-Hopkins-In-The-Key-Of-Lightnin/release/9562029 Discogs: In the Key of Lightnin' album details], Discogs.com, accessed November 22, 2018

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}

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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said: "In the Key of Lightnin' contains unissued material from the Poppy sessions with the full band on "What'd I Say" and "Katie May". Five tracks are snatches of inconsequential talking".{{cite book|last = Russell|first = Tony|author2= Smith, Chris|title = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-140-51384-4|pages = 282}}

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted

  1. "Lightnin' Declares" – 0:20
  2. "Cryin' Shame (Shake That Thing)" – 2:32
  3. "Last Night I Lost the Best Friend I Ever Had" – 2:52
  4. "Baby, Please Lend Me Your Love" – 3:14
  5. "Short Haired Woman" Discourse – 0:28
  6. "Short Haired Woman" – 3:27
  7. "Cigar" Chatter – 0:41
  8. "Pneumonia Blues" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 2:42
  9. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 2:32
  10. "Katie Mae" – 6:38
  11. "Black Cadillac" – 3:03
  12. "One for the Gamblin'" – 3:45
  13. "I Gave Up Card Playin'" Pronouncement – 0:28
  14. "I Once Was a Gambler" – 1:45
  15. "Where Did You Stay Last Night?" – 3:46
  16. "Careless Love" (Traditional) – 1:59
  17. ""Black Lightnin'" Rap" – 0:30
  18. "Lightnin' Slow Blues" – 2:49{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-key-lightnin-hopkins-mw0000229275|title=In the Key Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits |access-date=May 25, 2021|website=AllMusic}}

Personnel

=Performance=

  • Lightnin' Hopkins – electric guitar, vocals
  • Francis Clay – drums (tracks 2, 3, 6, 8–11, 15, 16 & 18)
  • Jeff Carp – harmonica (tracks 9 & 10)
  • Paul Asbell – guitar (tracks 9 & 10)
  • Moose Walker – piano (tracks 9 & 10)
  • Geno Skaggs – bass (tracks 1, 9 & 10){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-key-lightnin-hopkins-mw0000229275/credits|title=In the Key Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins | Credits |access-date=May 25, 2021|website=AllMusic}}

=Production=

References

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Category:Lightnin' Hopkins albums

Category:2002 albums

Category:Tomato Records albums