Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album)

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

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

References

Both Sides Now: Blue Thumb/Banana Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
American Music: Earl Hooker discography accessed August 30, 2019
^ Dahl, Bill. Earl Hooker: Sweet Black Angel – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
Danchin, Sebastian. (2001). Earl Hooker, blues master. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781621032823. OCLC 301489355.

v t e Earl Hooker
Albums	2 Bugs and a Roach (1969) Sweet Black Angel (1969) Don't Have to Worry (1969) If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im (1970) I Couldn't Believe My Eyes (with Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, 1973)

v t e Ike Turner
Kings of Rhythm Raymond Hill Johnny O'Neal Jackie Brenston Willie Kizart Billy Gayles Erskine Oglesby Clayton Love Jimmy Thomas Art Lassiter Ernest Lane Vernon Guy Stacy Johnson Clifford Solomon Jimi Hendrix Leon Blue Soko Richardson Patrick Gammon Jeanette Bazzell Turner Audrey Madison Turner
Studio albums	Ike & Tina Turner's Kings of Rhythm Dance (1962) Rocks the Blues (1963) A Black Man's Soul (1969) Strange Fruit (1972) Blues Roots (1972) Bad Dreams (1973) The Edge (1980) Here and Now (2001) Risin' with the Blues (2006)
Compilations	I Like Ike! The Best of Ike Turner (1994) The Sun Sessions (2001) The Bad Man: Rare & Unreissued Ike Turner Produced Recordings 1962–1965 (2004) His Woman, Her Man: The Ike Turner Diaries (2004) Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 1958–1960 (2011)
Singles	"Rocket 88" (1951) "Boxtop" (1958) " Box Top" (1959) "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (1972) "Father Alone" (1974)
Recordings as sideman	"How Many More Years" (1951) "Moanin' at Midnight" (1951) "3 O'Clock Blues" (1951) "No More Doggin'" (1952) "Shake It Up and Go" (1952) "You Know I Love You (1952) "Double Trouble" (1959) "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" (1959) "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" (1961) Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (1962) Sweet Black Angel (1969) There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) "First Degree" (1997) "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" (2005)
Record labels	Prann Records Sony Records Teena Records Sonja Records Innis Records
Related topics	Ike Turner discography Songs written by Ike Turner Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner discography The Ikettes Bolic Sound Club Imperial Club Manhattan What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) Takin' Back My Name (1999) The Road to Memphis (2003)

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