The Healer (album)

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The Healer
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1989
Recorded	Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Blues
Length	41:18
Label	Chameleon
Producer	Roy Rogers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link Rolling Stone link
John Lee Hooker chronology
Highway 51 (1989) The Healer (1989) Lonesome Road (1990)

The Healer is a blues album by John Lee Hooker, released in 1989. The album features collaborations with Bonnie Raitt and Carlos Santana, among others. The Healer peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy award.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Healer" (John Lee Hooker, Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) – 5:36
2. "I'm In The Mood" (Hooker, Bernard Besman) – 4:30
3. "Baby Lee" (Hooker, J. Bracken) – 3:43
4. "Cuttin' Out" (Hooker) – 4:35
5. "Think Twice Before You Go" (Hooker) – 2:58
6. "Sally Mae" (Hooker, Bracken) – 3:15
7. "That's Alright" (Hooker) – 4:23
8. "Rockin' Chair" (Hooker) – 4:09
9. "My Dream" (Hooker) – 4:02
10. "No Substitute" (Hooker) – 4:07

[edit] Credits

• John Lee Hooker – vocals, guitar, steel guitar
• Carlos Santana – guitar
• Chepito Areas – timbales
• Armando Peraza – congas
• Ndugu Chancler – drums
• Chester Thompson – keyboards, synthesizers
• Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar
• Roy Rogers – guitar, slide guitar
• Scott Matthews – drums
• Robert Cray – guitar
• Richard Cousins – bass
• Henry Vestine – guitar
• Larry Taylor – bass
• Fito de la Parra – drums
• Charlie Musselwhite – harmonica
• Cesar Rosas – guitar
• David Hidalgo – guitar, accordion
• Louie Perez – drums
• Conrad Lozano – bass
• Steve Berlin – saxophone
• George Thorogood – guitar
• Steve Ehrmann – bass