Lightnin' Strikes (reissued as Nothin' But the Blues) is an album by blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins recorded in Los Angeles in 1965 and released on the Vee-Jay label.[1][2][3]

Lightnin' Strikes
Studio album by Lightnin' Hopkins
Released	1966
Recorded	October 4 & 5, 1965
Studio	Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Blues
Length	38:42
Label	Verve Folkways FVS 9022
Producer	David Hubert
Lightnin' Hopkins chronology
Live at Newport (2002) Lightnin' Strikes (1966) Something Blue (1967)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Cub Koda, writing for AllMusic, described a later compilation featuring the entire album as an "interesting collection" and opined, "For a hodgepodge of leftovers, there's a lot of great Lightnin' on here."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

1. "Mojo Hand" – 3:13
2. "Little Wail" – 2:50
3. "Cotton" – 5:57
4. "Take Me Back" – 2:55
5. "Nothin' But the Blues" – 5:15
6. "Hurricane Betsy" – 5:45
7. "Guitar Lightnin'" – 4:12
8. "Woke Up This Morning" – 4:20
9. "Shake Yourself" – 4:15

Personnel

Performance

• Lightnin' Hopkins – electric guitar, vocals
• Don Crawford – harmonica
• Jimmy Bond – bass
• Earl Palmer – drums

References