Simply the Truth is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker released by the BluesWay label in 1969.[1]

Simply the Truth
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1969 (1969)
Recorded	New York City, September 17 & 18, 1968
Genre	Blues
Length	37:49
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Bob Thiele
John Lee Hooker chronology
Urban Blues (1967) Simply the Truth (1969) That's Where It's At! (1969)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger stated: "Overseen by noted jazz producer Bob Thiele, this session had Hooker backed by some of his fullest arrangements to date ... The slightly modernized sound was ultimately neither here nor there, the center remaining Hooker's voice and lyrics. ... Another of his many characteristically solid efforts, although it's not one of his more interesting albums".[2]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "I Don't Wanna Go to Vietnam" – 5:36
2. "Mini Skirts" – 3:28
3. "Mean Mean Woman" – 5:45
4. "I Wanna Bugaloo" – 4:15
5. "Tantalizing with the Blue" – 5:05
6. "(Twist Ain't Nothin') But the Old Time Shimmy" – 3:19
7. "One Room Country Shack" – 4:27
8. "I'm Just a Drifter" – 6:04

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• Hele Rosenthal – harmonica
• Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
• Wally Richardson – guitar
• William Folwell – bass
• Bernard Purdie – drums

References