Chill Out (John Lee Hooker album)

Chill Out
Chill Out
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	February 21, 1995
Studio	Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Blues
Label	Point Blank ; Virgin 7243 8 40107 2 0
Producer	Roy Rogers
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[1]

Chill Out is a 1995 album by John Lee Hooker featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, and Booker T. Jones. It was produced by Roy Rogers, Santana and Hooker himself,^[2] and executive produced by Mike Kappus.^[3] Tracks 1 to 11 were recorded and mixed at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco and The Plant, Sausalito, California. The album reached No.3 in the US Blues chart and was awarded a W. C. Handy Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.^[4] Chester D. Thompson who plays keyboards is not to be mistaken with Chester Cortez Thompson who played drums with Phil Collins, Genesis and Weather Report.

^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ Billboard; March 16, 1996, Volume 108; Number 11; page 23; "Best Traditional Blues Album John Lee Hooker Chill Out Featuring Van Morrison, Carlos Santana, Charles Brown, Booker T. Jones Produced by Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana and John ..."
^ "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) - John Lee Hooker - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ Billboard; May 25, 1996; Volume 108; Number 21; page 47 "Pointblank Congratulates Our 1996 Handy Award Winners John Lee Hooker Chill Out Traditional Blues Album of the Year"