The Healer (album)

The Healer
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	September 1989
Recorded	Russian Hill Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Blues
Length	41:43
Label	Chameleon
Producer	Roy Rogers
John Lee Hooker chronology
Highway 51 (1989) The Healer (1989) Lonesome Road (1990)

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

Track listing

All songs were written by John Lee Hooker, except where noted.

1. J L H feat. Carlos Santana - "The Healer" (Hooker, Roy Rogers, Carlos Santana, Chester Thompson) 5:36
2. J L H feat. Bonnie Raitt - "I'm in the Mood" (Hooker, Bernard Besman) – 4:30
3. J L H feat. Robert Cray - "Baby Lee" (Hooker, James Bracken) – 3:43
4. J L H feat. Canned Heat - "Cuttin' Out" – 4:35
5. J L H feat. Los Lobos - "Think Twice Before You Go" – 2:58
6. J L H feat. George Thorogood - "Sally Mae" (Hooker, Bracken) – 3:15
7. J L H feat. Charlie Musselwhite - "That's Alright" – 4:23
8. John Lee Hooker - "Rockin' Chair" – 4:09
9. John Lee Hooker - "My Dream" – 4:02
10. John Lee Hooker - "No Substitute" – 4:07

Personnel

• 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 Mathews – 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 Pérez – drums
• Conrad Lozano – bass
• Steve Berlin – saxophone
• George Thorogood – guitar
• Steve Ehrmann – bass