"Don't Look Back" is a song written by blues singer-songwriter John Lee Hooker, and released as a single in 1964.[1] As a duet, Hooker later performed the song with the Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was a Grammy Award winner in Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1998 from the album, Don't Look Back.[2][3][4]
| "Don't Look Back" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by John Lee Hooker | ||||
| A-side | "Send Me Your Pillow" | |||
| B-side | "Don't Look Back" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Blues | |||
| Label | Vee Jay Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Lee Hooker | |||
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Song history
editThis song had a long history with Hooker and Morrison over the years. It was covered by Van Morrison's band Them on their debut album, The Angry Young Them in 1965.[5] The album's sleeve had a comment on the song which read: "John Lee Hooker hailed as one of the greatest R&B singers in the world wrote 'Don't Look Back'....Perhaps it isn't so extraordinary that this soulful ballad sounds uncannily like a Morrison original as the two men have a lot in common." Them's version was also included in songs hand-picked by Morrison on his second greatest hit album, The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two.[6] A live performance in 1979 was also one of the songs featured on Van Morrison's video Van Morrison in Ireland in 1981.[7]
Cover versions
editThe Australian group The Black Sorrows covered the song for their debut studio album, Sonola (1984).[8]
References
edit- ^ "John Lee Hooker - Send Me Your Pillow". 45cat.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "John Lee Hooker: The Modern Recordings". Rubbercityreview.com. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "JOHN LEE HOOKER – DON'T LOOK BACK". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Matt (7 June 2012). "John Lee Hooker "Cook With The Hook: Live 1974″ on DVD June 19". Americanbluesscene.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "The Angry Young Them - Them | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "The Best of Van Morrison, Vol. 2 - Van Morrison | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ John Lee Hooker – The World´s Greatest Blues Singer Hooker discography, Rhythm-and-blues.info, retrieved November 22, 2016
- ^ "Sonola - The Black Sorrows | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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