Soul Blues (album)
# Soul Blues (album)

Soul Blues is an album by the blues musician Lightnin' Hopkins, recorded in 1963 and released on the Bluesville label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings wrote: "Soul Blues has a few distinctive pieces like 'I'm Going to Build Me a Heaven of My Own' – not out of atheistic contrariness but in order to give 'lovin' women a happy home'. 'I'm a Crawling Black Snake' which has little in common with Blind Lemon Jefferson's song, is framed by oddly impressionistic guitar". AllMusic reviewer Roundup Newsletter stated: "A true poet of the blues, Lightnin' Hopkins was a master of tall, tongue-in-cheek tales, often made up on the spot in the recording studio".

## Track listing

All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted

* "I'm Going to Build Me a Heaven of My Own" – 5:56
* "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 3:20
* "Too Many Drivers" – 3:30
* "I'm a Crawling Black Snake" – 4:50
* "Rocky Mountain Blues" – 3:50
* "I Mean Goodbye" – 3:00
* "The Howling Wolf" – 3:50
* "Black Ghost Blues" – 3:30
* "Darling, Do You Remember Me?" – 3:40
* "Lonesome Graveyard" – 5:30

## Personnel

### Performance

* Lightnin' Hopkins – guitar, vocals
* Leonard Gaskin – bass (tracks 1–3, 5–8 & 10)
* Herbie Lovelle – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–8 & 10)

### Production

* Ozzie Cadena – supervision
* Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
