Hesitation Blues (album)
# Hesitation Blues (album)

Hesitation Blues is a compilation album by American folk and blues singer Dave Van Ronk, released in 1988.

## History

The 16 songs in the compilation come from three '60s Prestige LPs — Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger, In the Tradition, and the original Inside Dave Van Ronk. Most of the songs appear on the Fantasy compilation CD Inside Dave Van Ronk.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Writing for Allmusic, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "Good compilation of 16 songs from three '60s Prestige LPs... that probably represent his peak as a recording artist."

## Track listing

* "Samson and Delilah" (Traditional) – 2:35
* "Fixin' to Die" (White) – 2:52
* "Long John" (Traditional) – 2:08
* "Motherless Children" (Traditional) – 3:48
* "I Buyed Me a Little Dog"
* "Poor Lazarus" (Traditional) – 5:08
* "Cruel Ship's Captain Traditional)
* "Kansas City Blues" (Jackson) – 2:10
* "House Carpenter" (Traditional)
* "Fair and Tender Ladies" (Traditional)
* "Hesitation Blues" (Davis) – 3:32
* "Hang Me, Oh Hang Me" (Traditional)
* "Come Back Baby" (Davis)
* "Sprig of Thyme" (Traditional)
* "Silver Dagger" (Traditional)
* "Death Letter Blues" (Traditional)

## Personnel

* Dave Van Ronk – vocals, guitar
