Number of Discs
1
Guest Artist
Ry Cooder, Charlie Musselwhite, Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton
Distribution
EMI Music Distribution
Number of Tracks
13
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Guitar
Ry Cooder, Roy Rogers, Danny Caron, Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker, David Hidalgo, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, Rich Kirch, Cesar Rosas, Ben Harper, Robert Cray, Johnny Lee Schell
Bass
Maurice Cridlin, Conrad Lozano, Nick Lowe, Benny Rietveld, Juan Nelson, Reggie Mcbride, Richard Cousins, Samuel Taylor
Mixing
Jim Stern, Allen Sides, Jerry Boys, John Porter, Joe Mcgrath
Engineer
Arne Frager, Rail Jon Rogut, Allen Sides, Jerry Boys, Jim Gaines, Mario Caldato, Jr., Samuel Lehmer
Reviews
"...Picks up where ULTIMATE COLLECTION leaves off, rounding up high spots from his triumphant HEALER-and-after final decade, along with 3 toothsome nuggets not included on any previous releases...", "...Three tracks are new, including a tension-filled rendition of Hooker's classic 'Boogie Chillen'....More than 50 years after the inventor of boogie blues first got his mojo workin', it still hasn't quit...", "...Older tracks range from the too slick...to the gutsy....some of the choicest cuts are new...and show Hooker's lessons have been well learned." - Rating: B, "...does a good job of supplementing the master. If you don't have Hooker's releases from the past ten years and wanta taste of them. FRIENDS offers just that.", 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "...Rock and rollers cotton to Hooker because,...he has a hook; the boogie beat, a vamping-drone that's propulsuive at any speed....the guests, all instrumental, except Raitt and his old fan Van Morrison, open it up..."
Vocals
William "Bill" Greene, Van Morrison, Bobby King, Terry Evans, Gil Bernal, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker
Keyboards
Bill Payne, Jim Pugh, Chester Thompson, Charles Brown
Drums
Victor Bisetti, Kevin Hayes, Dean Butterworth, Scott Mathews, Joachim Cooder, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Jim Keltner, Gaylord Birch
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo