Q (1/04, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The album] wrests the focus away from the star guests that littered Hooker's '90s work and back onto the man himself."
Living Blues (p.62) - "[T]he music's raw authenticity elevates this disc to a higher plateau."
FACE TO FACE is the last album John Lee Hooker recorded before his death on June 21, 2001.
Personnel: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar); Van Morrison, Zakiya Hooker (vocals); Anthony Cook (guitar, synthesizer); George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop, Dickey Betts (guitar); Warren Haynes (slide guitar); Dean Moore (saxophone);
Ruth Davies (upright bass); Marlon Green (drums).
Producers: Ollan Christopher Bell, Ror Rogers, Mike Kappus.
Includes liner notes by Zakiya Hooker.