Lightnin' Strikes Lightnin' Strikes "Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it first to No. 1 in Canada in January 1966 on the "RPM" Top Singles chart, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand "Listener" chart in May, and No. 11 on the UK "Record Retailer" chart. RIAA certification on March 3, 1966, garnering gold status for selling over one million copies. The song was arranged, conducted, and produced
Po' Lightnin' " in 1983. In 1993 Arhoolie, through Smithsonian Folkways, reissued the 1969 "Lightnin'!" recordings on CD and then, confusingly, in 1995 released a CD compilation titled "Po' Lightnin' " which included tracks from the Arhoolie albums; "Lightnin' Sam Hopkins", "Lightning Hopkins in Berkeley" and other blues compilations along with four previously unreleased recordings. AllMusic's Jason Ankeny reviewed the CD compilation and stated: "On these recordings cut between 1961 and 1969, Lightnin' Hopkins exhibits the full scope of his music". All compositions by Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins except where noted Additional musicians on some tracks: Po' Lightnin' Po' Lightnin' is an album