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- Date Released: January 1, 1974
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Epic/Nashville
- Copyright: 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
John Hiatt mixed pop, folk, rock, R&B, country, and gospel on his debut album, immediately becoming an uncategorizable (and thus uncommercial) entity. Although this album was cut in Nashville, it owes more to Van Morrison than it does to Conway Twitty, and like the Belfast bluesman, Indianian Hiatt came to his influences somewhat secondhand, however sincerely he evoked them. What he really was, of course, was a singer/songwriter, albeit not in a style easily recognizable in 1974. The title indicates his position: Hiatt's songs show him an acute observer. But the performances require him to dig in, and although he does so with alacrity, the result is too diffuse. Nevertheless, Hiatt earned critical kudos for this album, and Three Dog Night (who knew good songwriting when they heard it) covered "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here," getting a Top 40 single out of it.
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Maybe Baby, Say You Do |
2:36 |
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| 02. | |
Whistles In My Ears |
3:24 |
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Sure As I'm Sittin' Here |
3:19 |
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Rose |
3:05 |
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Hangin' Around The Observatory |
3:01 |
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Full Moon |
5:16 |
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| 07. | |
Wild-Eyed Gypsies |
4:44 |
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| 08. | |
It's Alright With Me |
3:46 |
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| 09. | |
Little Blue Song For You |
3:13 |
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Ocean |
5:24 |
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10 Total Tracks, 37:48 Total Length
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Credits
- John Hiatt - Guitar // John Hiatt - Vocals // John Hiatt - Main Performer // Gene Eichelberger - Engineer // Mike Figlio - Engineer // Bruce Harris - Liner Notes // Stan Hutto - Engineer // Ron Reynolds - Engineer // Glen Spreen - Producer
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