Anthology (2001) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Uni/hip-O Records UPC: 00731455613421 Release Date: 8/7/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60494411 Item#: MQS9WK Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Sure As I'm Sitting Here ~ John Hiatt 2. Hangin' Around The Observatory ~ John Hiatt 3. Down Home ~ John Hiatt 4. Washable Ink ~ John Hiatt 5. Slug Line ~ John Hiatt 6. Radio Girl ~ John Hiatt 7. Pink Bedroom ~ John Hiatt 8. It Hasn't Happened Yet ~ John Hiatt 9. Spy Boy ~ John Hiatt 10. Doll Hospital ~ John Hiatt 11. My Edge Of The Razor ~ John Hiatt 12. Riding With The King ~ John Hiatt 13. She Loves The Jerk ~ John Hiatt 14. I Don't Even Try ~ John Hiatt 15. Love That Harms, The ~ John Hiatt 16. Way We Make A Broken Heart, The - (with Rosanne Cash) ~ John Hiatt 17. When We Ran ~ John Hiatt 18. Usual, The ~ John Hiatt 19. She Said The Same Things To Me ~ John Hiatt 20. Lipstick Sunset ~ John Hiatt 21. Thank You Girl ~ John Hiatt 22. Have A Little Faith In Me ~ John Hiatt Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Memphis In The Meantime ~ John Hiatt 2. Thing Called Love, A ~ John Hiatt 3. Tennessee Plates ~ John Hiatt 4. Slow Turning ~ John Hiatt 5. Drive South ~ John Hiatt 6. Feels Like Rain ~ John Hiatt 7. Paper Thin ~ John Hiatt 8. Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder ~ John Hiatt 9. Real Fine Love ~ John Hiatt 10. Perfectly Good Guitar ~ John Hiatt 11. Buffalo River Home ~ John Hiatt 12. Angel Eyes - (live) ~ John Hiatt 13. Cry Love ~ John Hiatt 14. Shredding The Document ~ John Hiatt 15. Don't Think About Her When You're Trying To Drive - (with Little Village) ~ John Hiatt 16. Pirate Radio ~ John Hiatt 17. Crossing Muddy Waters ~ John Hiatt 18. Take It Down ~ John Hiatt (P) 2001 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2001 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Each era has its great songwriters and without question, John Hiatt is one of this generation's most talented and prolific icons. First coming on the music scene by penning Three Dog Night's "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" Hiatt has crossed and redefined many musical genres and boundaries much like Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and James Taylor. Having evolved from punk to pop, from country to folk to rock, everything his voice emotes, guitar riffs weave through and pen writes on paper display a sense of wisdom, honesty and humor as he cleverly examines modern Americana. It's all fair game--love, rock musicians, voyeurism, childhood memories, Elvis...and in the end, each song reflects us as lovingly as a Norman Rockwell painting. The artists that have recorded John Hiatt songs are quite impressive...Johnny Adams, Asleep At The Wheel, Rosanne Cash, Eric Clapton, Marshall Crenshaw, Rodney Crowell and more. Included on this 2 CD career overview are Hiatt's own original versions of some of those songs such as "Riding With The King," "The Way We Make A Broken Hear," "Drive South" and, of course, "Thing Called Love," "Memphis In The Meantime," "Tennessee Plates" and "Lipstick Sunset." John Hiatt--Anthology covers every period of his career, from his early Epic albums through his MCA, Geffen, A&M, Capitol and Vanguard releases. Rarities include "Spy Boy," "Don't Think About Her When You're Trying To Drive," "The Way We Make A Broken Heart" and his live version of "Angel Eyes."   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: John Hiatt (vocals, guitar); Roseanne Cash (vocals); Little Village. Producers include: Glen Spreen, Denny Bruce, John Chelew, Glyn Johns, Matt Wallace. Compilation producer: Mike Rogogna. Tracks recorded between 1974 and 2000. Includes liner notes by Scott Shinder. Digitally remastered by Erik Labson (Universal Mastering Studios West, North Hollywood, California). Personnel: Rosanne Cash (vocals). Liner Note Author: Scott Schinder. Photographers: Mark Seliger; Jim McGuire ; Ebet Roberts; Henry Diltz. While there are a couple of other John Hiatt collections on the market, ANTHOLOGY gets the edge not only because it offers the greatest amount of material (it's the only two-disc set), but because it's the only cross-licensed one. That means it draws from all the labels Hiatt's recorded for and covers the entire length of his career. Consequently, we get his quirky, somewhat Randy Newmanish mid-'70s beginnings ("Hangin' Around the Observatory"), his lean, mean, American Elvis Costello rocker phase ("Slug Line," "Doll Hospital"), and the heartfelt Americana of his critically lauded BRING THE FAMILY album ("Lipstick Sunset," "Have a Little Faith in Me"). Hiatt didn't stop moving after that, though. Disc two gets into his latter-day work, when he'd broken through sufficiently to afford bigger production but still kept an eye on the knockout punch ("Feels Like Rain," "Real Fine Love"). Providing sonic continuity throughout are Hiatt's inimitable sandpaper soul voice and deceptively casual, offhandedly precise songcraft. Musical Guests Rosanne Cash Little Village   Compilation Appearances Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Vol. 2 Rollin' Into Memphis-Songs Of Avalon Blues Rookie Down Old Plank Road Nashville Session Further Down The Old Plank Road Under The Influence: jam Band Tribu Songs Of The South Farther Along Heard It On The X Way It Feels My Best Friend's Girl (Ost) Imus Ranch Record   Associated Artists and Works It'll Come To You... The Songs Of John Hiatt ~ Artists, Various It'll Come to You: The Songs of John Hiatt ~ Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 08/07/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 556134 Label : Hip-O Records Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00731455613421   Professional Reviews No Depression (11-12/01, p.115) - "...The best of John Hiatt is well and truly represented on this collection..."    Product Image