| Perfectly Good Guitar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1993 | |||
| Studio | Conway Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:31 / 57:30 | |||
| Label | A&M[1] | |||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
| John Hiatt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Perfectly Good Guitar is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's eleventh album, released in 1993. It was his last studio album with A&M Records, despite it being Hiatt's highest charting album in the US (#47), Canada (#34), the UK (#67), the Netherlands (#13), and Sweden (#11). The European edition of the album contains the bonus track "I'll Never Get Over You." Iggy Pop first issued the song "Something Wild" on his 1990 album Brick By Brick.
Track listing
All tracks written by John Hiatt except where noted.
- "Something Wild" – 4:31
- "Straight outta Time" – 4:30
- "Perfectly Good Guitar" – 4:38[5]
- "Buffalo River Home" – 5:11
- "Angel" – 3:18
- "Blue Telescope" – 4:21
- "Cross My Fingers" – 4:02
- "Old Habits" – 4:42 (Hiatt, Marshall Chapman)
- "The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari" – 4:35
- "When You Hold Me Tight" – 5:23
- "Permanent Hurt" – 3:22
- "Loving a Hurricane" – 3:58
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] | 83 |
Personnel
- John Hiatt – Guitar, vocals, Piano, Organ
- Brian MacLeod – drums, percussion
- John Pierce – Bass guitar
- Dennis Locorriere – Harmony vocals
- Michael Ward – Guitar
- Ravi Oli – Electric sitar [Ravi Oli is a pseudonym of David Immerglück]
References
- ↑ Sentinel, Parry Gettelman, Orlando. "HARDER-EDGED JOHN HIATT IS READY FOR A THING CALLED FAME". chicagotribune.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Mason, Stewart. Perfectly Good Guitar at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "Consumer Guide, John Hiatt reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Cohen, Jason (28 October 1993). "John Hiatt: Perfectly Good Guitar: Music review". Rolling Stone (RS 668). Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Marin, Rick (31 October 1993). "The Ax Murders" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 128.
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