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| studio = Longview | | studio = Longview ([[North Brookfield, MA]]); Prophet Sound ([[Stoughton, MA]]); Sound Techniques ([[Boston, MA]]); Normandy Sound ([[Warren, RI]]). | ||
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | ||
| length = 47:13 | | length = 47:13 | ||
| label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] | | label = [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] | ||
| producer = | | producer = Peter Wolf, [[Johnny A.]], [[Stu Kimball]] | ||
| prev_title = [[Up to No Good]] | | prev_title = [[Up to No Good]] | ||
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'''''Long Line''''' is the fourth [[solo album]] by [[Peter Wolf]], released in [[1996 in music|1996]]. The album marked a shift in Wolf's music from pop rock to a bluesier rock with more personal, introspective lyrics.<ref name="SouthCoast">{{cite web|url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19960630/News/306309884|title=Peter Wolf talks the 'line' ''southcoasttoday.com''}}</ref><ref name="JEric">{{cite web|url=https://jericsmith.com/1997/12/10/interview-with-peter-wolf-of-the-j-geils-band-1997/|title=Interview with Peter Wolf of the J. Giels Band (1997) – J. Eric Smith}}</ref> It had been six years since the release of his previous album, the delay largely due to legal problems with his previous record company [[MCA Records|MCA]].<ref name="JEric"/> In the interim, Wolf performed gigs in the Boston area with his band Houseparty Five, who then served as the backing band on his tour for this album under the name The Street Ensemble.<ref name="SouthCoast"/> | |||
==Critical reception== | |||
{{Music ratings | {{Music ratings | ||
| rev1 = [[ | | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | ||
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r235397/review}}</ref> | | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r235397/review}}</ref> | ||
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | | rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | ||
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite | | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peterwolf/albums/album/222768/review/5944622/long_line |title=Peter Wolf: Long Line: Music Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402012331/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peterwolf/albums/album/222768/review/5944622/long_line |archivedate=2009-04-02 }}</ref> | ||
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'' | ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said, "The arrangements on Long Line, with their crisp guitar licks and neatly vigorous keyboards, feel a bit slick at times. But tunes like the sparkling, hip-hop-laced 'Romeo Is Dead' and the wistful 'Two Loves' are bound to prove irresistible."<ref name=RS/> | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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* David Seltzer – photography | * David Seltzer – photography | ||
* Heidi Wells – grooming | * Heidi Wells – grooming | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:52, 15 November 2025
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Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Rolling Stone said, "The arrangements on Long Line, with their crisp guitar licks and neatly vigorous keyboards, feel a bit slick at times. But tunes like the sparkling, hip-hop-laced 'Romeo Is Dead' and the wistful 'Two Loves' are bound to prove irresistible."[3]
Track listing
- "Long Line" (Angelo Petraglia, Stu Kimball, Wolf) – 3:33
- "Romeo Is Dead" (Will Jennings, Wolf) – 3:24
- "Rosie" (Taylor Rhodes, Wolf) – 4:26
- "Forty to One" (Aimee Mann, Wolf) – 3:00
- "Goodbye (Is All I'll Send Her)" (Kimball, Wolf) – 3:54
- "Wastin' Time" (Wolf) – 4:16
- "Sky High" (Jennings, Wolf) – 3:45
- "Two Loves" (Wolf) – 3:30
- "Break This Chain" (Robert White Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) – 4:46
- "Seventh Heaven" (Johnson, Rhodes, Wolf) – 3:47
- "Starvin' to Death" (Mann, Wolf) – 3:27
- "Riverside Drive" (Wolf) – 5:25
Personnel
- Peter Wolf – vocals, harmonica
- Brian Maes – keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Tudor – keyboards (5, 12)
- Doug Dube – organ (12)
- Johnny A. – guitars
- Stuart Kimball – guitars, organ (7)
- Tom Belliveau – pedal steel guitar (8)
- Tim Archibald – bass
- David Stefanelli – drums, percussion
- George Correia – congas (3), maracas (3)
- Matt Leavenworth – fiddle (8)
- Ken Field – flute (12), saxophone (12)
- Beth A. – backing vocals
- Patty Barkas – backing vocals, vocals (12)
- Brad Delp – backing vocals
- Charlie Farren – backing vocals
- Holly Palmer – backing vocals
- Tom Soares – backing vocals
- Bird Taylor – backing vocals
- Buck Taylor – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Peter Wolf – producer, illustrations
- Johnny A. – co-producer, photography
- Stu Kimball – co-producer
- Tom Soares – engineer, overdub recording, mixing (1, 2, 3, 5–12)
- Phil Greene – mixing (4)
- Jessie Henderson – assistant engineer
- Marc LaFleur – assistant engineer
- Dave Kirkpatrick – overdub recording assistant
- Ted Paduck – overdub recording assistant
- Brenda Ferry – mix assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Linda Cobb – art direction, design
- Nancy Hodgins – photography
- David Seltzer – photography
- Heidi Wells – grooming
Notes
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