Hangin' Around the Observatory
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Reception
Template:Album ratings A Billboard magazine reviewer says that the album "showcases a young writer and vocalist of obvious promise," and that "Hiatt's rich, slightly crazed and occasionally overwrought vocals are sympathetically buoyed by Glen Spreen's production, ranging from buzz-saw rock to sweet country without losing its coherence."[2] A Record World reviewer calls Hiatt an "unusually gifted writer and performer whose voice and songs are strangely compelling and often insightful."[6]
Track listing
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Personnel
- John Hiatt – songwriter, arranger, design
- Glen Spreen – producer, remixing
- Gene Eichelberger – recording engineer
- Stan Hutto – recording engineer and remixing
- Ron Reynolds – recording and technical engineer
- Mike Figlio – recording engineer
- Ed Hudson – technical engineer
- Jerry Watson – technical engineer
- Charles Bradley – technical engineer
- Freeman Ramsey – technical engineer
- Lou Bradley – remixing
- Bill Barnes – design
- Peggy Owens – design
- Wilbur "Slick" Lawson – photography
References
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