Walk On (John Hiatt album)
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The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
Production
Hiatt wrote the songs while touring to promote Perfectly Good Guitar. The guitarist David Immerglück replaced Mike Ward for the recording sessions.[5]
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the title track one of Hiatt's "most infectious songs."[6] In its review, Entertainment Weekly called Hiatt "country rock’s best singer-songwriter."[7] Trouser Press wrote that Walk On "calmly returns Hiatt to the rustic folk-roots sound of his most natural habitat, with mixed but generally positive results."[3] The Chicago Tribune called it Hiatt's best since Bring the Family.[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by John Hiatt
- "Cry Love" – 4:20
- "You Must Go" – 5:01
- "Walk On" – 5:11
- "Good as She Could Be" – 3:28
- "The River Knows Your Name" – 4:25
- "Native Son" – 3:55
- "Dust Down a Country Road" – 4:04
- "Ethylene" – 4:03
- "I Can't Wait" – 4:25
- "Shredding the Document" – 5:02
- "Wrote It Down and Burned It" – 6:02
- "Your Love Is My Rest" – 4:34
- "Friend of Mine" – 14:22 (The song "Friend of Mine" ends at 3:22. After 2 minutes [3:22 – 5:22] begins the hidden song "Mile High" [5:22 – 14:22], included on the Capitol release but not mentioned. Listed as a bonus track on the European and BMG releases. A few seconds after Mile High, there is a second hidden track featuring audio of thunder and rain followed by a passing train.
Personnel
- John Hiatt – electric guitar and acoustic guitar, vocals, electric piano, Wurlitzer
- Davey Faragher – bass guitar, background vocals
- David Immerglück – electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, three-stringed guitar, background Vocals
- Michael Urbano – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Lisa Haley – violin on "Walk On" and "The River Knows Your Name"
- Gary Louris – background vocals on "You Must Go"
- Mark Olson – background vocals on "You Must Go"
- Bonnie Raitt – background vocals on "I Can't Wait"
- Benmont Tench – piano and harpsichord on "Shredding the Document" and pump organ on "The River Knows Your Name"
- Production
- Don Smith – producer, mixer
- Tim Devine – executive producer
- Gary Gersh – executive producer
- Davey Faragher – associate producer
- Shelly Yakus – mixer
References
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