1993 John Hiatt – Perfectly Good Guitar

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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.

Tracks

1  Something Wild (John Hiatt) 04:33
2  Straight Outta Time (John Hiatt) 04:29
3  Perfectly Good Guitar (John Hiatt) 04:37
4  Buffalo River Home (John Hiatt) 05:11
5  Angel (John Hiatt) 03:17
6  Blue Telescope (John Hiatt) 04:20
7  Cross My Fingers (John Hiatt) 04:04
8  Old Habits (John Hiatt; Marshall Chapman) 04:45
9  The Wreck Of The Barbie Ferrari (John Hiatt) 04:36
10  When You Hold Me Tight (John Hiatt) 05:23
11  Permanent Hurt (John Hiatt) 03:24
12  Loving A Hurricane (John Hiatt) 04:00
13  I’ll Never Get Over You (John Hiatt) 04:38

Musicians

BassJohn Pierce
DrumsBrian MacLeod
GuitarMichael Ward
GuitarJohn Hiatt
GuitarMatt Wallace
SitarRavi Oli
OrganJohn Hiatt
PianoJohn Hiatt
PercussionBrian MacLeod
Background VocalsDennis Locorriere
Background VocalsJean McClain
Background VocalsShaun Mariani
Background VocalsThe Studio Sausages
VocalsJohn Hiatt

Liner Notes

Producer – Matt Wallace
Engineer – Clif Norrell
Engineer – Tony Phillips (Tracks 1, 2, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff DeMorris, Jim Champagne, Noel Hazen
Mixed By – Clif Norrell, Matt Wallace

Art Direction – Richard Frankel, Chuck Beeson
Design – Rebecca Chamlee, Chuck Beeson
Photography – Mark Seliger, Chuck Beeson

Mastered At K Disc Mastering
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
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