Slow Turning
| Slow Turning | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 30, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 20, 1988 – June 6, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Ronnie Milsap's Groundstar Labs, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 48:45 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
| John Hiatt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Record Collector |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Uncut | 8/10[9] |
| The Village Voice | B+[10] |
Slow Turning is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's ninth album, released in 1988. It provided Hiatt's only significant radio hit with the title track. The single "Slow Turning" was also featured in the 2002 motion picture drama The Rookie which starred Dennis Quaid. "Feels Like Rain" was later covered by Buddy Guy on an album of the same name and was featured in the 2004 Kate Hudson movie Raising Helen. Aaron Neville also covered "Feels Like Rain" on his 1991 album "Warm Your Heart". "Drive South" became a No. 2 country hit for Suzy Bogguss in early 1993. "Icy Blue Heart" was covered by Emmylou Harris on her 1989 album Bluebird, with backing vocals by Bonnie Raitt, and was covered later by Linda Ronstadt on her 1998 album We Ran. Ilse DeLange recorded "It'll Come To You"" and "Feels Like Rain" on her live album "Dear John". During the barroom scene in the film "Thelma and Louise", the band is playing "Tennessee Plates" (Charlie Sexton recorded the song for the soundtrack album).
Though not credited on the album cover, Hiatt is backed by The Goners.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by John Hiatt, except "Tennessee Plates", written by John Hiatt and Mike Porter.
- "Drive South" – 3:55
- "Trudy and Dave" – 4:25
- "Tennessee Plates" – 2:57
- "Icy Blue Heart" – 4:34
- "Sometime Other Than Now" – 4:25
- "Georgia Rae" – 4:26
- "Ride Along" – 3:31
- "Slow Turning" – 3:36
- "It'll Come to You" – 3:29
- "Is Anybody There?" – 5:01
- "Paper Thin" – 3:35
- "Feels Like Rain" – 4:51
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 71[11] |
Personnel
[edit]- John Hiatt - guitar, vocals, electric piano
- Kenneth Blevins - drums, tambourine
- Sonny Landreth - electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar, 12-string guitar, National steel guitar
- David "Now" Ranson – bass guitar
- James Hooker – Hammond organ
- Bernie Leadon – guitar, mandolin, banjo, mandocello
- Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
- Dennis Locorriere – backing vocals
- Glyn Johns - producer
- Technical
- Anton Corbijn – photography
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark. "Slow Turning – John Hiatt". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ McLeese, Don (September 5, 1988). "Relaxed Hiatt retains hard-rockin' vitality". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Kot, Greg (February 13, 1994). "Hiatt on disc: Grit and polish". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Willman, Chris (September 11, 1988). "Contented Hiatt on Family, Forgiveness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Sinker, Mark (September 10, 1988). "John Hiatt: Slow Turning". NME. p. 37.
- ^ Hepworth, David (October 1988). "Sophisticated". Q. No. 25.
- ^ Staunton, Terry (May 2018). "John Hiatt: Bring the Family / Slow Turning". Record Collector. No. 479. p. 100.
- ^ Guterman, Jimmy (October 6, 1988). "John Hiatt: Slow Turning". Rolling Stone. No. 536. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ Mueller, Andrew (November 2012). "How to Buy... John Hiatt". Uncut. No. 186. p. 75.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 24, 1989). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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