The Best Of John Hiatt
John Hiatt has had such extraordinary success as a songwriter that, even if you haven't followed his career as a performer, you'll find you know most of these songs by virtue of their hit cover versions. Bonnie Raitt ("A Thing Called Love"), Suzy Bogguss ("Drive South"), Rosanne Cash ("The Way We Mend a Broken Heart"), Jeff Healey ("Angel Eyes"), and Aaron Neville ("Feels Like Rain") have all dipped into the Hiatt songbook with spectacular results. Hiatt's originals (plus a couple of new tracks) are terrific in their own right, thanks to his gritty vocal style and stellar accompaniment on some tracks by Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner, and Sonny Landreth. The only missteps here are a rerecorded version of "Have a Little Faith in Me" (the original is one of Hiatt's most powerful performances) and the inclusion of "Take Off Your Uniform," a distant memory from Hiatt's days as a new waver in the Elvis Costello mold. --Daniel Durchholz more
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Track Listing: 1. Have a Little Faith in Me, 2. Thing Called Love, 3. Riding With the King, 4. Cry Love, 5. Slow... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-14-2008
- Discovery
Coming from Scotland , I'd never heard of John Hiatt before and discovered him by accident . I heard "Have a Little Faith in me" and was stunned and ordered his "Best of" and it's fantastic ! Now I had to find out that he wrote "Thing...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-08-2007
- the best of John Hiatt
It is fantastic.... Great music!!!Thanks....Mariapia
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-07-2007
- John Hiatt
Super adult, contemp. music.Heard a song during the movie, "RAISING HELEN"...researched it, foundit (THIS JOHN HIATT ALBUM)...didn't stop playing it for 3 days!!!!Loved every track on it. What a gem.Would highly recommend it, just for...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-03-2007
- Good Sampling But Not a Best Of
Yes I know he's written a lot of tunes, but you can't have a "Best of" album without Ethylene, Georgia Rae, and possibly his best song Dust Down a Country Road.I have both albums that these songs are on "Walk On" and "Slow Turning" yet...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-14-2008
- Discovery
Coming from Scotland , I'd never heard of John Hiatt before and discovered him by accident . I heard "Have a Little Faith in me" and was stunned and ordered his "Best of" and it's fantastic ! Now I had to find out that he wrote "Thing...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-03-2007
- Good Sampling But Not a Best Of
Yes I know he's written a lot of tunes, but you can't have a "Best of" album without Ethylene, Georgia Rae, and possibly his best song Dust Down a Country Road.I have both albums that these songs are on "Walk On" and "Slow Turning" yet...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-18-1998
- His worst cd...try Live or Walk On, Perfectly Good Guitar
Of all his cd's this seems to me to be a rip-off. Lame versions of really good songs. Lifeless rendetions that will turn you away from one of my favorite artists. Stay clear and buy one of the others listed above, much better value.
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