The CD version of WALK ON contains an unlisted bonus track, "Mile High."
Principally recorded at The Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, Tennessee.
"Cry Love" was nominated for 1997 Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song.
WALK ON is Indiana native John Hiatt's musical trip to the Deep South. Fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp's incorporation of mandolins and fiddles into arrangements on LONESOME JUBILEE springs quickly to mind as a valid comparison; multi-instrumentalist David Immergluck even plays the part of Hiatt's own Lisa Germano, Mellencamp's string-playing foil. Immergluck's mandolin permeates "Cry Love" and "Dust Down A Country Road," giving life to an imaginary farm in the latter song; and Hiatt weaves images of Tennessee Williams and summertime New Orleans on the title track. Memphis too gets paid a visit, via the Hi Records groove of "Native Son."
Elsewhere on WALK ON, Hiatt's ability to critique the disfunctionality of '90s American culture seems as sharply honed as his descriptions of rustic scenarios. The songwriter's sardonic side shows up most clearly on "Shredding The Document," where he rips the hypocrisy behind the Eagles' reunion tour, and touches upon Larry King and the approaching millenium, in a riposte to trashy TV talk shows.
Personnel: John Hiatt (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, electric piano, Wurlitzer); David Immergluck (electric & slide guitars, mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel, 3-stringed stick, background vocals); Lisa Haley (violin); Benmont Tench (piano, harpsichord, pump organ); Davey Faragher (bass, background vocals); Michael Urbano (drums, percussion); Bonnie Raitt, Gary Louris, Mark Olson (background vocals).
Personnel: John Hiatt (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, electric piano); David Immerglück (electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Benmont Tench (piano, harpsichord, organ); Michael Urbano (drums, percussion); Davey Faragher, Gary Louris, Mark Olson , Bonnie Raitt (background vocals).
Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN; Enterprise Studios, N. Hollywood, CA; Journey Room, Malibu, CA; MC Studios, Woodland Hills, CA.Entertainment Weekly (10/27/95, p.94) - "...Hiatt has a genuine knack for upending stock images. Instead of fawning over an old dog that reminds him of lost happiness ('Dust Down A Country Road'), he'd love to shoot the damn thing." - Rating: A Q (1/96, pp.130-132) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...highly conversational works, fragmentary, less stylised and more restless..." Musician (11/95, p.90) - "...the songs...reflect his peripatetic life....They burst with romantic longing, and with the dislocation and darkness encountered by a soul adrift on the road....While a somberly introspective mood prevails, he has maintained his singularly loopy sense of humor..." New York Times (Publisher) (1/6/96, p.C16) - Included on Jon Pareles' list of the Top 10 Albums of '95 - "...As romance goes wrong and couples drift apart, Mr. Hiatt observes all the details of pain, lonliness and resignation..."
VERY GOOD great listening.one his best sound tracks. Submitted by a reviewer (Leawood, Kansas) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
yet another great album Only track I'd heard before listening to album was CRY LOVE. As usual the songs grow on you and it seems the best tracks and albums are the ones you don't get straight away. this is in my opinion one of his finest to date and I forward to more listening for many years to come. my first JH album was Bring the Family and I still play it regularly many years later. when is he coming back to Australia?arly yl i have had look when you don't the and was before Submitted by fwattle (grafton, australia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
his best album to date yes i just love listening to john hiatts music.this is his finest cd ever.though his best song is still angel eyes Submitted by belladonna297 (launceston ,tasmania,australia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Gone Country John Hiatt never ceases to amaze with his ability to effortlessly transend music genre boundries. Reminiscent of Slow Turning and Bring The Family (with a touch of Perfectly Good Guitar thrown in), this album goes right down home to the farm. Brilliant would be an understatment. Musically and vocally staggering, classy and cinical. Another blinding Hiatt moment. Highlights: Dust down A Country Road, Native Sun, Walk On. Submitted by a reviewer (Perth W.A) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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