Hangin' Around the Observatory
John Hiatt
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Maybe Baby, Say You Do | John Hiatt | 2:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Whistles In My Ears | John Hiatt | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sure As I'm Sittin' Here | John Hiatt | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rose | John Hiatt | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hangin' Around the Observatory | John Hiatt | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Full Moon | John Hiatt | 5:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wild-Eyed Gypsies | John Hiatt | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It's Alright With Me | John Hiatt | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Little Blue Song for You | John Hiatt | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ocean | John Hiatt | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
John Hiatt mixed pop, folk, rock, R&B, country, and gospel on his debut album, immediately becoming an uncategorizable (and thus uncommercial) entity. Although this album was cut in Nashville, it owes more to Van Morrison than it does to Conway Twitty, and like the Belfast bluesman, Indianian Hiatt came to his influences somewhat secondhand, however sincerely he evoked them. What he really was, of course, was a singer/songwriter, albeit not in a style easily recognizable in 1974. The title indicates his position: Hiatt's songs show him an acute observer. But the performances require him to dig in, and although he does so with alacrity, the result is too diffuse. Nevertheless, Hiatt earned critical kudos for this album, and Three Dog Night (who knew good songwriting when they heard it) covered "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here," getting a Top 40 single out of it.
Biography
Born: 1952 in Indianapolis, IN
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by John Hiatt
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Have a Little Faith In Me | 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: The Best of John Hiatt | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Have a Little Faith in Me | John Hiatt: Greatest Hits - The A&M Years '87-'94 | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Have a Little Faith in Me | Bring the Family | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Open Road | The Open Road | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Feels Like Rain | John Hiatt: Greatest Hits - The A&M Years '87-'94 | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Have a Little Faith In Me | John Hiatt: Anthology | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Slow Turning | John Hiatt: Greatest Hits - The A&M Years '87-'94 | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love You Again | Same Old Man | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cry Love | The Best of John Hiatt | 4:23 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Perfectly Good Guitar | John Hiatt: Greatest Hits - The A&M Years '87-'94 | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Rock & Roll, Music, Rock
- Released: 1974
- ℗ 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
