I Love Everybody

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I Love Everybody
I Love Everybody cover
Studio album by Lyle Lovett
Released Sept 27, 1994
Recorded Aug 31 1993 - Jan 12, 1994
Genre country, folk
Length 52:41
Label Curb
Producer Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams
Professional reviews
Lyle Lovett chronology
Joshua Judges Ruth
(1992)		 I Love Everybody
(1994)		 The Road to Ensenada
(1996)

I Love Everybody is an album recorded by Lyle Lovett and released in 1994. The album consists of songs written by Lovett prior to the recording of his first album.[1][4]

On the 8th track, "Record Lady," Lyle refers to college friend and fellow musician, Robert Earl Keen.

...Robert Earl, he's a friend of mine
You know he's always looking out for my best interest...

Several songs prominently feature one or more of Lovett's trademark penchants: wry humor (They Don't Like Me), playful surrealism (Penguins) and disturbing frankness (Creeps Like Me).

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Lyle Lovett, except * written with Eric Taylor

  1. "Skinny Legs"
  2. "Fat Babies"*
  3. "I Think You Know What I Mean"
  4. "Hello Grandma"
  5. "Creeps Like Me"
  6. "Sonja"
  7. "They Don't Like Me"
  8. "Record Lady"
  9. "Ain't It Somethin'"
  10. "Penguins"
  11. "The Fat Girl"
  12. "La To The Left"
  13. "Old Friend"
  14. "Just The Morning"
  15. "Moon On My Shoulder"
  16. "I've Got The Blues"
  17. "Good-Bye To Carolina"
  18. "I Love Everybody"

[edit] Notes

Lovett's wife at the time, Julia Roberts, provides backing vocals on several tracks. Other performers lending their voice include Rickie Lee Jones and Leo Kottke.

[edit] Notes and sources

  1. ^ a b Mark Deming, All Music Guide (link)
  2. ^ Michael Tearson, "Rock-Pop Recordings -- I Love Everybody by Lyle Lovett", Audio: The Equipment Authority, 78:10, October 1994, p. 60
  3. ^ Jon Pareles, "POP REVIEW: Lyle Lovett, From Wistful to Weird", New York Times, Nov 15, 1994 (link)
  4. ^ a b John Milward, Rolling Stone, Oct 6, 1994, p. 88 (link)
  5. ^ "Best Recordings of the Month: Lyle Lovett's I Love Everybody, Debussy preludes from Krystian Zimerman, the Allman Brothers Band's Where It All Begins, and Rossini's complete Semiramide", Stereo Review, 59:9, September 1994, p.87-91


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