Pontiac (album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pontiac
Pontiac cover
Studio album by Lyle Lovett
Released 1987
Genre country, folk, singer-songwriter
Length 35:07
Label Curb
Professional reviews
Lyle Lovett chronology
Lyle Lovett
(1986)		 Pontiac
(1987)		 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
(1989)

Pontiac is the title of Lyle Lovett's second album, released in 1987.

Contents

[edit] Chart success

Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 117 in the Billboard Hot 200.

[edit] Critical acclaim

Pontiac was ranked as 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the German edition of Rolling Stone. [7] The album was also cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines Il Mucchio Selvaggio [8] and Velvet.[9] The album is also one of 300 listed in the book, 50 Years of Great Recordings[10] and appeared at number 33 the Village Voice's list of top albums for 1988.[10]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Lyle Lovett

  1. "If I Had a Boat" – 3:06
  2. "Give Back My Heart" – 3:00
  3. "I Loved You Yesterday" – 2:56
  4. "Walk Through the Bottomland" – 4:11
  5. "L.A. County" – 3:17
  6. "She's No Lady" – 3:13
  7. "M-O-N-E-Y" – 3:15
  8. "Black and Blue" – 3:58
  9. "Simple Song" – 3:17
  10. "Pontiac" – 2:24
  11. "She's Hot to Go" – 2:30

[edit] Credits

  • Tony Brown – Producer
  • Paul Franklin – Guitar (Steel)
  • Vince Gill – Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • John Hagen – Cello
  • Emmylou Harris – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Ray Herndon – Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
  • Simon Levy – Art Direction
  • Lyle Lovett – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Producer
  • Steve Marsh – Saxophone
  • Matt McKenzie – Bass
  • Glenn Meadows – Mastering
  • Edgar Meyer – Bass, Double Bass
  • Peter Nash – Photography
  • Willie Pevear – Engineer
  • Francine Reed – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Matt Rollings – Synthesizer, Piano, DX-7
  • J. David Sloan – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Harry Stinson – Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Steve Tillisch – Engineer, Mixing
  • Ron Treat – Engineer
  • Billy Williams – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Associate Producer
  • Marty Williams – Second Engineer

[edit] Notes and sources

  1. ^ Mark Deming, All Music Guide (link)
  2. ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (link)
  3. ^ Music Hound, USA, 1988-89 (4 "bones", scale 0-5)
  4. ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide, USA, 1992, 2004
  5. ^ Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, USA, 1995
  6. ^ Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK, 2002
  7. ^ "The 500 Best Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone (Germany), 2004 (link)
  8. ^ Il Mucchio Selvaggio, 2002 (according to acclaimedmusic.net link)
  9. ^ Velvet, 1990 (according to rocklistmusic.co.uk (link)
  10. ^ a b 50 Years of Great Recordings, Thunder Bay Press, November 9, 2005