Warming Up to the Ice Age

Warming Up to the Ice Age was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's seventh album, released in 1985. It was his last album with Geffen Records, who dropped Hiatt after the album failed to chart. It was the last Hiatt studio album to miss the Billboard 200. "The Usual" would later be covered by Bob Dylan. "Living A Little, Laughing A Little", originally a hit for The Spinners was a duet with Elvis Costello.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt, except where noted

"The Usual" – 3:46
"The Crush" – 4:11
"When We Ran" – 4:44
"She Said The Same Things To Me" – 4:01
"Living A Little, Laughing A Little" – 4:03 (Thom Bell, Linda Creed)
"Zero House" – 3:41
"Warming Up To The Ice Age" – 3:42
"I'm A Real Man" – 2:32
"Number One Honest Game" – 4:26
"I Got A Gun" – 3:48

[edit] Personnel

John Hiatt - guitar, vocals
Jesse Boyce - bass guitar, rhythm guitar
Larrie Londin - drums
Randy McCormick - keyboards
Willie Green, Jr. - bass vocals on "The Crush" & "She Said The Same Things To Me"
Bobby King - background vocals on "The Crush"
Elvis Costello - vocals on "Living A Little, Laughing A Little"
Jon Goin - guitar on "Living A Little, Laughing A Little", "Zero House", "Warming Up To The Ice Age"
Jesse Boyce - rhythm guitar on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Mac Gayden - rhythm guitar on "She Said The Same Things To Me"
Frieda Woody - vocals on "Living A Little, Laughing A Little" & "She Said The Same Things To Me"
Jerry Hey - trumpet on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Gary Grant - trumpet on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Chuck Findley - trombone on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Bill Reichenbach - trombone on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Larry Williams - saxophone on "The Usual" & "The Crush"
Kim Hutchcroft - saxophone on "The Usual" & "The Crush"