Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall is a 1992 album by country rock revivalists The Jayhawks. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Heatseekers and #192 on the Billboard 200. The cover art for the album was shot in Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota.[1]
Reception
In his review for Allmusic, critic Ned Raggett praised the album and called the album "one of the more unlikely major label releases of 1992" and "accessible enough for should-have-been success... but bowing to no trends."[2] Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album neither rating[3] while David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A rating and wrote of the influences he found in the recording.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Mark Olson and Gary Louris except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
- "Waiting for the Sun" – 4:19
- "Crowded in the Wings" – 4:55
- "Clouds" – 4:51
- "Two Angels" – 4:04
- "Take Me with You (When You Go)" – 4:50
- "Sister Cry" – 4:08
- "Settled Down Like Rain" – 3:00
- "Wichita" – 5:26
- "Nevada, California" – 4:05
- "Martin's Song" – 2:58
- "Leave No Gold" – 5:46 (bonus track on European CD)
2011 expanded reissue track listing
All songs by Mark Olson and Gary Louris except "Wichita" by Olson, Louris and Marc Perlman.
- "Waiting for the Sun" – 4:19
- "Crowded in the Wings" – 4:56
- "Clouds" – 4:51
- "Two Angels" – 4:04
- "Take Me with You (When You Go)" – 4:50
- "Sister Cry" – 4:08
- "Settled Down Like Rain" – 3:00
- "Wichita" – 5:26
- "Nevada, California" – 4:05
- "Martin's Song" – 2:57
- "Leave No Gold" – 5:48 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Keith And Quentin" – 2:37 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Up Above My Head" – 2:36 (previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.)
- "Warm River" – 3:23 (previously unreleased)
- "Mother Trust You To Walk To The Store" – 3:53 (previously unreleased)
Personnel
- Mark Olson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Marc Perlman – bass
- Ken Callahan – drums on "Two Angels" and "Martin's Song"[5]
- Gary Louris – electric guitar, fuzz guitar, guitar, vocals
Additional musicians:
Production notes
- George Drakoulias – producer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Tom Herbers – engineer
- Brian Jenkins – engineer
- Brendan O'Brien – engineer
- Jim Rondinelli – engineer
- Joe Henry – liner notes
- Martyn Atkins – art direction
References
- ^ Photos and history of front cover art. Retrieved September 26, 2011
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r58960. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Jayhawks. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b Browne, David (September 1992). "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311873,00.html. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Drakoulias, George (2011). Album notes for Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks, pp. 9-11 [booklet]. American Recordings (88697 72731 2).
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