Crossing Muddy Waters

Crossing Muddy Waters
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	April 23 – 26, 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	42:58
Label	Vanguard
John Hiatt chronology
Little Head (1997) Crossing Muddy Waters (2000) The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Melodic.net	[2]
Piero Scaruffi	4/10[3]

Crossing Muddy Waters was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifteenth album, released in 2000. A raw album recorded with no drummer, it was a purely acoustic album that brought elements of bluegrass music into his Americana sound. (The title of the album is a pun, referencing blues legend Muddy Waters.) It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2001 for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

1. "Lincoln Town" – 4:03
2. "Crossing Muddy Waters" – 4:05
3. "What Do We Do Now" – 2:58
4. "Only The Song Survives" – 4:00
5. "Lift Up Every Stone" – 3:15
6. "Take It Down" – 4:00
7. "Gone" – 2:57
8. "Take It Back" – 3:04
9. "Mr. Stanley" – 3:33
10. "God's Golden Eyes" – 2:28
11. "Before I Go" – 3:34

Personnel

• John Hiatt - guitar, vocals, harmonium
• Davey Faragher - bass guitar, tambourine, harmony vocals
• David Immerglück - slide & 12-string guitar, mandolin, background vocals

References