Hollywood Town Hall
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| Studio album by The Jayhawks | ||||
| Released | September 15, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Hollywood Sound and Pachyderm Studio | |||
| Genre | Country rock, alt-country | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | American Recordings | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
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Hollywood Town Hall is a 1992 album by alt.country pioneers 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
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A) [4] |
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:
- Charley Drayton – drums[5]
- Nicky Hopkins – piano on "Two Angels" and "Martin's Song"[5]
- Benmont Tench – piano, organ[5]
Production notes
- George Drakoulias – producer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Tom Herbers – engineer
- Brian Jenkins – engineer
- Brendan O'Brien – engineer
- Jim Rondinelli – engineer
- Dale Lavi – photographer
- Joe Henry – liner notes
- Martyn Atkins – art direction
References
- ↑ Photos and history of front cover art. Retrieved September 26, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raggett, Ned. "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christgau, Robert. "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Browne, David (September 1992). "Hollywood Town Hall > Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Drakoulias, George (2011). Hollywood Town Hall (booklet). The Jayhawks. American Recordings. pp. 9–11. 88697 72731 2.
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