Silvertone (album)

Silvertone
Studio album by Chris Isaak
Released January 10, 1985
Genre Rock'n'roll, rockabilly, roots rock
Length 39:15
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Erik Jacobsen
Chris Isaak chronology

Silvertone
(1985)		 Chris Isaak
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic link

Silvertone is the first album by Chris Isaak, released in 1985, and named after his three-piece backup band. The US edition includes the song "Another Idea" as track 13 and early CD editions of the album utilized CD+G technology.

Tracks in Popular Culture

The album was not a hit until the song "Gone Ridin'" was featured in the 1986 David Lynch film Blue Velvet, the first of many Isaak/Lynch collaborations, though the song had previously appeared on the soundtrack to the film American Flyers the year before. "Dancin'" appeared in the film Modern Girls released the same year, but wasn't included on the soundtrack. "Gone Ridin'" was used in the 1987 comedy Morgan Stewart's Coming Home. Two songs from this album were played on the Fox's long running teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210 including "Gone Ridin'", which was played in the Season 2 episode "Pass, Not Pass"; and "Dancin'" which was played in the Season 3 episode "Castles in the Sand".

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Isaak.

  1. "Dancin'" – 3:44
  2. "Talk to Me" – 3:04
  3. "Livin' for Your Lover" – 2:56
  4. "Back on Your Side" – 3:14
  5. "Voodoo" – 2:44
  6. "Funeral in the Rain" – 3:18
  7. "The Lonely Ones" – 3:12
  8. "Unhappiness" – 3:10
  9. "Tears" – 2:44
  10. "Gone Ridin'" – 2:36
  11. "Pretty Girls Don't Cry" – 2:24
  12. "Western Stars" – 3:12
  13. "Another Idea" – 2:53 (U.S. edition only)

Musicians

Credits

References