A Man Under the Influence

A Man Under the Influence
Studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
Released April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Genre Roots rock
Length 50:09
Label Bloodshot Records
Producer Chris Stamey
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
Bourbonitis Blues
(1999)		 A Man Under the Influence
(2001)		 By the Hand of the Father
(2002)

A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001 on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favorable)[3]
Exclaim!(favorable)[4]
The A.V. Club(favorable)[5]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[6]
Slant (reissue)[1]
Robert Christgau[7]

Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered".[3] Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in the A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet",[5] and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work".[8]

Production

Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess."[6] Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in the Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound."[9]

Track listing

  1. Wave
  2. Rosalie
  3. Rhapsody
  4. Across the River
  5. Castanets
  6. Don't Need You
  7. Follow You Down
  8. Wedding Day
  9. Velvet Guitar
  10. As I Fall
  11. About this Love

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Keefe, Jonathan (15 November 2009). "A Man Under the Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition Review". Slant. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "A Man Under the Influence". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "A Man Under the Influence". Billboard. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Barclay, Michael (May 2001). "A Man Under the Influence Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 Klein, Joshua (19 April 2002). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under The Influence". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 Tangari, Joe (24 April 2001). "A Man Under the Influence Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Alejandro Escovedo". Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Mann, James (23 April 2001). "Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Raoul (27 April 2001). "A Man Under the Influence". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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