Pontiac (album)
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| Pontiac | ||||
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| Studio album by Lyle Lovett | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, folk, singer-songwriter | |||
| Length | 35:07 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown, Lyle Lovett & Billy Williams | |||
| Lyle Lovett chronology | ||||
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Pontiac is Lyle Lovett's second studio album, released in 1987.
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[edit] Chart success
Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 117 in the Billboard Hot 200.
[edit] Critical acclaim
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B-)[2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
| Music Hound | [4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
| Spin |  [6] |
| Virgin | [7] |
Pontiac was ranked as 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the German edition of Rolling Stone. [8] The album was also cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines Il Mucchio Selvaggio [9] and Velvet.[10] The album is also one of 300 listed in the book, 50 Years of Great Recordings[11] and appeared at number 33 the Village Voice's list of top albums for 1988.[12]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Lyle Lovett
- "If I Had a Boat" – 3:06
- "Give Back My Heart" – 3:00
- "I Loved You Yesterday" – 2:56
- "Walk Through the Bottomland" – 4:11
- "L.A. County" – 3:17
- "She's No Lady" – 3:13
- "M-O-N-E-Y" – 3:15
- "Black and Blue" – 3:58
- "Simple Song" – 3:17
- "Pontiac" – 2:24
- "She's Hot to Go" – 2:30
[edit] Personnel
- Tony Brown – Producer
- Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
- Vince Gill – Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals
- John Hagen – Cello
- Emmylou Harris – Vocals, Background Vocals
- Ray Herndon – Electric Guitar
- Simon Levy – Art Direction
- Lyle Lovett – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Steve Marsh – Saxophone
- Matt McKenzie – Bass
- Glenn Meadows – Mastering
- Edgar Meyer – Bass, Double Bass
- Peter Nash – Photography
- Willie Pevear – Engineer
- Francine Reed – Vocals, Background Vocals
- Matt Rollings – Synthesizer, Piano, DX-7
- J. David Sloan – Vocals, Background Vocals
- Harry Stinson – Drums, Background Vocals
- Steve Tillisch – Engineer, Mixing
- Ron Treat – Engineer
- Billy Williams – Acoustic & Rhythm Guitar, Associate Producer
- Marty Williams – Second Engineer
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 117 |
[edit] Notes and sources
- ^ Mark Deming, Allmusic (link)
- ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (link)
- ^ Lewis, Randy (17 January 1988). "Lyle Lovett Rides Again". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-01-17/entertainment/ca-36453_1_lyle-lovett. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Music Hound, USA, 1988-89 (4 "bones", scale 0-5)
- ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide, USA, 1992, 2004
- ^ Spin's Book of Alternative Albums, USA, 1995
- ^ Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, UK, 2002
- ^ "The 500 Best Albums of All Time", Rolling Stone (Germany), 2004 (link)
- ^ Il Mucchio Selvaggio, 2002 (according to acclaimedmusic.net link)
- ^ Velvet, 1990 (according to rocklistmusic.co.uk (link)
- ^ 50 Years of Great Recordings, Thunder Bay Press, November 9, 2005
- ^ see villagevoice.com (link)
