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Perfectly Good Guitar
Studio album by
Released7 September 1993
StudioConway Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreRock
Length52:31 / 57:30
LabelA&M[1]
ProducerMatt Wallace
John Hiatt chronology
Stolen Moments
(1990)
Perfectly Good Guitar
(1993)
Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut) [3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Perfectly Good Guitar is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's eleventh album, released in 1993. It was his last studio album with A&M Records, despite it being Hiatt's highest charting album in the US (#47), Canada (#34), the UK (#67), the Netherlands (#13), and Sweden (#11). The European edition of the album contains the bonus track "I'll Never Get Over You."

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt except where noted

  1. "Something Wild" – 4:31
  2. "Straight outta Time" – 4:30
  3. "Perfectly Good Guitar" – 4:38[5]
  4. "Buffalo River Home" – 5:11
  5. "Angel" – 3:18
  6. "Blue Telescope" – 4:21
  7. "Cross My Fingers" – 4:02
  8. "Old Habits" – 4:42 (Hiatt, Marshall Chapman)
  9. "The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari" – 4:35
  10. "When You Hold Me Tight" – 5:23
  11. "Permanent Hurt" – 3:22
  12. "Loving a Hurricane" – 3:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sentinel, Parry Gettelman, Orlando. "HARDER-EDGED JOHN HIATT IS READY FOR A THING CALLED FAME". chicagotribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. Perfectly Good Guitar at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Consumer Guide, John Hiatt reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ Cohen, Jason (28 October 1993). "John Hiatt: Perfectly Good Guitar: Music review". Rolling Stone (RS 668). Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ^ Marin, Rick (October 31, 1993). "The Ax Murders" – via NYTimes.com.