Pontiac (album)
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Pontiac is Lyle Lovett's second studio album, released in 1987.
Chart success
Pontiac reached number 12 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 117 in the Billboard Hot 200.
Critical acclaim
| 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]
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
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
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 117 |
Notes and sources
- ^ Mark Deming, Allmusic (link)
- ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (link)
- ^ Lewis, Randy (17 January 1988). "Lyle Lovett Rides Again". Los Angeles Times. 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)