John Hiatt - Hangin' Around The Observatory / Overcoats (1974-75) (2006)

Artist: John Hiatt
Title Of Album Hangin' Around The Observatory / Overcoats
Year Of Release: 1974-75/2006
Label (Catalog#) : BGO [BGOCD711]
Country: USA
Genre: Rock, Blues, Country
Quality: FLAC (tracks + cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 01:18:17
Total Size: 466Mb

John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry.

Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 22 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album.

Tracks:
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Hangin' Around The Observatory 1974
1. Maybe Baby Say You Do - 2:37
2. Whistles In My Hears - 3:25
3. Sure As I'm Sittin'Here - 3:19
4. Rose - 3:06
5. Hangin'Around The Observatory - 3:02
6. Full Moon - 5:16
7. Wild Eyed Gypsies - 4:45
8. It's All Right With Me - 3:46
9. Little Blue Song For You - 3:14
10.Ocean - 5:27
Overcoats 1975
11.One More Time - 3:36
12.Smiling In The Rain - 4:16
13.I'm Tired Of Your Stuff - 3:35
14.Distance - 3:32
15.Down Home - 3:08
16.Overcoats - 6:52
17.I Want Your Love Inside Of Me - 3:10
18.I Killed An Ant Witch My Guitar - 3:24
19.Motorboat To Heaven - 5:24
20.The Lady Of The Night - 3:12

Personnel:
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John Hiatt - Acoustic, Electric, Twelve-String Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals
Hangin' Around The Observatory 1974
Debbie Friedman - Guitar, Vocals
Marsha Routh - Vocals
Pam Clarke - Vocals
Doug Yankus - Guitar, Vocals
Hayward Bishop - Drums, Percussion
Shane Keister - Synthesizer, Piano, Hammond B3
Ted Reynolds - Bass
Charles Myers - Drums
James Clemmons - Vocals
James Moon - Vocals
Paul Easley - Vocals
Overcoats 1975
Ted Reynolds - Bass Guitar
Larrie Londin - Drums
Shane Keister - Piano, Electric Piano, Moog Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
John Huey - Steel Guitar
Josh Graves - Dobro
Bobby Emmons - Organ
Gene Estes - Marimba
Tracy Nelson, Anita Baugh, Dianne Davidson, Sadie - Background Vocals
Samuel Boghossian - Viola
Allan Harshman - Viola
Jesse Ehrlich - Cello
Billy Puett - Clarinet, Flute, Recorder, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Norman Ray - Baritone Saxophone
Irving Kane - Trombone
George Tidwell - Trumpet, Horn Arrangements

All thanks to original releaser