Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?
| Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? | ||||
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| Live album by John Hiatt and the Guilty Dogs | ||||
| Released | November 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | February 26–May 30, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 76:12 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
| John Hiatt and the Guilty Dogs chronology | ||||
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Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's first live album, released in 1994. The album was actually recorded at venues in North America;[1] the title parodies both Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive! and the At Budokan albums released by numerous artists, most famously by Cheap Trick in 1978.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Hiatt is backed on this album by the Guilty Dogs,[4] which was recorded on the tour supporting Perfectly Good Guitar.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by John Hiatt, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded at | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Through Your Hands" | The State Theater, Portland, ME | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Real Fine Love" | The Freemont Theater, San Luis Obispo, CA | 4:59 | |
| 3. | "Memphis In The Meantime" | The Red Mile Racetrack, Lexington, KY | 4:38 | |
| 4. | "Icy Blue Heart" | Schuba's, Chicago, IL | 5:42 | |
| 5. | "Paper Thin" | The Red Mile Racetrack, Lexington, KY | 4:29 | |
| 6. | "Angel Eyes" | John Hiatt, Fred Koller | The State Theater, Portland, ME | 4:54 |
| 7. | "Your Dad Did" | The Strand Theater, Providence, R.I | 5:35 | |
| 8. | "Have a Little Faith in Me" | The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "Drive South" | The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie, N.Y | 5:02 | |
| 10. | "Thing Called Love" | The Stone Ballroom, Newark, DE | 5:50 | |
| 11. | "Perfectly Good Guitar" | Toad's Place, New Haven, CT | 5:43 | |
| 12. | "Feels Like Rain" | Toad's Place, New Haven, CT | 6:21 | |
| 13. | "Tennessee Plates" | John Hiatt, Mike Porter | The Terrace Ballroom, Austin, TX | 4:06 |
| 14. | "Lipstick Sunset" | The Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL | 5:31 | |
| 15. | "Slow Turning" | The State Theater, Portland, ME | 4:51 | |
| Total length: | 76:12 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- John Hiatt – vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
The Guilty Dogs
- Michael Ward – electric guitar, background vocals
- Davey Faragher – bass guitar, background vocals
- Michael Urbano – drums, associate producer
References
[edit]- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? Review by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan? at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Baltin, Steve (13 December 1994). "Pop Albums - Reviews by Steve Baltin" (PDF). RPM. p. 13 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Elliott, Michael (22 November 2024). "30 Years of 'John Hiatt Comes Alive At Budokan'". michael-elliott.com.
