Stolen Moments (John Hiatt album)
Stolen Moments was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's tenth album, released in 1990. It was his highest charting solo album upon its release, peaking at #61. Joan Baez later covered "Through Your Hands" on her 1992 album Play Me Backwards, and David Crosby covered it on his 1993 record Thousand Roads. Don Henley's version reached #33 on the US Billboard charts and appeared in the film Michael. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered "The Rest of the Dream" on a 1990 album of the same title. Ilse DeLange recorded "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" on her live album Dear John.
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Released | June 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 52:45 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
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One song had actually been previously recorded by another artist several months before Hiatt's version was issued on this album. Earl Thomas Conley had a country hit with "Bring Back Your Love to Me"; it was issued as a single in February 1990 and reached #11 on both the US and Canadian country charts.
Track listing
All tracks written by John Hiatt
- "Real Fine Love" – 4:21
- "Seven Little Indians" - 4:08
- "Child of the Wild Blue Yonder" – 4:26
- "Back of My Mind" – 4:04
- "Stolen Moments" – 4:12
- "Bring Back Your Love to Me" – 4:04
- "The Rest of the Dream" – 4:51
- "Thirty Years of Tears" – 4:08
- "Rock Back Billy" – 3:51
- "Listening to Old Voices" – 5:30
- "Through Your Hands" – 4:49
- "One Kiss" – 4:22
Personnel
- John Hiatt - guitar, piano, vocals
- Pat Donaldson - bass guitar
- Ethan Johns - drums, guitar, mandolin, choir, chorus
- Mike Henderson - slide guitar, rhythm guitar
- Ashley Cleveland - background vocals
- Russ Taff - background vocals
- Robert Russell Bennett - choir, chorus
- Karen Peris - vocals on "Through Your Hands"
- Michael Landau - electric guitar
- Richie Hayward - drums, percussion
- Paul Wickens - synthesizer
- Bill Payne - piano on "Bring Back Your Love to Me"
- Bobby King, Willie Greene Jr. - backing vocals on "Bring Back Your Love to Me"
- Mac Gayden - slide guitar on "Thirty Years of Tears" and "Through Your Hands"
- Michael Porter - drums on "Rock Back Billy"
- David Kemper - drums on "Stolen Moments" and "Through Your Hands"
- Chuck Leavell - organ on "Stolen Moments"
- Technical
- Robert Frank - cover photography
References
- Ruhlmann, William. Stolen Moments at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- Robbins, Ira (12 July 1990). "John Hiatt: Stolen Moments: Music review". Rolling Stone (RS 582-583). Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2011.