Overcoats (album)

Overcoats was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's second album, released in 1975.[1] It was his second and last album for Epic Records.

Overcoats
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	1975
Recorded	American Studios, Nashville; The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	39:59
Label	Epic
Producer	Glen Spreen
John Hiatt chronology
Hangin' Around the Observatory (1974) Overcoats (1975) Slug Line (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by John Hiatt

1. "One More Time" – 3:40
2. "Smiling in the Rain" – 4:19
3. "I'm Tired of Your Stuff" – 3:36
4. "Distance" – 3:34
5. "Down Home" – 3:11
6. "Overcoats" – 6:50
7. "I Want Your Love Inside of Me" – 3:12
8. "I Killed an Ant With My Guitar" – 3:26
9. "Motorboat to Heaven" – 5:27
10. "The Lady of the Night" – 3:10

Personnel

• John Hiatt – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, percussion, piano, vocals
• Ted Reynolds – bass guitar
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Shane Keister – piano, electric piano, moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes

with:

• John Huey – steel guitar on "Motorboat to Heaven" and "The Lady of the Night"
• Josh Graves – dobro on "Motorboat to Heaven" and "The Lady of the Night"
• Bobby Emmons – organ on "I'm Tired of Your Stuff"
• Gene Estes – marimba on "I Killed an Ant With My Guitar"
• Tracy Nelson, Anita Baugh, Dianne Davidson, Sadie – background vocals on "Motorboat to Heaven"
• Samuel Boghossian – viola on "Distance"
• Allan Harshman – viola on "Distance"
• Jesse Ehrlich – cello on "Distance"
• Billy Puett – clarinet, flute, recorder, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Norman Ray – baritone saxophone
• Irving Kane – trombone
• George Tidwell – trumpet, horn arrangements

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Overcoats at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.