''Pontiac'' is
Lyle Lovett
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's second studio album, released in 1987.
Chart performance
''Pontiac'' reached number 12 on ''
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, and 117 on the
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Critical reception
''Pontiac'' was ranked at 201 in the list of the "500 Best Albums of All-Time" by the
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edition of ''
Rolling Stone
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The album was cited as one of the top 100 albums of the 1980s by the Italian magazines ''
Il Mucchio Selvaggio''
[''Il Mucchio Selvaggio'', 2002 (according to acclaimedmusic.ne]
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and ''Velvet''.
[''Velvet'', 1990 (according to rocklistmusic.co.uk]
It is also one of 300 albums listed in the book ''50 Years of Great Recordings'',
[''50 Years of Great Recordings'', Thunder Bay Press, November 9, 2005] and appeared at number 33 on the ''
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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
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Paul Franklin –
steel guitar
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Vince Gill
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– guitar, background vocals (track 2)
*John Hagen – cello
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Emmylou Harris
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– background Vocals (track 4)
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Ray Herndon – electric guitar
*Simon Levy – art direction
*Lyle Lovett – acoustic guitar, vocals, producer
*Steve Marsh – saxophone
*Matt McKenzie – electric bass
*Glenn Meadows – mastering
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Edgar Meyer
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– double bass
*Peter Nash – photography
*Willie Pevear – engineer
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Francine Reed
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– background vocals (tracks 2, 7, & 11)
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Matt Rollings
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Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...
– piano,
DX-7 synthesizer
*J. David Sloan – background vocals
*
Harry Stinson
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– drums, background Vocals
*Steve Tillisch – engineer, mixing
*Ron Treat – engineer
*Billy Williams – acoustic & rhythm guitar, associate producer
*Marty Williams – second engineer
Chart performance
Notes and sources
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1987 albums
Lyle Lovett albums
Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Curb Records albums
MCA Records albums