''The Eclipse Sessions'' is an album by American singer-songwriter
John Hiatt
John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. 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 ...
. It is his eighth studio release on the
New West Records
New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California. The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real music ...
label.
The album was partly recorded in August 2017 as the solar eclipse travelled across the U.S., hence the album title.
[The Eclipse Sessions (album insert).]
With Hiatt on lead vocals and guitar, he is joined by long-time collaborators Kenneth Blevins on drums and Patrick O'Hearn on bass. New to the team is producer and musician Kevin McKendree joining in on keyboards. McKendree has worked with Delbert McClinton, Lee Roy Parnell, Tinsley Ellis and Brian Setzer. McKendree's son Yates, who was only 16 at the time, adds lead guitar.
Track listing
All tracks written by John Hiatt.
# "Cry To Me" – 3:56
# "All The Way To The River" – 4:30
# "Aces Up Your Sleeve" – 3:22
# "Poor Imitation Of God" – 2:57
# "Nothing In My Heart" – 4:04
# "Over The Hill" – 4:21
# "Outrunning My Soul" – 3:43
# "Hide Your Tears" – 3:15
# "The Odds Of Loving You" – 4:06
# "One Stiff Breeze" – 3:41
# "Robber's Highway" – 4:24
Personnel
* John Hiatt – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, vocals
* Kenneth Blevens – drums
*
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick John O'Hearn (born September 6, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.
Known primarily as a bass guitarist and keyboardist, O'Hearn came to prominence with Frank Zappa and co-founded the early 1980s ...
– bass
* Yates McKendree – guitar, slide acoustic guitar
*
Kevin McKendree
Kevin McKendree (born April 27, 1969) is an American electric blues pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to having a lengthy and varied career as a session musician, McKendree has released two solo albums.
Life and ...
– piano, electric piano, organ
References
2018 albums
John Hiatt albums
Roots rock albums
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