''The Tiki Bar is Open'' was 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 ...

's sixteenth album released on September 11, 2001, the day of the

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. It was his last album with

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. *Although they are uncredited, the album features backing band The Goners, the same cadre of friends who backed Hiatt in his 1988 release ''

Slow Turning ''Slow Turning'' is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's ninth album, released in 1988. It provided Hiatt's only significant radio hit with the title track. The single "Slow Turning" was also featured in the 2002 motion picture drama '' The Rookie'' wh ...

''. In the ninth song,

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and his No. 3 car are mentioned in the lyrics as a tribute to him. *(CD Version does credit The Goners ie. Dave Ranson, Kenneth Blevins and Sonny Landreth)

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt #"Everybody Went Low" – 3:20 #"Hangin' Round Here" – 3:09 #"All the Lilacs in Ohio" – 3:37 #"My Old Friend" – 3:50 #"I Know a Place" – 3:26 #"Something Broken" – 3:12 #"Rock of Your Love" – 3:15 #"I'll Never Get Over You" – 3:38 #"The Tiki Bar Is Open" – 4:40 #"Come Home to You" – 3:52 #"Farther Stars" – 8:49

Personnel

*John Hiatt – guitar, piano, harmonica, mandolin, harmonium, vocals *

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine and began working as a record producer, working with artists suc ...

– guitar, keyboards, loops *

Sonny Landreth Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...

– guitar *Dave Ranson – bass *

Kenneth Blevins Kenneth Blevins (born in Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake ...

– drums, percussion *David Bianco – piano on "The Tiki Bar Is Open" *

Julie Miller Julie Anne Miller (born Julie Griffin, July 12, 1956) is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist living in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Buddy Miller in 1981. They sing and play on each other's solo projects and have recorded three duet ...

– backing vocals *New Reflections Men's Choir – backing vocals on "The Tiki Bar Is Open"

References

2001 albums John Hiatt albums Vanguard Records albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce Tiki culture {{2001-rock-album-stub