''Crossing Muddy Waters'' is 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 fifteenth album, released in 2000. A raw album recorded with no drummer, it was a purely acoustic album that brought elements of

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into his

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sound. It was nominated for a

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in 2001 for

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Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt #"Lincoln Town" – 4:03 #"Crossing Muddy Waters" – 4:05 #"What Do We Do Now" – 2:58 #"Only the Song Survives" – 4:00 #"Lift Up Every Stone" – 3:15 #"Take It Down" – 4:00 #"Gone" – 2:57 #"Take It Back" – 3:04 #"Mr. Stanley" – 3:33 #"God's Golden Eyes" – 2:28 #"Before I Go" – 3:34

Personnel

*John Hiatt – guitar, vocals, harmonium *

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– bass guitar, tambourine, harmony vocals *

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– slide and 12-string guitar, mandolin, backing vocals ;Technical *Justin Niebank – recording, mixing *Georgette Cartwright – creative director *Michael Wilson – cover photography

References

2000 albums John Hiatt albums Vanguard Records albums {{2000-rock-album-stub