Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
Studio album by
John Hiatt
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
StudioBen's Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Length51:08
LabelNew West
ProducerKevin Shirley
John Hiatt chronology
The Open Road
(2010) 		Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
(2011) 		Mystic Pinball
(2012)
Singles from Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
  1. "Damn This Town"
    Released: July 2011

Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's twentieth album, released in 2010. It was produced by Kevin Shirley, and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.

Release

Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns was released by New West on August 2, 2011.[1][2][3] The album debuted, and peaked at No. 59 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4][5] "Damn This Town" was released as a single in July 2011.[2]

All of the songs on the album were written by Hiatt. "I Love That Girl" was written about his wife.[6] "Detroit Made" was covered by the Detroit-born Bob Seger on 2014's Ride Out. "When I heard the John Hiatt song," Seger recalled, "I downloaded it, put it in my car and drove around and sang harmony parts. And, of course, the subject matter's a no-brainer because we all love cars in Michigan."[7] The song 'When New York Had Her Heart Broke" was written in Philadelphia on September 13, 2001. The song is about the September 11 attacks that happened in New York City.[2]

Critical reception

The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on eleven reviews.[8]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[17]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
American Songwriter[10]
Chicago Tribune[11]
Classic Rock[12]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
PopMatters8/10[15]
Under The Radar[16]

AllMusic's Mark Deming says that the album is a "more polished and ambitious affair than Hiatt has delivered in years," adding, "Hiatt's craft is still potent, while his singing hasn't been this effective in years."[1] Frank Valish of Under The Radar says the album is a "solid addition to Hiatt’s recent catalog, but often times it seems to want for more."[18] Amanda Rigell of Isthmus writes "The best moments are when that voice betrays ragged edges, coming out in a rusty growl, then floating up to a clear, heartbreaking high note. The songs walk a strange line between menacing regret and sentimental hopefulness, and Hiatt's voice does the same. It's rare that a singer can make me scroll back on a track to hear a single phrase a second time, but I find myself wanting to hear lines again before the song was over."[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Hiatt.

No.TitleLength
1."Damn This Town"4:52
2."'til I Get My Lovin' Back"3:27
3."I Love That Girl"4:19
4."All the Way Under"3:49
5."Don't Wanna Leave You Now"5:42
6."Detroit Made"3:52
7."Hold On for Your Love"6:21
8."Train to Birmingham"3:37
9."Down Around My Place"5:59
10."Adios to California"3:46
11."When New York Had Her Heart Broke"5:08
Total length:51:08

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Doug Henthorn - additional backing vocals
  • Russ Pahl - pedal steel guitar
  • Arlan Schierbaum - keyboards
  • Reese Wynans - organ on "Down Around My Place"
  • Orchestration - Jeff Bova and the Bovaland Orchestra

References

  1. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b c Gallo, Phil (August 6, 2011). "Song Cry" (PDF). Billboard. pp. 30, 31 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "On The Horizon" (PDF). Billboard. July 9, 2011. p. 25 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200 - Week of August 20, 2011". Billboard.
  5. ^ "John Hiatt Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.
  6. ^ Bauder, David (August 26, 2011). "John Hiatt's 20th disc began with intriguing offer". The Oklahoman.
  7. ^ Graff, Gary (February 2015). "Q&A: Bob Seger". Classic Rock #206. p. 32.
  8. ^ "Critic Reviews for Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  9. ^ Deming, Mark. "John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns - American Songwriter". March 3, 2010.
  11. ^ "Album review: John Hiatt, 'Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns'". Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2011.
  12. ^ Wall, Mick (March 2012). "John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". Classic Rock (168): 103.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert. "John Hiatt - Consumer Guide Reviews: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". Robert Christgau. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  14. ^ Rosen, Jody (August 15, 2011). "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". Rolling Stone.
  15. ^ Horowitz, Steve (August 4, 2011). "John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". PopMatters.
  16. ^ Valish, Frank (October 3, 2011). "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". Under The Radar.
  17. ^ "Critic Reviews for Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns". Metacritic.
  18. ^ Valish, Frank (October 3, 2011). "John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (New West) | Under The Radar". Under The Radar.
  19. ^ Rigell, Amanda (August 11, 2011). "John Hiatt: "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns" - Isthmus". Isthmus.


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