Walk On (John Hiatt album)

Walk On is an album by singer-songwriter John Hiatt, released in 1995.[5][6] It was his first album with Capitol Records.[7]

Walk On
A black outline of Hiatt holding a guitar and a dog looking at one another
Studio album by
John Hiatt
ReleasedOctober 24, 1995
GenreFolk rock, heartland rock
Length68:57
LabelCapitol
ProducerDon Smith[1]
John Hiatt chronology
Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?
(1994)		 Walk On
(1995)		 Little Head
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200 chart.[8]

Production

Hiatt wrote the songs while touring to promote Perfectly Good Guitar. The guitarist David Immerglück replaced Mike Ward for the recording sessions.[9]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the title track one of Hiatt's "most infectious songs."[3] In its review, Entertainment Weekly called Hiatt "country rock’s best singer-songwriter."[10] Trouser Press wrote that Walk On "calmly returns Hiatt to the rustic folk-roots sound of his most natural habitat, with mixed but generally positive results."[7] The Chicago Tribune called it Hiatt's best since Bring the Family.[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Hiatt

  1. "Cry Love" – 4:20
  2. "You Must Go" – 5:01
  3. "Walk On" – 5:11
  4. "Good as She Could Be" – 3:28
  5. "The River Knows Your Name" – 4:25
  6. "Native Son" – 3:55
  7. "Dust Down a Country Road" – 4:04
  8. "Ethylene" – 4:03
  9. "I Can't Wait" – 4:25
  10. "Shredding the Document" – 5:02
  11. "Wrote It Down and Burned It" – 6:02
  12. "Your Love Is My Rest" – 4:34
  13. "Friend of Mine" – 14:22 (The song "Friend of Mine" ends at 3:22. After 2 minutes [3:22 – 5:22] begins the hidden song "Mile High" [5:22 – 14:22], included on the Capitol release but not mentioned, listed as bonus track on the European and BMG releases)

Personnel
Additional musicians
  • Lisa Haley – violin on "Walk On" and "The River Knows Your Name"
  • Gary Louris – background vocals on "You Must Go"
  • Mark Olson – background vocals on "You Must Go"
  • Bonnie Raitt – background vocals on "I Can't Wait"
  • Benmont Tench – piano and harpsichord on "Shredding the Document" and pump organ on "The River Knows Your Name"
Production

References
  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 547.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. Walk On at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 274.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 378.
  5. "John Hiatt | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Joyce, Mike (November 6, 1995). "JOHN HIATT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. "John Hiatt". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. "John Hiatt". Billboard.
  9. CATLIN, ROGER. "JOHN HIATT BACK TO MORE INTIMATE MODE". courant.com.
  10. "Walk On". EW.com.
  11. Kot, Greg. "HIATT FINDS IMMERGLUCK FOIL FOR HIS ADVENTURES". chicagotribune.com.


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